Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Heifers 321, Bulls 110)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.46/cwt on 321 head.

Average price

$124.46

321 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.82

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	128.88	623	143
Medium and Large 3	447	126.09	564	35
Medium and Large 1	533	122.24	652	123
Small 1	545	103.70	565	20

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $59 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 sale321 hd

124.46

—

VA average10 barns · 1,591 hd

118.64

+5.82

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
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	629	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	124.17/cwt	120.00–124.25	674	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	726	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	860	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	3
Steers	Small 1	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Steers	Small 1	—	300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	678	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	604	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	151.09/cwt	141.00–151.25	833	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	940	3
Steers	Small 1	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	4
Steers	Small 1	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	153.64/cwt	142.00–154.00	824	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	148.71/cwt	146.00–149.00	683	22
Steers	Small 1	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	4
Steers	Small 1	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	897	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	683	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	135.05/cwt	124.50–135.75	758	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	455	117.50/cwt	109.00–126.00	535	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	139.00/cwt	130.00–139.50	685	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	776	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	632	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	549	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	603	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	471	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	133.11/cwt	125.00–133.25	591	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	128.96/cwt	128.50–129.00	591	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	453	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	529	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	128.54/cwt	110.00–129.75	569	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	136.72/cwt	128.00–137.50	498	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	122.75/cwt	122.75–123.00	660	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	7

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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Receipts 688Last week 345Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Heifers 321, Bulls 110)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	99.00	99.00
1	—	390	121.00	121.00
5	—	471	112.00	112.00
7	—	529	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	348	129.00	129.00
9	—	533	120.50	120.50
16	—	443	110.00–129.75	128.54
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	543	120.00–124.25	124.17
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
55	—	444	125.00–133.25	133.11
11	—	657	113.75	113.75
25	—	364	128.00–137.50	136.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	637	114.00	114.00
1	—	690	110.50	110.50
37	—	458	128.50–129.00	128.96
6	—	374	121.00	121.00
53	—	538	122.75–123.00	122.75
7	—	730	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	635	135.50	135.50
3	—	370	152.00	152.00
64	—	551	141.00–151.25	151.09
3	—	758	124.00	124.00
22	—	459	146.00–149.00	148.71
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
1	—	300	136.00	136.00
4	—	425	136.00	136.00
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
4	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	125.00	125.00
4	—	353	152.00	152.00
8	—	443	157.00	157.00
3	—	526	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	445	152.25	152.25
13	—	381	158.50	158.50
33	—	536	142.00–154.00	153.64
16	—	640	133.50	133.50
1	—	305	154.00	154.00
2	—	732	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	455	109.00–126.00	117.50
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	481	142.00	142.00
5	—	628	124.00	124.00
11	—	340	156.00	156.00
17	—	418	151.25	151.25
5	—	549	138.25	138.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	561	124.50–135.75	135.05
3	—	350	150.00	150.00
18	—	493	130.00–139.50	139.00
3	—	631	123.00	123.00
6	—	409	147.50	147.50

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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