Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 264, Heifers 549, Bulls 370)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.38/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$123.38

549 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$19.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	127.21	585	245
Medium and Large 1	499	124.51	621	175
Medium and Large 3	454	117.49	533	92
Small 1	473	107.40	508	37

One grade step is worth $19.80/cwt here — about $77 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 sale549 hd

123.38

—

VA average7 barns · 1,047 hd

123.57

−0.19

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

55 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	—	452	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	499	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	773	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	346	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	126.23/cwt	118.00–127.00	680	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	127.81/cwt	120.00–128.50	567	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	437	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	121.05/cwt	108.00–122.00	767	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	119.24/cwt	116.00–120.00	428	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	119.43/cwt	107.00–121.00	760	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	586	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	776	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	163.21/cwt	159.00–163.50	676	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	134.87/cwt	130.50–135.50	754	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	718	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	586	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	462	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	552	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	153.78/cwt	125.00–154.75	752	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	164.54/cwt	160.50–165.00	688	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	18
Bulls	Small 1	—	372	123.01/cwt	121.00–126.00	458	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	168.66/cwt	163.50–170.00	616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	812	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	732	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	873	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	124.45/cwt	124.00–127.00	921	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	1
Steers	Small 1	—	538	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	651	2
Steers	Small 1	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	5
Steers	Small 1	—	660	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	127.01/cwt	112.00–130.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	146.82/cwt	145.00–148.50	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	162.53/cwt	157.00–163.50	720	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	170.20/cwt	167.50–171.00	604	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	806	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	105.61/cwt	101.00–106.00	570	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	625	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	613	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	417	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	122.05/cwt	118.50–122.50	544	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	608	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	129.46/cwt	125.00–130.25	575	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	128.32/cwt	127.00–128.50	461	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.30/cwt	115.00–127.00	676	50

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 27, 2020

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

Receipts 1,183Last week 1,104Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 264, Heifers 549, Bulls 370)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	452	110.50	110.50
6	—	346	106.00	106.00
13	—	540	101.00–106.00	105.61
2	—	625	98.00	98.00
2	—	417	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	758	102.00	102.00
18	—	636	107.00–121.00	119.43
105	—	444	125.00–130.25	129.46
67	—	359	127.00–128.50	128.32
50	—	535	115.00–127.00	126.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	539	118.00–127.00	126.23
50	—	444	120.00–128.50	127.81
32	—	355	123.00	123.00
30	—	634	108.00–122.00	121.05
4	—	727	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	359	116.00–120.00	119.24
6	—	619	95.00	95.00
35	—	446	118.50–122.50	122.05
24	—	531	114.50	114.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	346	169.50	169.50
10	—	628	123.50	123.50
3	—	570	124.00	124.00
3	—	361	157.00	157.00
62	—	489	125.00–154.75	153.78
60	—	418	160.50–165.00	164.54
18	—	545	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	414	159.00–163.50	163.21
40	—	559	130.50–135.50	134.87
41	—	481	149.25	149.25
25	—	349	168.00	168.00
7	—	632	122.00	122.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	119.50	119.50
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
8	—	372	121.00–126.00	123.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	163.50–170.00	168.66
5	—	435	157.00	157.00
3	—	555	138.50	138.50
45	—	546	148.75	148.75
22	—	452	162.00	162.00
32	—	635	137.50	137.50
13	—	740	124.00–127.00	124.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	119.00	119.00
6	—	552	112.00–130.00	127.01
5	—	461	140.00	140.00
4	—	334	145.00–148.50	146.82
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	121.00	121.00
5	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	443	157.00–163.50	162.53
35	—	355	167.50–171.00	170.20
26	—	543	148.50	148.50
6	—	661	128.00	128.00
2	—	707	126.00	126.00
1	—	595	132.00	132.00

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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