Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 276, Heifers 440, Bulls 255)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.54/cwt on 440 head.

Average price

$131.54

440 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$17.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	136.03	675	181
Medium and Large 1	546	131.11	715	121
Medium and Large 3	490	129.30	634	96
Small 1	551	118.55	653	42

One grade step is worth $17.49/cwt here — about $22 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 sale440 hd

131.54

—

VA average7 barns · 1,445 hd

127.77

+3.77

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

61 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
Steers	Small 1	—	752	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	812	4
Steers	Small 1	—	456	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	629	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	486	134.36/cwt	131.00–136.50	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	783	22
Steers	Small 1	—	643	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	912	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	964	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	367	150.52/cwt	150.00–152.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	4
Steers	Small 1	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	855	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	8
Steers	Small 1	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	370	137.27/cwt	125.00–142.00	508	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	563	134.15/cwt	120.00–135.50	755	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	416	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	645	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	147.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	719	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	159.34/cwt	151.00–160.00	676	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	766	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	562	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	128.53/cwt	117.00–129.00	697	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	113.82/cwt	105.00–114.50	730	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	162.79/cwt	160.00–163.00	877	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	785	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	591	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	506	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	72
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	167.76/cwt	150.00–168.25	698	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	593	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	931	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	516	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	159.42/cwt	155.50–160.00	727	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	156.63/cwt	153.00–157.00	722	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	716	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	736	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	718	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	634	37

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 29, 2021

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

Receipts 971Last week 923Year ago 919

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 276, Heifers 440, Bulls 255)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	752	108.00	108.00
3	—	456	138.00	138.00
6	—	643	114.00	114.00
3	—	505	127.00	127.00
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	640	141.00	141.00
6	—	370	163.00	163.00
53	—	553	165.00	165.00
10	—	736	131.00	131.00
3	—	536	159.50	159.50
22	—	461	153.00–157.00	156.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	341	171.00	171.00
4	—	657	135.00	135.00
7	—	452	154.00	154.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
5	—	531	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	539	160.00–163.00	162.79
19	—	641	145.25	145.25
7	—	375	168.00	168.00
3	—	715	134.00	134.00
39	—	456	155.50–160.00	159.42
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	131.00–136.50	134.36
4	—	367	150.00–152.00	150.52
12	—	563	120.00–135.50	134.15
3	—	416	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	489	140.00–148.00	147.10
26	—	424	151.00–160.00	159.34
25	—	564	135.75	135.75
10	—	347	162.00	162.00
8	—	620	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	416	150.00–168.25	167.76
21	—	350	169.50	169.50
7	—	630	135.00	135.00
18	—	562	140.00	140.00
30	—	484	148.00	148.00
2	—	525	137.00–139.00	138.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	147.00	147.00
22	—	642	122.00	122.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
10	—	754	112.00	112.00
44	—	545	131.75	131.75
37	—	456	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
4	—	735	115.00	115.00
23	—	641	122.50	122.50
3	—	560	122.00	122.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
72	—	443	140.00	140.00
23	—	361	143.00	143.00
54	—	539	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	740	103.00	103.00
8	—	633	110.00	110.00
7	—	370	125.00–142.00	137.27
6	—	453	130.00	130.00
15	—	555	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	542	117.00–129.00	128.53
14	—	641	105.00–114.50	113.82
32	—	447	132.25	132.25
22	—	365	138.50	138.50
3	—	728	109.00	109.00

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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