Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 461, Bulls 282)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.52/cwt on 458 head.

Average price

$131.52

458 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$17.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.18

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	134.37	640	179
Medium and Large 1	516	131.01	676	187
Medium and Large 3	444	129.92	577	72
Small 1	455	116.58	530	20

One grade step is worth $17.80/cwt here — about $110 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 sale458 hd

131.52

—

VA average10 barns · 1,473 hd

127.34

+4.18

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

59 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	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Steers	Small 1	—	335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	429	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	844	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	773	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	948	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	182.54/cwt	179.50–182.75	670	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	885	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	768	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	663	19
Steers	Small 1	—	576	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	737	4
Steers	Small 1	—	437	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	682	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	720	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.53/cwt	130.00–134.00	761	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	635	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	817	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	618	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	504	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	638	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	410	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	136.94/cwt	127.00–138.00	496	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	685	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	698	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	185.75/cwt	185.75–185.75	646	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	788	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	439	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	529	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	358	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	419	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	522	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	589	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	524	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	636	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	135.69/cwt	131.00–135.75	608	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	129.62/cwt	122.00–129.75	700	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	521	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	135.12/cwt	127.00–135.25	609	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	703	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	791	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	828	10

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 17, 2020

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 461, Bulls 282)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
1	—	335	128.00	128.00
4	—	576	128.00	128.00
2	—	437	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	651	140.50	140.50
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	143.00	143.00
15	—	555	159.50	159.50
23	—	456	168.50	168.50
19	—	358	185.25	185.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	541	156.00	156.00
36	—	459	168.50	168.50
26	—	646	146.75	146.75
15	—	367	179.50–182.75	182.54
8	—	738	127.00	127.00
3	—	571	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	144.50	144.50
4	—	521	149.50	149.50
2	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	635	134.00	134.00
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	139.00	139.00
3	—	575	120.00	120.00
5	—	504	126.50	126.50
4	—	410	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	416	164.00	164.00
48	—	495	145.50	145.50
25	—	570	130.00–134.00	133.53
19	—	345	184.00	184.00
3	—	628	129.00	129.00
1	—	355	177.00	177.00
2	—	510	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	129.50	129.50
3	—	351	176.00	176.00
32	—	413	165.75	165.75
31	—	490	142.50	142.50
26	—	348	185.75	185.75
12	—	553	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	122.00	122.00
20	—	364	144.00	144.00
69	—	451	127.00–135.25	135.12
58	—	543	129.50	129.50
28	—	646	122.50	122.50
10	—	746	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	362	127.00–138.00	136.94
37	—	445	132.25	132.25
14	—	548	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	641	123.00	123.00
74	—	448	131.00–135.75	135.69
57	—	540	122.00–129.75	129.62
31	—	357	146.00	146.00
3	—	741	109.00	109.00
3	—	340	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	439	120.50	120.50
3	—	358	117.00	117.00
2	—	635	102.00	102.00
2	—	522	105.00	105.00

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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