Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 360, Heifers 540, Bulls 193)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.91/cwt on 540 head.

Average price

$133.91

540 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$17.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	506	137.03	693	270
Medium and Large 1	540	134.10	724	155
Medium and Large 3	470	128.39	604	89
Small 1	498	119.30	594	26

One grade step is worth $17.73/cwt here — about $99 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 sale540 hd

133.91

—

VA average11 barns · 1,796 hd

131.85

+2.06

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	Medium and Large 2	—	639	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	917	19
Steers	Small 1	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	7
Steers	Small 1	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	458	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	543	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	538	120.41/cwt	116.00–121.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	172.49/cwt	167.00–174.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	607	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	570	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	133.88/cwt	124.00–134.50	478	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	142.43/cwt	135.00–143.00	919	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	150.31/cwt	147.50–150.50	822	60
Steers	Small 1	—	458	163.68/cwt	145.00–164.75	750	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	148.11/cwt	138.00–148.25	801	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	162.66/cwt	156.00–163.00	745	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	747	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,011	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	132.68/cwt	126.00–133.25	746	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	730	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	740	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	137.21/cwt	132.00–137.50	622	94
Bulls	Small 1	—	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	577	118.67/cwt	118.50–119.00	685	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	417	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	724	32
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	695	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.50/cwt	118.00–132.00	743	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	174.61/cwt	163.00–175.50	608	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	132.58/cwt	128.00–132.75	734	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	137.03/cwt	130.50–138.50	628	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	168.27/cwt	159.50–169.50	707	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	168.67/cwt	165.00–169.75	708	17
Bulls	Small 1	—	487	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	835	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	149.05/cwt	142.00–149.50	546	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.79/cwt	141.00–149.50	548	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	129.57/cwt	125.00–129.75	829	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	718	6

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 23, 2021

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

Receipts 1,093Last week 1,089Year ago 1,108

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 360, Heifers 540, Bulls 193)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	639	143.50	143.50
7	—	362	175.50	175.50
2	—	727	134.00	134.00
68	—	541	138.00–148.25	148.11
42	—	458	156.00–163.00	162.66
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	130.00	130.00
3	—	615	118.00	118.00
38	—	458	145.00–164.75	163.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	167.00–174.00	172.49
56	—	645	135.00–143.00	142.43
3	—	436	164.50	164.50
60	—	547	147.50–150.50	150.31
17	—	735	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	118.00	118.00
14	—	453	134.00	134.00
1	—	385	131.00	131.00
4	—	342	139.00	139.00
6	—	539	136.00	136.00
2	—	747	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
13	—	458	118.50	118.50
8	—	538	116.00–121.00	120.41
2	—	615	114.00	114.00
2	—	380	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	446	127.75	127.75
17	—	357	124.00–134.50	133.88
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
26	—	538	129.25	129.25
5	—	633	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
59	—	554	128.00–132.75	132.58
39	—	458	130.50–138.50	137.03
26	—	645	129.50	129.50
17	—	366	142.00–149.50	149.05
13	—	733	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	730	127.00	127.00
95	—	544	136.00	136.00
94	—	453	132.00–137.50	137.21
37	—	368	141.00–149.50	148.79
27	—	640	125.00–129.75	129.57
6	—	553	129.75	129.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	562	126.00–133.25	132.68
13	—	507	144.00	144.00
7	—	620	128.00	128.00
5	—	497	136.50	136.50
3	—	328	175.00	175.00
1	—	375	164.00	164.00
17	—	420	165.00–169.75	168.67
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	144.00	144.00
3	—	577	118.50–119.00	118.67
2	—	417	135.00	135.00
6	—	487	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	490	147.75	147.75
28	—	565	118.00–132.00	131.50
27	—	348	163.00–175.50	174.61
3	—	635	124.50	124.50
32	—	420	159.50–169.50	168.27

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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