Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 443, Heifers 699, Bulls 393)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.15/cwt on 699 head.

Average price

$123.15

699 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$9.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	125.69	598	280
Medium and Large 1	516	122.12	630	257
Medium and Large 3	458	121.64	557	122
Small 1	506	116.67	591	40

One grade step is worth $9.02/cwt here — about $8 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 sale699 hd

123.15

—

VA average9 barns · 2,994 hd

123.99

−0.83

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	—	552	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	684	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	385	122.58/cwt	115.00–139.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	981	26
Steers	Small 1	—	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	640	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	479	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	491	126.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	620	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	715	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	791	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	663	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	617	5
Steers	Small 1	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	867	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	979	60
Heifers	Small 1	—	537	116.96/cwt	108.00–117.50	628	18
Heifers	Small 1	—	456	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	554	11
Steers	Small 1	—	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	375	126.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	475	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	426	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	562	6
Steers	Small 1	—	527	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	143.81/cwt	136.00–144.50	705	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	623	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	726	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	771	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	562	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	146.05/cwt	139.00–153.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	135.53/cwt	126.00–136.00	492	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	141.60/cwt	130.00–142.00	691	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	566	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	708	48
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	446	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	115.32/cwt	111.00–115.50	730	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	130.35/cwt	126.00–130.75	731	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	127.41/cwt	125.00–127.50	568	107
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	649	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	912	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	586	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	116.09/cwt	107.00–116.75	618	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	150.79/cwt	140.00–151.00	629	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	162.31/cwt	150.00–163.00	571	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	153.13/cwt	139.50–154.00	847	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	653	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	2

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 15, 2021

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

Receipts 1,535Last week 1,860Year ago 688

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 443, Heifers 699, Bulls 393)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	124.00	124.00
3	—	385	115.00–139.00	122.58
10	—	491	120.00–127.00	126.33
1	—	340	113.00	113.00
6	—	426	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	490	136.00–144.50	143.81
40	—	421	148.00	148.00
37	—	565	128.50	128.50
21	—	627	123.00	123.00
16	—	349	161.00	161.00
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	488	130.00–142.00	141.60
35	—	561	126.00–130.75	130.35
50	—	417	140.00–151.00	150.79
38	—	352	150.00–163.00	162.31
12	—	633	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	746	131.50	131.50
3	—	550	145.00	145.00
75	—	457	156.50	156.50
64	—	543	159.75	159.75
60	—	644	152.00	152.00
13	—	366	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	94.00	94.00
3	—	650	119.00	119.00
5	—	435	133.00	133.00
5	—	527	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	441	141.00	141.00
48	—	451	157.00	157.00
19	—	650	140.25	140.25
7	—	739	129.00	129.00
21	—	355	165.00	165.00
50	—	553	139.50–154.00	153.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	139.00–153.00	146.05
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
9	—	547	138.00	138.00
18	—	445	151.00	151.00
9	—	649	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	542	118.00	118.00
33	—	363	132.00	132.00
83	—	450	128.00	128.00
45	—	640	116.00	116.00
13	—	743	106.50	106.50
2	—	445	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	93.00	93.00
18	—	537	108.00–117.50	116.96
11	—	456	121.50	121.50
6	—	375	120.00–128.00	126.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	363	126.00–136.00	135.53
24	—	633	111.00–115.50	115.32
4	—	748	104.50	104.50
107	—	446	125.00–127.50	127.41
81	—	545	119.75	119.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
47	—	450	125.75	125.75
35	—	356	125.25	125.25
29	—	532	107.00–116.75	116.09
10	—	645	106.00	106.00

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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