Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 271, Heifers 364, Bulls 182)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.97/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$122.97

364 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$15.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	126.84	599	167
Medium and Large 1	534	120.64	644	156
Medium and Large 3	469	118.54	556	26
Small 1	500	111.73	559	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.11/cwt here — about $40 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 sale364 hd

122.97

—

VA average10 barns · 1,230 hd

123.20

−0.23

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

56 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	—	610	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	543	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	469	119.10/cwt	108.00–124.50	559	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	570	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	718	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	541	115.50/cwt	108.00–118.00	625	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	136.32/cwt	130.00–136.50	491	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	673	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	127.40/cwt	120.00–128.50	484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	738	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	134.98/cwt	128.50–135.25	733	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	2
Steers	Small 1	—	544	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	656	6
Steers	Small 1	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	642	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	812	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	812	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	2
Steers	Small 1	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	156.49/cwt	148.00–157.00	579	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	140.63/cwt	131.00–141.00	640	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	475	2
Steers	Small 1	—	462	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	644	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	433	125.38/cwt	112.00–132.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	589	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	661	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	156.11/cwt	139.00–158.50	567	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	614	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	131.48/cwt	126.00–132.25	639	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	739	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	122.77/cwt	117.00–123.00	669	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	110.36/cwt	110.00–113.50	706	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	438	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	482	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	127.91/cwt	120.50–128.25	570	67

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 May 11, 2020

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

Receipts 817Last week 1,235Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 271, Heifers 364, Bulls 182)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	89.00	89.00
8	—	541	108.00–118.00	115.50
1	—	450	101.00	101.00
4	—	438	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	632	113.00	113.00
37	—	360	130.00–136.50	136.32
51	—	545	117.00–123.00	122.77
3	—	738	97.00	97.00
67	—	446	120.50–128.25	127.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	454	125.50	125.50
7	—	736	97.50	97.50
61	—	544	123.75	123.75
8	—	380	120.00–128.50	127.40
28	—	640	110.00–113.50	110.36
4	—	550	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	128.50	128.50
1	—	610	98.50	98.50
9	—	537	106.00	106.00
2	—	417	114.00	114.00
5	—	364	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	108.00–124.50	119.10
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
3	—	433	112.00–132.00	125.38
3	—	575	120.50	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	563	125.00	125.00
8	—	617	116.50	116.50
19	—	493	134.00	134.00
12	—	363	139.00–158.50	156.11
15	—	422	145.50	145.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	422	139.50	139.50
4	—	360	155.00	155.00
27	—	562	126.00	126.00
5	—	548	119.00	119.00
33	—	486	126.00–132.25	131.48
13	—	629	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	543	136.00	136.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
32	—	445	144.25	144.25
11	—	636	127.75	127.75
1	—	460	129.00	129.00
17	—	370	148.00–157.00	156.49
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	543	128.50–135.25	134.98
6	—	377	151.50	151.50
2	—	650	124.00	124.00
25	—	628	129.25	129.25
2	—	770	112.00	112.00
54	—	455	131.00–141.00	140.63
5	—	744	119.00	119.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	544	120.50	120.50
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
5	—	462	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	138.50	138.50
6	—	465	138.50	138.50

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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