Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 178, Heifers 324, Bulls 146)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.66/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$137.66

324 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	140.56	746	133
Medium and Large 1	554	137.77	763	124
Small 1	508	132.78	674	26
Medium and Large 3	515	130.98	674	41

One grade step is worth $9.59/cwt here — about $72 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 sale324 hd

137.66

—

VA average8 barns · 782 hd

131.95

+5.71

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

59 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 3	—	361	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	168.62/cwt	154.00–170.50	786	18
Steers	Small 1	—	471	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	742	55
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	670	4
Steers	Small 1	—	551	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	716	10
Steers	Small 1	—	652	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	155.36/cwt	145.00–155.75	847	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	838	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	135.88/cwt	120.00–140.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	937	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	639	4
Steers	Small 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	798	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	741	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	657	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	491	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	663	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	181.62/cwt	174.00–182.00	757	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	149.82/cwt	141.00–150.50	743	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	17
Bulls	Small 1	—	554	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	138.92/cwt	125.00–139.75	786	18
Bulls	Small 1	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	845	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	752	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	158.43/cwt	153.00–159.50	615	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	641	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	769	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	382	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	137.89/cwt	128.00–138.50	754	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	669	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	953	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	133.36/cwt	128.00–134.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	654	19

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 30, 2021

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

Receipts 648Last week 1,093Year ago 1,028

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 178, Heifers 324, Bulls 146)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	167.00	167.00
2	—	715	129.00	129.00
4	—	532	126.00	126.00
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
5	—	466	120.00–140.00	135.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	139.75	139.75
18	—	466	154.00–170.50	168.62
27	—	545	145.00–155.75	155.36
20	—	634	147.75	147.75
4	—	357	179.00	179.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	149.50	149.50
10	—	551	130.00	130.00
5	—	652	132.50	132.50
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	343	186.50	186.50
13	—	461	168.75	168.75
1	—	595	132.00	132.00
28	—	545	153.75	153.75
3	—	726	139.00	139.00
13	—	630	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	140.00	140.00
17	—	370	162.00	162.00
21	—	634	133.25	133.25
6	—	731	125.00	125.00
68	—	547	128.00–138.50	137.89
19	—	454	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	554	134.00	134.00
3	—	441	139.00	139.00
2	—	512	129.00	129.00
6	—	388	153.00–159.50	158.43
24	—	451	148.25	148.25
7	—	753	126.50	126.50
27	—	646	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	136.00	136.00
4	—	641	120.00	120.00
2	—	382	138.00	138.00
9	—	535	128.00–134.00	133.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	108.00	108.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
15	—	551	133.00	133.00
4	—	366	136.00	136.00
4	—	630	114.00	114.00
15	—	450	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	553	144.25	144.25
12	—	413	179.50	179.50
5	—	627	134.00	134.00
3	—	345	191.00	191.00
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
1	—	365	182.00	182.00
22	—	493	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	336	195.50	195.50
22	—	417	174.00–182.00	181.62
13	—	496	141.00–150.50	149.82
5	—	621	136.00	136.00
18	—	566	125.00–139.75	138.92
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	135.00	135.00
2	—	355	182.00	182.00
6	—	554	128.00	128.00
2	—	445	147.00	147.00

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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