Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 395, Heifers 565, Bulls 284)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.65/cwt on 565 head.

Average price

$126.65

565 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$6.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	468	129.08	604	226
Medium and Large 3	469	126.16	591	95
Medium and Large 1	531	125.13	664	187
Small 1	470	122.87	577	57

One grade step is worth $6.21/cwt here — about $27 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 sale565 hd

126.65

—

VA average8 barns · 1,630 hd

125.26

+1.39

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

60 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	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	577	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	719	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	490	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	126.83/cwt	118.50–127.00	692	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	894	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	145.78/cwt	135.00–146.00	674	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	968	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Steers	Small 1	—	537	122.71/cwt	120.00–123.00	659	10
Steers	Small 1	—	482	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	605	4
Steers	Small 1	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	16
Heifers	Small 1	—	356	128.66/cwt	125.00–129.00	458	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	549	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	667	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	355	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	493	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	477	125.24/cwt	122.00–125.50	597	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	427	139.00/cwt	133.00–139.50	594	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	623	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	642	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	457	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	569	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	145.64/cwt	135.00–145.75	794	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	129.34/cwt	120.50–130.50	642	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.86/cwt	128.00–129.00	725	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	758	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	608	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	131.57/cwt	117.00–132.50	604	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	513	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	476	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	107.99/cwt	101.00–109.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	575	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	124.70/cwt	121.00–125.00	666	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	743	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	679	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	887	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	144.52/cwt	140.00–144.75	792	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	136.31/cwt	125.00–137.00	485	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	650	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	145.17/cwt	130.00–145.50	604	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	552	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	723	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	130.42/cwt	122.00–131.00	629	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	545	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	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 May 3, 2021

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

Receipts 1,244Last week 1,177Year ago 1,235

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 395, Heifers 565, Bulls 284)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	109.00	109.00
2	—	747	102.00	102.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
34	—	451	128.00	128.00
32	—	631	114.00	114.00
16	—	358	137.00	137.00
99	—	546	118.50–127.00	126.83
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	540	120.00	120.00
12	—	356	125.00–129.00	128.66
3	—	623	103.00	103.00
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
25	—	457	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	359	132.50	132.50
8	—	634	101.00–109.00	107.99
4	—	450	124.00	124.00
2	—	330	128.00	128.00
36	—	448	128.25	128.25
27	—	534	121.00–125.00	124.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	117.50	117.50
3	—	718	105.00	105.00
3	—	553	116.00	116.00
2	—	470	125.00	125.00
86	—	448	130.00	130.00
61	—	538	126.25	126.25
55	—	356	125.00–137.00	136.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	635	140.75	140.75
51	—	462	135.00–146.00	145.78
14	—	736	131.50	131.50
5	—	379	160.00	160.00
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
98	—	545	135.00–145.75	145.64
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	537	120.00–123.00	122.71
4	—	482	125.50	125.50
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	459	117.00–132.50	131.57
9	—	368	139.50	139.50
6	—	547	135.00	135.00
4	—	648	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	638	139.00	139.00
12	—	370	148.50	148.50
6	—	744	132.50	132.50
4	—	465	136.00	136.00
40	—	548	140.00–144.75	144.52
40	—	447	145.50	145.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	121.50	121.50
3	—	355	139.00	139.00
13	—	477	122.00–125.50	125.24
13	—	427	133.00–139.50	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	496	120.50–130.50	129.34
28	—	563	128.00–129.00	128.86
20	—	628	120.75	120.75
15	—	422	144.00	144.00
9	—	342	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	416	130.00–145.50	145.17
30	—	552	131.00	131.00
30	—	482	122.00–131.00	130.42
30	—	342	159.50	159.50
4	—	617	121.00	121.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00

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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