Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Heifers 493, Bulls 226)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.89/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$130.89

485 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$13.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	134.13	680	210
Medium and Large 1	552	131.26	725	158
Medium and Large 3	508	125.73	638	92
Small 1	501	120.36	603	25

One grade step is worth $13.77/cwt here — about $77 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

130.89

—

VA average10 barns · 1,921 hd

131.85

−0.96

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	—	387	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	129.39/cwt	125.00–129.50	705	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	135.08/cwt	125.00–136.00	620	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	847	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	921	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	702	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.18/cwt	140.00–160.00	536	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	76
Steers	Small 1	—	451	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	609	9
Steers	Small 1	—	539	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	695	8
Steers	Small 1	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Steers	Small 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	538	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	629	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	406	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	595	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	565	124.69/cwt	106.00–128.00	704	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	348	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	491	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	483	127.73/cwt	120.00–128.50	617	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	453	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	559	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	633	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	722	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,028	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	760	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	144.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	702	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	158.21/cwt	141.00–159.50	655	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	651	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	636	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	750	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	717	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	574	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	691	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	704	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	128.50/cwt	125.00–128.75	813	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	520	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	916	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	137.58/cwt	127.00–138.00	875	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	789	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	712	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	137.73/cwt	128.00–138.00	627	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	165.04/cwt	147.00–165.50	687	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	710	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	134.39/cwt	124.00–135.00	755	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	593	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.05/cwt	122.00–125.50	950	8

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 9, 2021

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

Receipts 1,053Last week 1,097Year ago 1,269

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Heifers 493, Bulls 226)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	134.00	134.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
81	—	545	125.00–129.50	129.39
36	—	459	125.00–136.00	135.08
30	—	636	133.25	133.25
8	—	760	122.00–125.50	125.05
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	538	117.00	117.00
10	—	453	123.50	123.50
3	—	633	114.00	114.00
2	—	360	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	636	118.00	118.00
9	—	370	130.00	130.00
2	—	717	109.00	109.00
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
36	—	446	128.75	128.75
27	—	547	126.25	126.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	547	128.75	128.75
30	—	633	125.00–128.75	128.50
29	—	356	146.00	146.00
10	—	742	123.50	123.50
2	—	550	127.00	127.00
2	—	312	138.00	138.00
75	—	455	128.00–138.00	137.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	641	143.75	143.75
15	—	453	155.00	155.00
9	—	377	140.00–160.00	142.18
5	—	546	145.50	145.50
4	—	655	138.00	138.00
3	—	440	145.00	145.00
76	—	555	149.00	149.00
17	—	738	139.25	139.25
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	451	135.00	135.00
8	—	539	129.00	129.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	544	133.00	133.00
11	—	455	137.00	137.00
6	—	651	127.00	127.00
4	—	356	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	636	127.00–138.00	137.58
7	—	721	127.50	127.50
4	—	371	171.00	171.00
2	—	550	145.00	145.00
39	—	543	145.25	145.25
30	—	461	154.50	154.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	146.50	146.50
7	—	565	106.00–128.00	124.69
4	—	348	141.00	141.00
11	—	483	120.00–128.50	127.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	565	134.50	134.50
20	—	486	135.00–145.00	144.51
15	—	414	141.00–159.50	158.21
6	—	620	127.50	127.50
4	—	338	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	416	147.00–165.50	165.04
34	—	489	145.25	145.25
19	—	562	124.00–135.00	134.39
17	—	341	174.00	174.00
11	—	632	125.00	125.00

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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