Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 304, Heifers 565, Bulls 328)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.97/cwt on 565 head.

Average price

$121.97

565 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

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	125.65	631	230
Medium and Large 1	550	122.97	677	182
Medium and Large 3	508	117.50	597	103
Small 1	528	110.63	584	50

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $47 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 sale565 hd

121.97

—

VA average8 barns · 1,957 hd

121.46

+0.51

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
Steers	Small 1	—	452	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	533	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	617	99.61/cwt	91.00–101.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	706	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	534	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	614	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	458	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	506	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	332	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	593	11
Steers	Small 1	—	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	2
Steers	Small 1	—	390	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	464	1
Steers	Small 1	—	626	103.78/cwt	97.00–107.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	748	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	806	28
Bulls	Small 1	—	522	112.98/cwt	112.50–113.50	590	24
Bulls	Small 1	—	428	115.45/cwt	103.00–117.00	494	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	122.59/cwt	110.00–124.50	691	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	738	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	768	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	349	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	403	5
Steers	Small 1	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	120.22/cwt	114.00–121.25	545	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	131.72/cwt	120.00–132.50	651	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.62/cwt	111.00–127.00	714	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	151.34/cwt	140.00–154.50	642	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	592	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	113.26/cwt	111.00–113.50	829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	137.56/cwt	129.00–138.00	750	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	735	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	124.05/cwt	119.50–124.50	669	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	128.49/cwt	117.00–129.00	952	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	465	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	134.44/cwt	125.50–135.25	726	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	127.00/cwt	117.00–127.25	575	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	153.92/cwt	132.00–155.50	680	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	128.99/cwt	115.00–129.50	836	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	677	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	178.42/cwt	166.00–178.75	614	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	159.64/cwt	145.00–160.25	664	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	128.45/cwt	119.00–128.75	583	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	122.90/cwt	118.50–123.25	683	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	651	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	108.84/cwt	98.00–109.50	688	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.77/cwt	110.00–122.50	779	34

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Receipts 1,197Last week 802Year ago 1,331

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 304, Heifers 565, Bulls 328)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	452	118.00	118.00
2	—	735	104.00	104.00
1	—	390	119.00	119.00
3	—	626	97.00–107.00	103.78
3	—	530	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	347	125.00	125.00
3	—	645	116.00	116.00
4	—	450	141.00	141.00
8	—	564	110.00–124.50	122.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	372	159.50	159.50
28	—	637	126.50	126.50
35	—	540	125.50–135.25	134.44
29	—	442	132.00–155.50	153.92
5	—	729	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	545	129.00–138.00	137.56
35	—	463	158.75	158.75
23	—	741	117.00–129.00	128.49
3	—	390	149.00	149.00
3	—	428	135.00	135.00
55	—	648	115.00–129.50	128.99
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	91.00–101.00	99.61
20	—	534	115.00	115.00
13	—	458	110.50	110.50
5	—	738	104.00	104.00
5	—	349	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	106.00	106.00
35	—	453	114.00–121.25	120.22
34	—	547	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	108.00	108.00
17	—	632	98.00–109.50	108.84
13	—	345	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	643	120.00	120.00
10	—	732	111.00–113.50	113.26
9	—	372	129.00	129.00
1	—	345	119.00	119.00
41	—	453	117.00–127.25	127.00
83	—	556	118.50–123.25	122.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	735	110.00	110.00
67	—	539	119.50–124.50	124.05
2	—	337	117.00	117.00
45	—	352	132.00	132.00
68	—	454	119.00–128.75	128.45
34	—	640	110.00–122.50	121.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	564	125.25	125.25
4	—	638	118.00	118.00
41	—	486	139.25	139.25
39	—	344	166.00–178.75	178.42
51	—	416	145.00–160.25	159.64
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	120.00	120.00
24	—	522	112.50–113.50	112.98
9	—	428	103.00–117.00	115.45
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	494	120.00–132.50	131.72
43	—	564	111.00–127.00	126.62
24	—	424	140.00–154.50	151.34
13	—	338	175.00	175.00
9	—	634	118.50	118.50

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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