Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 305, Heifers, 452, Bulls 320)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.84/cwt on 452 head.

Average price

$139.84

452 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$18.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.85

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	143.61	694	217
Medium and Large 1	527	141.28	745	131
Medium and Large 3	476	132.50	631	70
Small 1	507	125.36	636	34

One grade step is worth $18.25/cwt here — about $59 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 sale452 hd

139.84

—

VA average7 barns · 1,327 hd

132.99

+6.85

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
Heifers	Small 1	—	534	126.30/cwt	123.00–126.50	674	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	134.48/cwt	134.00–134.50	861	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	898	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	820	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	697	4
Steers	Small 1	—	352	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	556	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	459	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	140.29/cwt	137.00–142.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	142.65/cwt	141.00–142.75	780	54
Steers	Small 1	—	547	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	728	5
Steers	Small 1	—	458	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	387	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	144.84/cwt	144.75–146.00	933	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	167.66/cwt	155.00–168.00	776	41
Bulls	Small 1	—	405	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	686	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	331	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	530	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	4
Steers	Small 1	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	562	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	747	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	493	139.55/cwt	127.50–142.50	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	153.10/cwt	145.00–153.25	744	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.18/cwt	157.00–168.00	704	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	801	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	841	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	180.68/cwt	174.00–181.50	613	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	131.92/cwt	116.00–135.00	716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	138.36/cwt	130.00–139.50	490	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	717	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	158.63/cwt	143.00–161.50	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	667	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	143.43/cwt	133.00–144.00	776	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	741	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	147.04/cwt	140.00–147.25	516	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	171.28/cwt	166.00–172.25	713	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	185.02/cwt	177.00–185.50	631	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	142.89/cwt	141.00–143.00	902	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	892	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	632	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	154.26/cwt	146.00–154.50	756	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	802	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	48

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Receipts 1,077Last week 971Year ago 659

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 305, Heifers, 452, Bulls 320)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	534	123.00–126.50	126.30
9	—	459	127.00	127.00
4	—	387	132.00	132.00
4	—	620	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	640	134.00–134.50	134.48
3	—	366	137.00–142.00	140.29
54	—	547	141.00–142.75	142.65
2	—	720	123.00	123.00
1	—	410	133.00	133.00
48	—	455	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	641	128.00	128.00
4	—	446	133.00	133.00
83	—	457	146.00	146.00
77	—	541	133.00–144.00	143.43
36	—	351	140.00–147.25	147.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	450	133.00	133.00
18	—	543	116.00–135.00	131.92
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
17	—	354	130.00–139.50	138.36
6	—	619	125.00	125.00
2	—	717	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	155.00	155.00
60	—	545	164.75	164.75
12	—	744	135.50	135.50
4	—	383	182.00	182.00
42	—	644	144.75–146.00	144.84
41	—	463	155.00–168.00	167.66
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	158.00	158.00
5	—	547	133.00	133.00
3	—	458	130.00–135.00	133.29
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	144.50	144.50
3	—	381	168.00	168.00
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
13	—	462	143.00–161.50	158.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	447	165.75	165.75
18	—	631	141.00–143.00	142.89
41	—	543	164.25	164.25
2	—	557	161.00	161.00
1	—	450	163.00	163.00
14	—	360	175.50	175.50
2	—	710	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	405	169.50	169.50
6	—	331	160.00	160.00
5	—	562	133.00	133.00
5	—	493	127.50–142.50	139.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	486	145.00–153.25	153.10
41	—	421	157.00–168.00	167.18
37	—	568	141.00	141.00
10	—	623	135.00	135.00
9	—	339	174.00–181.50	180.68
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	416	166.00–172.25	171.28
36	—	341	177.00–185.50	185.02
33	—	490	146.00–154.50	154.26
27	—	562	142.75	142.75
8	—	628	134.00	134.00
1	—	535	138.00	138.00

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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