Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 350, Heifers 485, Bulls 223)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.12/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$129.12

485 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	132.27	675	202
Medium and Large 1	581	127.46	741	192
Medium and Large 3	508	127.11	646	67
Small 1	506	121.56	616	24

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $60 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 sale485 hd

129.12

—

VA average7 barns · 1,100 hd

127.89

+1.24

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

57 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	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	692	23
Steers	Small 1	—	447	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	662	6
Steers	Small 1	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	408	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	169.13/cwt	164.00–169.50	790	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	927	21
Steers	Small 1	—	559	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	702	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	621	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	914	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	547	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	665	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	449	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	559	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	390	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,017	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	692	66
Steers	Small 1	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	126.17/cwt	125.00–126.25	806	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	703	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	713	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	135.85/cwt	126.00–137.50	758	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	805	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	130.50/cwt	120.50–131.50	592	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	495	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	166.79/cwt	160.00–167.00	687	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	150.79/cwt	138.00–151.25	737	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.51/cwt	124.00–136.50	759	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	148.23/cwt	146.00–148.50	809	46
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	122.44/cwt	121.50–122.50	792	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	523	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	857	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	988	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	137.44/cwt	129.50–138.25	614	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	168.18/cwt	159.00–168.75	780	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	153.33/cwt	145.50–153.75	839	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	135.91/cwt	131.00–136.50	635	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	576	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	687	4

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 Jul 26, 2021

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

Receipts 1,058Last week 1,012Year ago 889

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 350, Heifers 485, Bulls 223)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
6	—	447	148.00	148.00
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
5	—	559	125.50	125.50
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	467	164.00–169.50	169.13
3	—	660	138.50	138.50
20	—	725	140.25	140.25
73	—	646	153.00	153.00
79	—	547	145.50–153.75	153.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	653	142.00	142.00
8	—	364	174.50	174.50
46	—	546	146.00–148.50	148.23
6	—	730	130.00	130.00
34	—	464	159.00–168.75	168.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
9	—	443	163.00	163.00
5	—	332	169.00	169.00
2	—	535	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	548	126.25	126.25
23	—	454	120.50–131.50	130.50
9	—	630	118.50	118.50
8	—	364	136.00	136.00
3	—	565	119.50	119.50
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	547	130.00	130.00
2	—	750	108.00	108.00
2	—	322	141.00	141.00
31	—	647	121.50–122.50	122.44
27	—	366	143.00	143.00
5	—	720	112.00	112.00
64	—	447	129.50–138.25	137.44
4	—	552	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	107.00	107.00
10	—	547	121.50	121.50
9	—	449	124.50	124.50
2	—	390	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	145.00	145.00
66	—	547	126.50	126.50
79	—	639	125.00–126.25	126.17
12	—	726	118.00	118.00
29	—	467	131.00–136.50	135.91
3	—	581	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	137.00	137.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
3	—	503	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	493	142.50	142.50
30	—	421	169.25	169.25
28	—	558	126.00–137.50	135.85
11	—	623	129.25	129.25
4	—	360	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	412	160.00–167.00	166.79
28	—	489	138.00–151.25	150.79
25	—	560	124.00–136.50	135.51
6	—	622	130.00	130.00
16	—	336	171.50	171.50

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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