Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 602, Bulls 314)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.12/cwt on 602 head.

Average price

$119.12

602 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	125.20	616	256
Medium and Large 1	547	120.87	661	234
Small 1	521	102.98	537	42
Medium and Large 3	485	100.71	488	70

One grade step is worth $24.49/cwt here — about $127 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 sale602 hd

119.12

—

VA average10 barns · 1,973 hd

118.20

+0.92

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	—	355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	490	1
Steers	Small 1	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	137.52/cwt	128.00–138.00	672	42
Heifers	Small 1	—	373	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	392	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	645	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	129.60/cwt	127.00–129.75	577	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	133.22/cwt	127.50–133.50	469	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	114.59/cwt	110.00–114.75	732	29
Bulls	Small 1	—	569	113.82/cwt	101.00–117.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	756	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	132.83/cwt	127.00–134.00	486	18
Steers	Small 1	—	552	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	596	2
Steers	Small 1	—	710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	646	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	468	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	505	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	113.96/cwt	112.00–114.00	729	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	107.16/cwt	104.00–107.50	798	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	584	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	581	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	479	116.23/cwt	116.00–119.00	557	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	663	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	129.48/cwt	120.50–130.00	730	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	137.43/cwt	129.00–138.75	684	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	657	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	733	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	154.84/cwt	149.00–155.00	692	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	66	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	719	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	155.46/cwt	149.50–155.75	647	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	137.32/cwt	120.00–139.00	634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	608	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	786	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	647	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	535	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	127.14/cwt	119.00–127.50	828	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.61/cwt	124.00–130.00	600	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	741	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	158.24/cwt	147.00–158.50	723	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	125.31/cwt	114.00–126.00	910	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	661	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	625	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	11

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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Receipts 1,259Last week 1,608Year ago 1,283

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 602, Bulls 314)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	138.00	138.00
5	—	569	101.00–117.00	113.82
12	—	479	116.00–119.00	116.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	489	128.00–138.00	137.52
1	—	325	169.00	169.00
22	—	566	127.00	127.00
42	—	416	149.50–155.75	155.46
23	—	350	180.00	180.00
11	—	631	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	564	120.50–130.00	129.48
37	—	498	129.00–138.75	137.43
33	—	424	155.00	155.00
22	—	621	118.00	118.00
8	—	333	178.00	178.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	118.00	118.00
2	—	552	108.00	108.00
1	—	710	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	544	139.00	139.00
9	—	345	178.00	178.00
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
48	—	651	119.00–127.50	127.14
46	—	457	147.00–158.50	158.24
17	—	726	114.00–126.00	125.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	447	149.00–155.00	154.84
20	—	639	123.00	123.00
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
29	—	539	137.50	137.50
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
19	—	348	179.50	179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	108.00	108.00
1	—	795	102.00	102.00
3	—	368	152.00	152.00
12	—	462	120.00–139.00	137.32
7	—	540	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	105.00	105.00
3	—	730	87.00	87.00
23	—	468	108.00	108.00
10	—	584	99.50	99.50
3	—	663	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	539	119.75	119.75
18	—	366	127.00–134.00	132.83
54	—	640	112.00–114.00	113.96
20	—	745	104.00–107.50	107.16
6	—	560	116.50	116.50
62	—	463	124.00–130.00	129.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	445	127.00–129.75	129.60
43	—	352	127.50–133.50	133.22
29	—	639	110.00–114.75	114.59
6	—	736	105.00	105.00
4	—	555	118.00	118.00
83	—	543	121.75	121.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	18.00	18.00
25	—	543	112.00	112.00
1	—	315	106.00	106.00
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
5	—	647	100.00	100.00
28	—	444	120.50	120.50

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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