Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Heifers 413, Bulls 249)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.62/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$128.62

413 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$23.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	417	135.66	565	64
Medium and Large 2	465	131.72	612	176
Medium and Large 1	504	124.63	629	148
Small 1	490	112.40	551	25

One grade step is worth $23.26/cwt here — about $14 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 sale413 hd

128.62

—

VA average8 barns · 939 hd

125.57

+3.05

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	Medium and Large 1	—	640	139.45/cwt	133.00–140.00	892	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	535	2
Steers	Small 1	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	555	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	664	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	126.29/cwt	112.00–130.00	683	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	637	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	136.25/cwt	123.00–137.25	601	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	135.29/cwt	124.50–135.75	601	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	566	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	567	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	512	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	137.98/cwt	127.00–138.25	501	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	115.83/cwt	101.00–117.50	739	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	520	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	561	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	144.87/cwt	133.00–145.75	708	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	775	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	476	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	148.00/cwt	128.00–149.00	616	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	760	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	143.12/cwt	132.00–143.50	604	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	760	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	416	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	535	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	358	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	530	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	709	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	143.39/cwt	136.00–144.50	509	8
Steers	Small 1	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	2
Steers	Small 1	—	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	457	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	546	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	346	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	689	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	153.17/cwt	146.00–154.00	824	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	929	8
Steers	Small 1	—	455	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	571	8
Steers	Small 1	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	132.72/cwt	126.00–134.00	869	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	506	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 Mar 30, 2020

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

Receipts 919Last week 458Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Heifers 413, Bulls 249)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	640	133.00–140.00	139.45
2	—	382	140.00	140.00
39	—	453	146.50	146.50
2	—	446	145.00	145.00
71	—	538	146.00–154.00	153.17
8	—	726	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
2	—	525	123.00	123.00
1	—	385	128.00	128.00
8	—	455	125.50	125.50
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	136.00	136.00
2	—	387	135.00	135.00
2	—	642	124.50	124.50
6	—	433	152.00	152.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	358	155.00	155.00
3	—	723	127.00	127.00
42	—	453	152.00	152.00
4	—	442	154.50	154.50
13	—	655	126.00–134.00	132.72
2	—	342	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	96.00	96.00
28	—	441	123.00–137.25	136.25
32	—	365	140.25	140.25
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	541	112.00–130.00	126.29
2	—	652	97.00	97.00
72	—	444	124.50–135.75	135.29
6	—	646	110.00	110.00
42	—	363	127.00–138.25	137.98
1	—	720	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	545	128.00	128.00
3	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	127.00	127.00
61	—	453	125.00	125.00
11	—	375	129.00	129.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
20	—	638	101.00–117.50	115.83
3	—	418	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	637	94.00	94.00
5	—	567	104.00	104.00
12	—	457	119.50	119.50
4	—	346	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	114.50	114.50
8	—	476	118.00	118.00
12	—	416	128.50	128.50
4	—	358	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	489	133.00–145.75	144.87
4	—	628	121.00	121.00
44	—	416	128.00–149.00	148.00
14	—	553	137.50	137.50
25	—	345	153.50	153.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	567	136.75	136.75
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
32	—	422	132.00–143.50	143.12
7	—	627	121.25	121.25
40	—	489	145.00	145.00
8	—	355	136.00–144.50	143.39

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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