Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 391, Heifers 494, Bulls 299)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.80/cwt on 494 head.

Average price

$141.80

494 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$11.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.39

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	144.13	701	206
Medium and Large 1	522	143.03	747	157
Medium and Large 3	460	138.28	637	96
Small 1	476	132.27	630	35

One grade step is worth $11.86/cwt here — about $71 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 sale494 hd

141.80

—

VA average10 barns · 2,750 hd

132.42

+9.39

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

63 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	—	637	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	701	2
Steers	Small 1	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	563	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	793	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	142.77/cwt	142.75–144.00	911	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	22
Heifers	Small 1	—	367	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	534	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	451	132.50/cwt	110.00–134.25	598	14
Steers	Small 1	—	463	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	655	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	133.74/cwt	130.50–134.00	860	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	175.61/cwt	164.00–178.00	669	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	542	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	694	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	412	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	597	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	741	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	599	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	16
Steers	Small 1	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Steers	Small 1	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	758	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	788	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	166.34/cwt	146.00–167.00	699	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	855	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	178.42/cwt	170.00–179.50	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.94/cwt	141.00–145.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	154.97/cwt	145.50–155.25	552	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	816	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	149.09/cwt	138.00–150.00	535	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	707	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	636	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	669	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	161.19/cwt	153.00–164.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	136.64/cwt	136.00–138.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	652	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	152.92/cwt	146.00–153.50	570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	132.50/cwt	130.00–132.75	845	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	136.32/cwt	120.00–136.75	600	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	873	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	144.00/cwt	135.50–144.50	644	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	145.35/cwt	134.00–146.00	785	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	164.00/cwt	159.00–164.25	748	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	497	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	780	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	732	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,004	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	869	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	987	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	701	1

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 12, 2021

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

Receipts 1,184Last week 1,077Year ago 345

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 391, Heifers 494, Bulls 299)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	110.00	110.00
7	—	367	145.50	145.50
14	—	451	110.00–134.25	132.50
12	—	542	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	545	145.50	145.50
50	—	453	144.50	144.50
27	—	643	130.50–134.00	133.74
3	—	416	144.00	144.00
13	—	373	146.00–153.50	152.92
5	—	721	125.00	125.00
4	—	570	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	735	119.00	119.00
36	—	356	145.50–155.25	154.97
21	—	638	130.00–132.75	132.50
87	—	447	135.50–144.50	144.00
54	—	540	134.00–146.00	145.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	123.00	123.00
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
26	—	359	138.00–150.00	149.09
39	—	440	120.00–136.75	136.32
22	—	537	136.25	136.25
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
3	—	463	135.50	135.50
1	—	390	139.00	139.00
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
7	—	648	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	638	142.75–144.00	142.77
6	—	381	164.00–178.00	175.61
31	—	453	163.50	163.50
69	—	549	159.00	159.00
5	—	558	140.00	140.00
27	—	739	133.50	133.50
1	—	415	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	176.00	176.00
22	—	645	141.00	141.00
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
20	—	357	182.50	182.50
43	—	456	159.00–164.25	164.00
11	—	744	135.00	135.00
44	—	551	157.75	157.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
2	—	710	126.00	126.00
12	—	437	153.00	153.00
8	—	353	153.00–164.00	161.19
6	—	544	143.50	143.50
3	—	646	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	563	131.00	131.00
9	—	412	145.00	145.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
16	—	490	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
6	—	622	137.50	137.50
22	—	556	146.75	146.75
28	—	417	169.50	169.50
22	—	342	186.00	186.00
3	—	530	136.00–138.00	136.64
37	—	497	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	489	155.00	155.00
36	—	563	140.00	140.00
33	—	420	146.00–167.00	166.34
18	—	629	136.00	136.00
9	—	356	170.00–179.50	178.42
2	—	525	141.00–145.00	142.94

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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