Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 366, Heifers 545, Bulls 178)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.67/cwt on 545 head.

Average price

$133.67

545 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.33

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	135.27	700	277
Medium and Large 1	562	134.30	755	196
Medium and Large 3	493	125.84	620	46
Small 1	461	125.77	580	26

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $120 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 sale545 hd

133.67

—

VA average9 barns · 1,519 hd

128.34

+5.33

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	—	523	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	664	4
Steers	Small 1	—	436	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Steers	Small 1	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	142.11/cwt	140.00–142.75	1,043	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	137.82/cwt	124.00–138.75	883	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	166.86/cwt	158.00–170.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	684	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	4
Steers	Small 1	—	373	120.07/cwt	110.00–130.00	448	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	454	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	137.93/cwt	129.00–139.50	636	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	551	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	683	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	364	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	473	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	730	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	803	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	915	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	511	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	753	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	641	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	137.63/cwt	128.50–138.00	634	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	466	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	740	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	127.90/cwt	124.50–130.50	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	156.39/cwt	154.00–169.00	732	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	597	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	129.99/cwt	126.00–130.25	822	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	700	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	131.64/cwt	114.00–132.50	758	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	158.61/cwt	146.00–159.75	669	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	145.27/cwt	139.50–146.00	938	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	158.22/cwt	153.00–159.50	745	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	799	45
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	137.05/cwt	126.00–139.50	592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	133.36/cwt	128.50–134.00	720	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	134.24/cwt	126.50–135.00	862	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	145.56/cwt	138.00–146.25	528	35

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 16, 2021

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

Receipts 1,089Last week 1,053Year ago 866

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 366, Heifers 545, Bulls 178)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	127.00	127.00
3	—	436	133.00	133.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
2	—	373	110.00–130.00	120.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	741	140.00	140.00
31	—	641	124.00–138.75	137.82
2	—	510	148.50	148.50
49	—	468	154.00–169.00	156.39
45	—	551	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	734	140.00–142.75	142.11
63	—	547	146.75	146.75
10	—	551	147.00	147.00
62	—	646	139.50–146.00	145.27
30	—	471	153.00–159.50	158.22
2	—	362	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	637	121.00	121.00
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
7	—	557	124.50–130.50	127.90
7	—	370	144.00	144.00
11	—	432	126.00–139.50	137.05
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
12	—	454	126.00	126.00
6	—	551	124.00	124.00
6	—	364	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	461	129.00–139.50	137.93
11	—	358	144.50	144.50
7	—	540	130.00	130.00
71	—	550	132.75	132.75
4	—	756	121.00	121.00
3	—	743	123.00	123.00
67	—	642	126.50–135.00	134.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	461	128.50–138.00	137.63
48	—	632	126.00–130.25	129.99
108	—	540	128.50–134.00	133.36
9	—	726	126.00	126.00
35	—	363	138.00–146.25	145.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	361	129.00	129.00
16	—	468	127.50	127.50
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
6	—	626	116.00	116.00
11	—	546	128.25	128.25
2	—	430	124.50	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	356	158.00–170.00	166.86
5	—	528	129.50	129.50
23	—	493	150.00	150.00
22	—	576	114.00–132.50	131.64
24	—	422	146.00–159.75	158.61
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	133.00	133.00
6	—	511	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	564	133.50	133.50
21	—	490	147.00	147.00
17	—	630	129.00	129.00
15	—	411	156.00	156.00
5	—	344	169.00	169.00
1	—	500	133.00	133.00

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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