Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 425, Heifers 485, Bulls 187)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.19/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$134.19

485 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$11.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

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	138.86	689	203
Medium and Large 1	566	132.48	750	178
Medium and Large 3	497	128.52	639	63
Small 1	503	127.14	639	41

One grade step is worth $11.72/cwt here — about $50 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

134.19

—

VA average7 barns · 1,287 hd

131.57

+2.61

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	—	366	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	512	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	8
Steers	Small 1	—	392	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	572	2
Steers	Small 1	—	459	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	633	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	418	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	665	9
Steers	Small 1	—	533	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,022	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	621	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	787	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	137.02/cwt	129.00–138.50	776	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	921	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	762	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	553	118.60/cwt	114.00–119.00	656	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	632	123.10/cwt	119.50–123.50	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	833	2
Steers	Small 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	566	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	708	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	360	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	835	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	146.62/cwt	142.00–146.75	943	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	144.71/cwt	141.00–145.00	708	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	167.67/cwt	165.00–168.00	736	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	824	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	127.64/cwt	126.00–127.75	689	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	596	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	549	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	804	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.33/cwt	143.00–148.50	549	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	144.38/cwt	136.00–145.00	655	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	132.48/cwt	128.00–132.75	713	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	877	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	662	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	749	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	627	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	831	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	708	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	143.13/cwt	137.00–143.50	691	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	749	91

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Receipts 1,097Last week 1,058Year ago 1,309

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 425, Heifers 485, Bulls 187)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	366	140.00	140.00
8	—	430	130.00	130.00
13	—	553	114.00–119.00	118.60
10	—	632	119.50–123.50	123.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	447	139.00	139.00
36	—	637	123.50	123.50
14	—	737	125.00	125.00
3	—	365	149.00	149.00
2	—	672	124.00	124.00
2	—	457	133.00	133.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
91	—	555	125.00–135.00	134.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	125.00	125.00
2	—	435	128.00	128.00
6	—	365	125.00	125.00
30	—	540	126.00–127.75	127.64
21	—	453	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	370	143.00–148.50	148.33
74	—	454	136.00–145.00	144.38
70	—	538	128.00–132.75	132.48
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	127.50	127.50
26	—	638	130.25	130.25
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	146.00	146.00
6	—	459	138.00	138.00
8	—	533	128.00	128.00
2	—	615	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	738	138.50	138.50
1	—	415	161.00	161.00
21	—	462	165.00	165.00
87	—	555	150.50	150.50
109	—	643	142.00–146.75	146.62
4	—	375	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	132.50	132.50
2	—	367	165.00	165.00
11	—	549	138.75	138.75
8	—	474	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
45	—	546	147.25	147.25
32	—	633	138.50	138.50
12	—	367	180.50	180.50
6	—	730	136.50	136.50
3	—	665	136.50	136.50
36	—	457	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	159.00	159.00
6	—	566	125.00	125.00
4	—	495	132.00	132.00
4	—	360	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	566	129.00–138.50	137.02
14	—	338	185.50	185.50
34	—	413	171.50	171.50
17	—	483	137.00–143.50	143.13
4	—	616	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	489	141.00–145.00	144.71
26	—	439	165.00–168.00	167.67
12	—	565	136.00	136.00
11	—	628	131.25	131.25
5	—	360	178.00	178.00

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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