Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 385, Heifers 459, Bulls 198)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.18/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$120.18

459 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$6.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	509	123.45	629	165
Medium and Large 1	577	118.77	685	196
Medium and Large 3	492	117.69	580	64
Small 1	493	117.16	578	34

One grade step is worth $6.30/cwt here — about $51 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 sale459 hd

120.18

—

VA average11 barns · 1,802 hd

119.90

+0.28

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

58 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	Small 1	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	546	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Steers	Small 1	—	640	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	640	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	911	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	748	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	760	77
Steers	Small 1	—	473	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	137.83/cwt	137.75–138.00	889	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	723	59
Heifers	Small 1	—	451	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	573	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	128.65/cwt	119.00–129.50	471	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	591	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	119.78/cwt	115.50–120.00	667	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	109.14/cwt	106.00–109.50	595	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	645	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	728	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	350	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	577	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	632	92.55/cwt	85.00–94.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	498	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	596	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	666	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	698	21
Bulls	Small 1	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	505	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	695	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	745	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	648	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	135.39/cwt	126.00–136.25	661	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.64/cwt	124.00–129.00	728	28
Bulls	Small 1	—	342	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	141.61/cwt	130.00–142.00	591	30
Bulls	Small 1	—	495	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	871	22

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 Jul 13, 2020

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

Receipts 1,042Last week 700Year ago 1,097

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 385, Heifers 459, Bulls 198)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	124.00	124.00
1	—	640	115.50	115.50
4	—	473	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	475	143.00	143.00
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
38	—	729	125.00	125.00
77	—	534	142.25	142.25
112	—	645	137.75–138.00	137.83
2	—	567	129.00	129.00
2	—	655	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	454	141.00	141.00
41	—	544	137.50	137.50
2	—	717	121.00	121.00
3	—	361	156.00	156.00
22	—	636	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	129.50	129.50
5	—	469	123.00	123.00
5	—	643	114.00	114.00
9	—	544	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	546	118.00	118.00
16	—	451	127.00	127.00
4	—	350	113.00	113.00
6	—	632	85.00–94.00	92.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	636	113.75	113.75
85	—	557	115.50–120.00	119.78
3	—	650	107.00	107.00
4	—	370	135.00	135.00
4	—	728	100.00	100.00
10	—	755	111.00	111.00
31	—	460	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	366	119.00–129.50	128.65
18	—	545	106.00–109.50	109.14
22	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	103.00	103.00
2	—	440	117.00	117.00
2	—	725	104.00	104.00
6	—	666	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	451	131.00	131.00
62	—	542	119.00	119.00
2	—	552	115.00	115.00
3	—	658	108.00	108.00
3	—	711	109.00	109.00
15	—	366	136.00	136.00
21	—	626	111.50	111.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	114.00	114.00
6	—	415	120.50	120.50
3	—	342	118.00	118.00
3	—	495	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	347	145.50	145.50
17	—	563	123.50	123.50
22	—	488	132.75	132.75
28	—	415	137.00	137.00
7	—	623	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	145.00	145.00
13	—	626	119.00	119.00
23	—	488	126.00–136.25	135.39
28	—	566	124.00–129.00	128.64
30	—	417	130.00–142.00	141.61

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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