Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 321, Heifers 582, Bulls 360)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.36/cwt on 582 head.

Average price

$128.36

582 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$21.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	131.96	606	239
Medium and Large 1	514	128.52	660	233
Medium and Large 3	429	123.72	531	82
Small 1	451	110.00	496	28

One grade step is worth $21.96/cwt here — about $109 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 sale582 hd

128.36

—

VA average7 barns · 1,424 hd

126.45

+1.92

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

54 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	—	464	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	593	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	138.65/cwt	129.00–139.50	494	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	119.19/cwt	105.00–122.00	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	132.59/cwt	128.00–132.75	603	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	691	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	124.63/cwt	112.00–125.00	795	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	133.81/cwt	132.00–134.00	483	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	774	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	169.32/cwt	159.00–169.50	577	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	166.35/cwt	159.00–166.50	690	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	149.31/cwt	136.00–150.00	727	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	135.20/cwt	129.00–136.50	775	17
Bulls	Small 1	—	527	125.42/cwt	124.00–126.50	661	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	401	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	477	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	352	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	405	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	315	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	699	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	144.97/cwt	131.00–147.00	705	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	137.39/cwt	134.00–138.00	772	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	170.41/cwt	159.00–171.00	610	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	759	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	108.78/cwt	106.00–109.00	602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	446	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	560	32
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	373	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	588	11
Steers	Small 1	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	2
Steers	Small 1	—	381	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.10/cwt	161.00–167.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	123.44/cwt	123.00–125.50	902	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	914	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	165.75/cwt	159.00–166.00	756	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	824	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	631	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	826	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	45

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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Receipts 1,263Last week 1,183Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 321, Heifers 582, Bulls 360)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	123.00	123.00
2	—	560	125.00	125.00
3	—	381	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	135.50	135.50
6	—	336	138.00	138.00
11	—	431	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	145.00	145.00
2	—	630	137.50	137.50
7	—	378	161.00–167.00	166.10
11	—	731	123.00–125.50	123.44
41	—	653	140.00	140.00
56	—	456	159.00–166.00	165.75
57	—	546	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	158.50	158.50
3	—	573	135.00	135.00
3	—	716	123.00	123.00
9	—	651	133.00	133.00
22	—	367	172.00	172.00
27	—	540	153.00	153.00
45	—	445	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	121.00	121.00
3	—	645	95.00	95.00
14	—	553	106.00–109.00	108.78
32	—	343	130.00	130.00
32	—	442	126.75	126.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	449	132.00	132.00
61	—	356	129.00–139.50	138.65
49	—	545	129.00	129.00
12	—	627	105.00–122.00	119.19
7	—	456	133.50	133.50
6	—	551	122.00	122.00
2	—	742	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	455	128.00–132.75	132.59
80	—	544	127.00	127.00
33	—	638	112.00–125.00	124.63
23	—	361	132.00–134.00	133.81
9	—	751	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	345	108.00	108.00
7	—	540	104.00	104.00
14	—	460	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	341	159.00–169.50	169.32
48	—	415	159.00–166.50	166.35
40	—	487	136.00–150.00	149.31
17	—	573	129.00–136.50	135.20
2	—	612	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	124.00–126.50	125.42
10	—	401	119.00	119.00
5	—	352	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	419	166.75	166.75
40	—	486	131.00–147.00	144.97
33	—	562	134.00–138.00	137.39
22	—	358	159.00–171.00	170.41
19	—	630	120.50	120.50

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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