Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 400, Heifers 443, Bulls 240)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.76/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$120.76

443 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$18.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	498	123.56	615	206
Medium and Large 3	460	120.16	553	55
Medium and Large 1	550	119.37	657	161
Small 1	540	105.48	569	21

One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about $46 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 sale443 hd

120.76

—

VA average12 barns · 1,848 hd

119.97

+0.79

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	647	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	771	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	570	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	145.00/cwt	134.00–145.25	799	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	911	14
Steers	Small 1	—	610	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	800	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	148.29/cwt	141.00–148.50	691	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	110.36/cwt	106.00–110.50	711	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	451	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	510	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	127.84/cwt	122.00–128.00	570	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	127.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	584	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	481	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	538	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	570	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	747	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	552	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	654	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	654	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	658	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	757	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	658	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	625	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	351	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	133.82/cwt	128.00–134.50	480	28
Bulls	Small 1	—	484	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	682	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	537	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	600	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	507	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	542	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	350	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	694	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	701	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	813	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	538	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	605	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	119.66/cwt	119.50–121.00	750	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	676	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	11
Steers	Small 1	—	537	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	731	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	689	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	128.50/cwt	124.00–128.75	826	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	573	4
Steers	Small 1	—	445	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	567	7
Steers	Small 1	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1

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 27, 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 400, Heifers 443, Bulls 240)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	647	117.50	117.50
7	—	533	125.50	125.50
3	—	373	144.00	144.00
9	—	441	143.50	143.50
3	—	731	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	532	145.00	145.00
10	—	369	154.50	154.50
27	—	631	126.75	126.75
2	—	575	133.00	133.00
44	—	455	151.50	151.50
8	—	735	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	551	134.00–145.25	145.00
14	—	736	123.75	123.75
38	—	466	141.00–148.50	148.29
75	—	643	124.00–128.75	128.50
4	—	382	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	111.50	111.50
4	—	537	118.50	118.50
7	—	445	127.50	127.50
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
72	—	446	122.00–128.00	127.84
3	—	718	103.00	103.00
77	—	543	120.50	120.50
25	—	635	112.00	112.00
28	—	359	128.00–134.50	133.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	644	106.00–110.50	110.36
2	—	560	118.00	118.00
39	—	457	120.00–128.00	127.78
8	—	376	128.00	128.00
67	—	544	121.00	121.00
13	—	728	104.00	104.00
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	451	113.00	113.00
2	—	375	119.00	119.00
7	—	538	106.00	106.00
2	—	747	91.00	91.00
3	—	658	95.00	95.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	113.50	113.50
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
22	—	440	125.50	125.50
5	—	654	107.00	107.00
12	—	351	125.00	125.00
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	484	122.50	122.50
7	—	415	130.50	130.50
3	—	350	123.50	123.50
4	—	538	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	489	139.50	139.50
18	—	349	154.00	154.00
1	—	380	139.00	139.00
18	—	553	125.50	125.50
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
33	—	421	143.75	143.75
9	—	627	119.50–121.00	119.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	427	140.50	140.50
2	—	357	142.00	142.00
36	—	562	124.75	124.75
3	—	656	124.00	124.00
37	—	495	136.50	136.50
11	—	630	118.00	118.00

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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