Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 273, Heifers 507, Bulls 350)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.04/cwt on 507 head.

Average price

$119.04

507 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$19.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	122.90	583	239
Medium and Large 1	541	117.77	637	172
Medium and Large 3	474	114.58	543	71
Small 1	536	103.62	555	25

One grade step is worth $19.28/cwt here — about $28 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 sale507 hd

119.04

—

VA average8 barns · 1,853 hd

117.54

+1.51

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

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
Bulls	Small 1	—	427	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	508	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	494	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	620	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	717	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	655	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	122.81/cwt	105.00–125.00	690	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	657	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	714	24
Bulls	Small 1	—	530	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	490	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	437	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	465	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	647	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	641	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	2
Steers	Small 1	—	565	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	599	6
Steers	Small 1	—	469	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	546	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	2
Steers	Small 1	—	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	177.39/cwt	171.50–178.00	610	42
Steers	Small 1	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	725	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	721	31
Bulls	Small 1	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	556	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	763	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	688	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	156.80/cwt	150.50–157.75	659	60
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	125.25/cwt	119.75–125.50	560	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	116.24/cwt	111.00–116.75	632	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	533	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.57/cwt	102.00–111.00	603	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	423	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	483	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	639	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	721	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	132.37/cwt	129.50–132.75	467	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	794	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	101.62/cwt	97.00–102.00	747	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	740	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	54

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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Receipts 1,130Last week 1,051Year ago 860

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 273, Heifers 507, Bulls 350)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	119.00	119.00
6	—	494	117.00	117.00
1	—	530	92.50	92.50
2	—	570	113.00	113.00
3	—	360	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	350	177.00	177.00
17	—	628	114.25	114.25
33	—	416	157.50	157.50
37	—	562	105.00–125.00	122.81
47	—	496	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	112.50	112.50
42	—	344	171.50–178.00	177.39
28	—	564	122.00	122.00
60	—	420	150.50–157.75	156.80
42	—	486	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	452	158.00	158.00
6	—	343	174.50	174.50
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
54	—	550	138.75	138.75
12	—	731	115.25	115.25
45	—	644	123.25	123.25
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	102.50	102.50
6	—	469	116.50	116.50
1	—	715	99.00	99.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	630	118.00	118.00
31	—	453	159.25	159.25
11	—	365	179.00	179.00
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
40	—	543	136.25	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	339	159.00	159.00
3	—	625	112.00	112.00
8	—	446	151.50	151.50
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	437	106.50	106.50
7	—	647	99.00	99.00
1	—	360	112.00	112.00
2	—	735	85.00	85.00
4	—	556	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	460	124.00	124.00
40	—	639	113.50	113.50
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
16	—	360	134.25	134.25
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
13	—	735	97.00–102.00	101.62
54	—	545	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	447	119.75–125.50	125.25
56	—	544	111.00–116.75	116.24
22	—	641	112.50	112.50
42	—	353	129.50–132.75	132.37
3	—	736	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	450	118.50	118.50
21	—	545	102.00–111.00	110.57
18	—	357	118.50	118.50
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
6	—	630	104.00	104.00

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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