Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 477, Bulls 283)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.35/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$129.35

477 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$13.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	131.13	686	212
Medium and Large 1	556	130.99	728	160
Medium and Large 3	502	126.03	633	69
Small 1	518	117.91	611	36

One grade step is worth $13.23/cwt here — about $76 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 sale477 hd

129.35

—

VA average8 barns · 1,794 hd

127.92

+1.43

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	—	538	119.82/cwt	115.00–120.50	645	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	623	112.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	839	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,024	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	126.40/cwt	124.50–126.50	693	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	158.10/cwt	150.00–159.00	732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	824	47
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,004	18
Steers	Small 1	—	347	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	804	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	907	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	915	18
Steers	Small 1	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	4
Steers	Small 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.64/cwt	122.00–136.00	760	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	716	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	165.58/cwt	158.00–167.00	705	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.39/cwt	170.00–181.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	347	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	482	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	421	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	133.52/cwt	121.00–134.00	744	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	639	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	134.33/cwt	123.00–135.00	621	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	552	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	166.77/cwt	155.00–167.50	690	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	714	28
Bulls	Small 1	—	491	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	652	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	609	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	126.25/cwt	114.00–126.75	692	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	128.28/cwt	120.00–128.50	700	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	133.66/cwt	129.50–134.00	605	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.39/cwt	120.00–127.00	803	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	849	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	479	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	659	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	736	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	579	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	772	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	741	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	463	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	553	14

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Receipts 994Last week 1,180Year ago 1,197

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 477, Bulls 283)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	115.00–120.50	119.82
6	—	623	110.00–113.00	112.51
5	—	383	130.00	130.00
3	—	736	96.00	96.00
14	—	463	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	839	122.00	122.00
76	—	548	124.50–126.50	126.40
69	—	453	129.50–134.00	133.66
35	—	635	120.00–127.00	126.39
23	—	360	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	462	123.00–135.00	134.33
9	—	371	148.75	148.75
70	—	546	120.00–128.50	128.28
28	—	638	133.00	133.00
18	—	740	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	652	117.00	117.00
2	—	487	125.00	125.00
25	—	548	114.00–126.75	126.25
11	—	370	129.50	129.50
22	—	446	129.75	129.75
2	—	772	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	179.00	179.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
7	—	761	133.50	133.50
28	—	536	150.00	150.00
27	—	448	160.00	160.00
18	—	641	142.75	142.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	126.00	126.00
7	—	447	144.50	144.50
3	—	373	133.00	133.00
4	—	576	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	150.00–159.00	158.10
47	—	555	148.50	148.50
18	—	748	134.25	134.25
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
40	—	640	141.75	141.75
2	—	370	178.00	178.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	130.00	130.00
4	—	550	127.00	127.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	560	122.00–136.00	135.64
40	—	498	143.75	143.75
24	—	625	131.00	131.00
19	—	426	158.00–167.00	165.58
3	—	325	170.00–181.00	177.39
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	347	139.00	139.00
4	—	421	131.00	131.00
13	—	491	128.50	128.50
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
13	—	570	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	557	121.00–134.00	133.52
19	—	347	184.25	184.25
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
1	—	360	171.00	171.00
7	—	627	127.00	127.00
37	—	414	155.00–167.50	166.77
28	—	491	145.50	145.50

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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