Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 284, Heifers 513, Bulls 307)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.83/cwt on 513 head.

Average price

$126.83

513 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$20.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	130.73	611	198
Medium and Large 3	442	126.70	560	81
Medium and Large 1	523	125.31	655	207
Small 1	484	110.28	534	27

One grade step is worth $20.46/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 sale513 hd

126.83

—

VA average8 barns · 1,276 hd

125.22

+1.61

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

62 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	Medium and Large 1	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	26
Heifers	Small 1	—	632	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	561	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	688	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	744	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	751	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	183.55/cwt	180.00–184.50	675	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	123.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	901	5
Steers	Small 1	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	3
Steers	Small 1	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	840	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	7
Steers	Small 1	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	9
Steers	Small 1	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	153.68/cwt	146.00–154.00	825	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	117.52/cwt	116.00–119.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	923	18
Steers	Small 1	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	509	118.75/cwt	110.00–121.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	160.73/cwt	156.50–161.50	664	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	134.52/cwt	120.00–136.50	751	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	671	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	791	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	424	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	562	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	146.62/cwt	135.00–147.00	708	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	709	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	629	23
Bulls	Small 1	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	184.14/cwt	176.00–184.50	632	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	136.84/cwt	119.00–137.50	755	28
Heifers	Small 1	—	458	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	515	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	371	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	589	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	117.25/cwt	114.00–117.50	734	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	129.89/cwt	124.50–130.25	588	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	819	16
Heifers	Small 1	—	547	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	500	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	496	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	3

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 24, 2020

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

Receipts 1,104Last week 974Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 284, Heifers 513, Bulls 307)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	545	124.00	124.00
26	—	365	139.00	139.00
28	—	641	116.00	116.00
5	—	558	114.00	114.00
63	—	453	124.50–130.25	129.89
16	—	741	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	97.00	97.00
15	—	458	112.50	112.50
4	—	371	117.50	117.50
4	—	547	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	444	126.25	126.25
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
17	—	540	112.50	112.50
1	—	590	106.00	106.00
27	—	358	139.75	139.75
1	—	630	103.00	103.00
1	—	330	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	546	126.00	126.00
4	—	458	125.00	125.00
3	—	375	128.00	128.00
86	—	447	131.75	131.75
14	—	626	114.00–117.50	117.25
3	—	566	115.50	115.50
40	—	349	142.00	142.00
3	—	710	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	149.00	149.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
4	—	425	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	445	165.00	165.00
6	—	621	135.00	135.00
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
10	—	363	186.00	186.00
2	—	450	154.00	154.00
23	—	537	146.00–154.00	153.68
2	—	713	116.00–119.00	117.52
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	454	165.50	165.50
19	—	368	180.00–184.50	183.55
5	—	727	120.00–125.00	123.99
62	—	543	154.75	154.75
7	—	445	157.00	157.00
18	—	633	145.75	145.75
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	122.00	122.00
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
9	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
2	—	385	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	110.00–121.00	118.75
9	—	424	132.50	132.50
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	413	156.50–161.50	160.73
17	—	558	120.00–136.50	134.52
30	—	483	135.00–147.00	146.62
44	—	343	176.00–184.50	184.14
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	421	159.50	159.50
6	—	633	125.00	125.00
52	—	484	146.50	146.50
23	—	343	183.50	183.50
28	—	552	119.00–137.50	136.84

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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