Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 415, Bulls 228)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.17/cwt on 415 head.

Average price

$121.17

415 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	462	125.82	582	169
Medium and Large 1	518	120.57	625	156
Medium and Large 3	485	117.58	570	68
Small 1	488	100.82	492	22

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale415 hd

121.17

—

VA average8 barns · 1,750 hd

115.17

+6.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 1	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	120.21/cwt	110.00–123.50	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.34/cwt	135.00–143.00	604	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	136.69/cwt	124.00–138.25	662	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	724	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	607	31
Bulls	Small 1	—	418	111.97/cwt	107.00–113.00	468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.23/cwt	110.00–129.75	718	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	362	126.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	682	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	169.60/cwt	166.00–170.25	577	33
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	550	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	479	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	483	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	120.89/cwt	113.00–121.50	640	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.91/cwt	107.00–112.00	710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	464	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	549	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	638	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	559	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	646	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	725	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	664	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	813	28
Steers	Small 1	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	931	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	147.25/cwt	134.00–148.00	682	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.06/cwt	125.00–136.25	729	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	453	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	462	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	611	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	623	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	660	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	443	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	514	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	125.30/cwt	118.50–125.75	553	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	134.11/cwt	126.00–134.50	479	45
Heifers	Small 1	—	365	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	552	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Mon Dec 16, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 860Last week 1,745Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 415, Bulls 228)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	541	134.00	134.00
32	—	458	145.00	145.00
28	—	638	127.50	127.50
11	—	362	166.00	166.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	425	146.00	146.00
12	—	730	127.50	127.50
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	139.50	139.50
2	—	480	134.00	134.00
4	—	555	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	128.25	128.25
4	—	737	121.50	121.50
20	—	463	134.00–148.00	147.25
19	—	540	125.00–136.25	135.06
8	—	364	166.50	166.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	164.00	164.00
4	—	616	110.00–123.50	120.21
10	—	339	169.00	169.00
25	—	424	135.00–143.00	142.34
26	—	484	124.00–138.25	136.69
26	—	559	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	413	147.00	147.00
2	—	512	123.75	123.75
6	—	395	132.00	132.00
7	—	636	124.50	124.50
13	—	560	110.00–129.75	128.23
26	—	486	140.25	140.25
33	—	340	166.00–170.25	169.60
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	107.00–113.00	111.97
6	—	362	126.00–129.00	126.49
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
1	—	550	87.00	87.00
4	—	483	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	635	117.00	117.00
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
3	—	656	116.00	116.00
5	—	449	123.00	123.00
5	—	742	115.50	115.50
13	—	360	129.00	129.00
46	—	453	123.50	123.50
64	—	545	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	756	116.00	116.00
42	—	529	113.00–121.50	120.89
65	—	441	118.50–125.75	125.30
45	—	357	126.00–134.50	134.11
13	—	630	119.00	119.00
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	640	107.00–112.00	110.91
17	—	549	116.25	116.25
21	—	357	124.00	124.00
17	—	439	117.00	117.00
4	—	733	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	453	102.00	102.00
3	—	611	102.00	102.00
1	—	705	99.00	99.00
1	—	660	87.00	87.00
4	—	365	100.50	100.50
2	—	552	101.00	101.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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