Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 240, Heifers 459, Bulls 297)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.63/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$126.63

459 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.66

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	459	130.29	598	227
Medium and Large 1	521	125.37	653	151
Medium and Large 3	458	121.49	556	64
Small 1	549	108.29	595	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $3 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 sale459 hd

126.63

—

VA average7 barns · 993 hd

121.97

+4.66

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

56 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
Heifers	Small 1	—	387	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	463	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	121.30/cwt	114.50–122.50	540	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	137.46/cwt	134.00–137.75	496	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	112.53/cwt	111.00–113.00	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	122.20/cwt	119.00–122.50	660	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	768	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	756	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	336	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	430	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	567	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	147.18/cwt	140.00–147.75	718	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	597	36
Bulls	Small 1	—	410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	504	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	482	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	132.91/cwt	127.00–134.00	748	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	763	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	162.56/cwt	154.50–163.50	660	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.33/cwt	154.00–161.50	676	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	787	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	174.23/cwt	167.00–175.00	620	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	132.24/cwt	129.50–132.50	586	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	669	60
Heifers	Small 1	—	561	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	617	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	637	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	139.70/cwt	139.00–139.75	499	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	130.04/cwt	130.00–130.25	583	94
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	174.48/cwt	166.00–175.00	630	19
Steers	Small 1	—	541	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	660	4
Steers	Small 1	—	483	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	136.32/cwt	132.00–136.50	871	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	720	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	789	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	800	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	712	43
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	955	10
Steers	Small 1	—	705	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	835	1
Steers	Small 1	—	342	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	376	2

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Receipts 996Last week 860Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 240, Heifers 459, Bulls 297)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	108.00	108.00
3	—	561	110.00	110.00
5	—	480	110.00	110.00
6	—	637	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	355	130.50	130.50
20	—	445	114.50–122.50	121.30
17	—	540	111.00–113.00	112.53
6	—	629	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	640	117.00	117.00
13	—	361	134.00–137.75	137.46
3	—	726	108.00	108.00
3	—	650	115.00	115.00
46	—	443	129.50–132.50	132.24
60	—	546	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	540	119.00–122.50	122.20
14	—	637	120.50	120.50
4	—	752	113.50	113.50
2	—	657	115.00	115.00
67	—	357	139.00–139.75	139.70
94	—	448	130.00–130.25	130.04
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	336	128.00	128.00
2	—	567	115.00	115.00
6	—	410	123.00	123.00
4	—	482	122.00	122.00
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	488	140.00–147.75	147.18
36	—	338	176.50	176.50
19	—	563	127.00–134.00	132.91
5	—	636	120.00	120.00
49	—	406	154.50–163.50	162.56
4	—	356	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	419	154.00–161.50	161.33
38	—	495	142.00	142.00
26	—	568	138.50	138.50
11	—	356	167.00–175.00	174.23
10	—	630	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	139.00	139.00
7	—	528	124.00	124.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
2	—	365	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	643	134.50	134.50
19	—	361	166.00–175.00	174.48
4	—	530	138.50	138.50
25	—	550	145.50	145.50
43	—	442	161.00	161.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	122.00	122.00
7	—	483	120.50	120.50
1	—	705	118.50	118.50
2	—	342	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	141.00	141.00
25	—	639	132.00–136.50	136.32
26	—	451	159.75	159.75
41	—	547	144.25	144.25
7	—	362	170.00	170.00
10	—	742	128.75	128.75

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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