Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 369, Heifers 581, Bulls 301)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.67/cwt on 581 head.

Average price

$125.67

581 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$14.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	128.42	645	267
Medium and Large 1	527	126.62	667	190
Medium and Large 3	490	120.28	589	88
Small 1	484	113.47	549	36

One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about $96 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 sale581 hd

125.67

—

VA average9 barns · 1,976 hd

127.66

−1.99

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

63 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	—	590	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	841	8
Steers	Small 1	—	464	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	127.13/cwt	117.00–129.00	941	19
Steers	Small 1	—	528	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	154.84/cwt	140.00–161.00	712	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	129.37/cwt	129.25–130.00	819	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	117.95/cwt	117.50–118.00	749	32
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	118.79/cwt	112.00–120.00	438	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	756	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	608	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.87/cwt	107.00–122.00	653	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	491	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	703	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	123.60/cwt	116.50–124.50	566	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	131.30/cwt	118.50–131.75	588	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	843	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	402	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	693	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	636	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	487	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	170.81/cwt	149.00–174.00	586	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	779	20
Bulls	Small 1	—	416	123.17/cwt	106.00–125.00	512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	137.20/cwt	128.00–137.50	668	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	152.01/cwt	147.50–152.75	637	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	153.78/cwt	145.00–154.00	637	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.04/cwt	119.00–131.00	728	37
Bulls	Small 1	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	136.08/cwt	129.00–137.00	668	51
Bulls	Small 1	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	779	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	351	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	593	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	613	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	478	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	457	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	519	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	356	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	126.69/cwt	121.00–127.50	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	150.83/cwt	138.00–151.50	682	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	138.36/cwt	136.50–138.50	775	83
Steers	Small 1	—	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	139.36/cwt	136.00–139.75	758	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	3
Steers	Small 1	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	435	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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Receipts 1,251Last week 487Year ago 1,298

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 369, Heifers 581, Bulls 301)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	98.00	98.00
7	—	487	117.00	117.00
10	—	416	106.00–125.00	123.17
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	343	149.00–174.00	170.81
30	—	487	128.00–137.50	137.20
44	—	414	145.00–154.00	153.78
7	—	631	123.50	123.50
21	—	563	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	621	125.50	125.50
35	—	419	147.50–152.75	152.01
37	—	560	119.00–131.00	130.04
51	—	491	129.00–137.00	136.08
13	—	351	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
2	—	740	124.50	124.50
4	—	360	165.00	165.00
25	—	633	129.25–130.00	129.37
40	—	452	138.00–151.50	150.83
58	—	544	136.00–139.75	139.36
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	652	129.00	129.00
19	—	740	117.00–129.00	127.13
24	—	460	140.00–161.00	154.84
62	—	639	130.00	130.00
83	—	560	136.50–138.50	138.36
3	—	388	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	116.00	116.00
6	—	528	117.00	117.00
1	—	350	128.00	128.00
3	—	625	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	126.00	126.00
5	—	618	120.00	120.00
7	—	442	132.00	132.00
8	—	546	121.00–127.50	126.69
2	—	322	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	635	117.50–118.00	117.95
45	—	459	132.50	132.50
5	—	343	126.00	126.00
78	—	549	128.00	128.00
5	—	442	124.50	124.50
5	—	727	116.00	116.00
8	—	553	115.00	115.00
12	—	362	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	118.00	118.00
2	—	402	107.00	107.00
3	—	613	108.00	108.00
14	—	457	113.50	113.50
4	—	356	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	369	112.00–120.00	118.79
27	—	540	107.00–122.00	120.87
38	—	458	116.50–124.50	123.60
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
9	—	626	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	633	119.50	119.50
37	—	365	134.50	134.50
87	—	448	118.50–131.75	131.30
2	—	670	118.00	118.00
88	—	540	128.25	128.25
4	—	333	132.50	132.50
5	—	562	115.00	115.00
8	—	730	120.00	120.00

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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