Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 353, Heifers 357, Bulls 156)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.88/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$138.88

352 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$20.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	142.15	767	109
Medium and Large 1	614	138.14	847	216
Medium and Large 3	499	135.03	674	20
Small 1	526	121.71	640	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.44/cwt here — about $128 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 sale352 hd

138.88

—

VA average10 barns · 1,259 hd

140.89

−2.01

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

57 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
Bulls	Small 1	—	385	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	623	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	755	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	760	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	719	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.07/cwt	140.00–162.25	662	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	161.41/cwt	154.00–165.00	586	3
Steers	Small 1	—	672	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	746	2
Steers	Small 1	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	2
Steers	Small 1	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	2
Steers	Small 1	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	657	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	786	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	828	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	676	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	136.97/cwt	128.50–137.50	878	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	778	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	129.51/cwt	120.00–129.75	951	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	715	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	448	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	556	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	524	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	647	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	653	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	660	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	128.96/cwt	122.00–129.50	587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	469	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	734	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	621	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	512	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	771	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	749	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	790	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	617	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	561	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	648	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	412	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	515	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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Receipts 866Last week 1,269Year ago 928

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 353, Heifers 357, Bulls 156)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	119.00	119.00
3	—	561	115.50	115.50
3	—	470	121.00	121.00
2	—	412	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	421	148.00	148.00
15	—	556	135.75	135.75
11	—	491	143.75	143.75
7	—	342	165.00	165.00
3	—	626	121.50	121.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	561	135.50	135.50
28	—	489	147.00	147.00
16	—	419	140.00–162.25	158.07
9	—	621	124.50	124.50
3	—	363	154.00–165.00	161.41
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	111.00	111.00
2	—	555	119.00	119.00
2	—	380	132.00	132.00
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	120.50	120.50
6	—	443	148.50	148.50
3	—	373	161.50	161.50
2	—	657	120.50	120.50
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	547	143.75	143.75
27	—	641	129.25	129.25
25	—	457	148.00	148.00
8	—	360	171.00	171.00
3	—	556	131.50	131.50
2	—	755	121.50	121.50
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	641	128.50–137.50	136.97
78	—	552	141.00	141.00
39	—	734	120.00–129.75	129.51
12	—	462	158.50	158.50
5	—	546	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	448	124.00	124.00
7	—	524	123.50	123.50
3	—	653	101.00	101.00
1	—	320	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	455	122.00–129.50	128.96
11	—	538	126.00	126.00
9	—	346	135.50	135.50
4	—	642	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	544	135.00	135.00
41	—	447	139.00	139.00
31	—	356	143.75	143.75
13	—	627	123.00	123.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	548	136.75	136.75
28	—	641	123.25	123.25
25	—	456	135.25	135.25
10	—	735	112.50	112.50
7	—	367	141.00	141.00
4	—	573	116.00	116.00
2	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	415	126.00	126.00

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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