Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 238, Heifers 419, Bulls 300)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.67/cwt on 419 head.

Average price

$120.67

419 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$22.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	126.21	614	184
Medium and Large 1	528	120.17	635	143
Medium and Large 3	504	114.66	578	55
Small 1	511	103.99	531	37

One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $83 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 sale419 hd

120.67

—

VA average8 barns · 1,022 hd

117.62

+3.05

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	Medium and Large 2	—	561	128.92/cwt	119.00–130.75	723	20
Bulls	Small 1	—	359	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	780	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	820	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	827	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	634	48
Heifers	Small 1	—	453	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	516	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	153.58/cwt	139.00–161.50	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	655	48
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	601	3
Steers	Small 1	—	442	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	528	5
Steers	Small 1	—	658	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	648	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	792	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	727	31
Bulls	Small 1	—	430	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	518	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	637	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	631	8
Steers	Small 1	—	556	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	603	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	370	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	372	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	569	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	717	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	129.68/cwt	123.00–130.50	729	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	668	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	120.31/cwt	112.00–120.50	645	43
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	707	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	543	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	449	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	727	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	504	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	139.79/cwt	131.00–140.00	678	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	590	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	584	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	761	92.68/cwt	81.00–98.50	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.28/cwt	122.00–125.50	915	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	732	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	128.30/cwt	121.00–128.75	575	49

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 Jan 25, 2021

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

Receipts 957Last week 1,123Year ago 1,183

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 238, Heifers 419, Bulls 300)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	561	119.00–130.75	128.92
3	—	360	139.00–161.50	153.58
48	—	416	157.50	157.50
44	—	485	131.00–140.00	139.79
25	—	348	169.50	169.50
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	115.50	115.50
3	—	575	104.50	104.50
7	—	430	120.50	120.50
7	—	485	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	491	146.00	146.00
37	—	562	123.00–130.50	129.68
32	—	419	159.50	159.50
17	—	626	120.00	120.00
9	—	357	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	365	137.00	137.00
48	—	551	115.00	115.00
7	—	749	105.00	105.00
28	—	638	112.00	112.00
49	—	448	121.00–128.75	128.30
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	453	114.00	114.00
1	—	700	91.00	91.00
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
8	—	637	99.00	99.00
5	—	370	100.50	100.50
8	—	540	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	536	112.00–120.50	120.31
2	—	657	109.50	109.50
4	—	733	105.50	105.50
28	—	361	139.50	139.50
5	—	472	121.50	121.50
76	—	449	130.00	130.00
23	—	639	114.50	114.50
3	—	315	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	112.00	112.00
10	—	646	109.50	109.50
17	—	458	118.50	118.50
11	—	358	125.50	125.50
3	—	761	81.00–98.50	92.68
12	—	547	109.50	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	557	140.00	140.00
13	—	651	126.00	126.00
2	—	503	132.00	132.00
18	—	450	161.50	161.50
7	—	355	168.50	168.50
5	—	730	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	642	128.75	128.75
46	—	549	144.25	144.25
31	—	449	162.00	162.00
10	—	334	170.50	170.50
16	—	730	122.00–125.50	125.28
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	119.50	119.50
4	—	658	98.50	98.50
4	—	556	108.50	108.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	102.50	102.50
4	—	443	128.00	128.00
2	—	550	119.00	119.00
3	—	631	114.00	114.00

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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