Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 489, Heifers 849, Bulls 522)

*Correction Medium and Large 1 Steers 552 lbs*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.09/cwt on 849 head.

Average price

$128.09

849 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$16.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	133.79	646	312
Medium and Large 1	524	127.33	667	317
Medium and Large 3	485	122.33	593	161
Small 1	527	117.70	620	59

One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $26 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 sale849 hd

128.09

—

VA average10 barns · 2,381 hd

126.21

+1.88

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

65 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 1	—	420	167.18/cwt	150.00–168.25	702	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	879	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	800	14
Steers	Small 1	—	449	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	592	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	171.19/cwt	150.00–172.50	787	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	150.10/cwt	140.00–150.25	970	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	133.72/cwt	131.00–134.00	972	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	580	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	680	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	436	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	576	14
Steers	Small 1	—	365	129.77/cwt	123.00–136.00	474	2
Steers	Small 1	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Steers	Small 1	—	534	124.19/cwt	115.00–125.50	663	8
Steers	Small 1	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	622	101
Heifers	Small 1	—	361	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	457	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	523	106.91/cwt	105.00–109.00	559	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	546	119.26/cwt	117.00–119.50	651	20
Bulls	Small 1	—	486	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	590	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	452	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	520	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	404	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	527	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	643	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	624	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	347	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	467	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	732	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	784	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	144.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	812	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	833	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	351	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	611	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	158.69/cwt	146.00–159.25	852	48
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	154.37/cwt	140.50–155.00	753	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	623	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	104.71/cwt	101.00–105.00	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	133.21/cwt	125.00–133.50	478	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	569	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	653	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	141.58/cwt	136.00–142.00	634	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	142.25/cwt	130.00–142.50	504	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	488	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	644	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	735	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	929	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	163.23/cwt	155.50–164.25	746	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	166.32/cwt	152.00–167.00	689	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	142.42/cwt	134.50–143.25	809	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	678	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	176.52/cwt	165.00–178.00	641	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	124.94/cwt	120.00–125.25	680	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	115.98/cwt	115.00–116.00	738	63

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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Receipts 1,860Last week 456Year ago 994

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 489, Heifers 849, Bulls 522)

*Correction Medium and Large 1 Steers 552 lbs*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	420	150.00–168.25	167.18
73	—	489	160.25	160.25
57	—	561	135.00–145.00	144.82
23	—	625	133.25	133.25
19	—	351	174.00	174.00
5	—	504	156.50	156.50
1	—	305	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	339	174.50	174.50
69	—	488	140.50–155.00	154.37
64	—	414	152.00–167.00	166.32
42	—	568	134.50–143.25	142.42
12	—	626	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	570	130.50	130.50
2	—	523	105.00–109.00	106.91
20	—	486	121.50	121.50
12	—	404	130.50	130.50
7	—	347	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	552	159.25	159.25
69	—	460	150.00–172.50	171.19
65	—	646	140.00–150.25	150.10
21	—	727	131.00–134.00	133.72
5	—	539	152.50	152.50
19	—	363	165.00–178.00	176.52
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	449	123.00	123.00
2	—	365	123.00–136.00	129.77
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
8	—	534	115.00–125.50	124.19
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	537	146.00–159.25	158.69
23	—	360	181.50	181.50
26	—	643	144.50	144.50
3	—	720	128.00	128.00
60	—	457	155.50–164.25	163.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	161.50	161.50
15	—	542	138.50	138.50
2	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
24	—	442	141.00	141.00
2	—	632	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	741	108.00	108.00
6	—	448	129.50	129.50
7	—	557	122.00	122.00
101	—	452	137.50	137.50
29	—	350	139.50	139.50
97	—	549	123.50	123.50
63	—	636	115.00–116.00	115.98
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	436	132.00	132.00
8	—	361	126.50	126.50
20	—	546	117.00–119.50	119.26
2	—	452	115.00	115.00
8	—	643	97.00	97.00
7	—	732	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	750	107.00	107.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
130	—	448	136.00–142.00	141.58
53	—	354	130.00–142.50	142.25
24	—	628	117.00	117.00
98	—	544	120.00–125.25	124.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	122.00	122.00
14	—	626	101.00–105.00	104.71
3	—	765	91.00	91.00
32	—	359	125.00–133.50	133.21
56	—	448	127.00	127.00
49	—	547	117.75	117.75
3	—	565	108.00	108.00

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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