Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 325, Heifers 599, Bulls 371)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.25/cwt on 599 head.

Average price

$134.25

599 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	139.00	705	258
Medium and Large 3	487	132.18	643	56
Medium and Large 1	560	131.27	735	239
Small 1	504	125.60	634	46

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $71 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 sale599 hd

134.25

—

VA average9 barns · 2,012 hd

129.54

+4.71

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

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
Steers	Small 1	—	467	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	579	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	354	130.45/cwt	117.00–134.00	462	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,082	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	138.78/cwt	133.00–139.00	631	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	914	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	539	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	753	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	170.01/cwt	155.00–170.50	791	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	157.87/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,014	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	158.91/cwt	154.00–159.00	879	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	850	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	980	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	797	27
Steers	Small 1	—	626	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	783	3
Steers	Small 1	—	362	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	416	2
Steers	Small 1	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	1
Steers	Small 1	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	416	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	553	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	155.68/cwt	146.00–156.50	758	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	168.52/cwt	154.00–169.50	701	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.00/cwt	134.00–141.50	801	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	848	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	351	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	611	15
Bulls	Small 1	—	562	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	700	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	845	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	686	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	442	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	785	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	602	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	763	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	716	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	125.49/cwt	125.00–125.50	804	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	144.85/cwt	132.50–145.00	662	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	556	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	817	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	687	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	353	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	491	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	652	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	704	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	554	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	690	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	133.09/cwt	127.50–133.25	725	103

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Receipts 1,295Last week 898Year ago 1,051

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 325, Heifers 599, Bulls 371)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	124.00	124.00
3	—	626	125.00	125.00
2	—	362	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	128.00	128.00
8	—	555	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	468	154.50	154.50
4	—	365	139.00	139.00
3	—	753	129.00	129.00
2	—	635	139.00	139.00
14	—	546	148.00	148.00
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	726	149.00	149.00
66	—	642	149.00–158.00	157.87
56	—	553	154.00–159.00	158.91
27	—	462	172.50	172.50
1	—	760	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	177.00	177.00
32	—	465	155.00–170.50	170.01
2	—	732	146.00	146.00
34	—	539	157.75	157.75
20	—	632	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	354	117.00–134.00	130.45
13	—	416	133.00	133.00
7	—	562	124.50	124.50
24	—	490	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	487	146.00–156.50	155.68
48	—	416	154.00–169.50	168.52
46	—	568	134.00–141.50	141.00
19	—	628	135.00	135.00
15	—	351	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	628	134.50	134.50
42	—	406	169.00	169.00
36	—	490	155.00	155.00
25	—	350	175.00	175.00
22	—	563	139.50	139.50
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	455	133.00–139.00	138.78
25	—	740	123.50	123.50
11	—	359	150.00	150.00
4	—	547	127.00	127.00
1	—	320	138.00	138.00
84	—	550	130.25	130.25
58	—	641	125.00–125.50	125.49
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	460	128.00	128.00
7	—	353	139.00	139.00
5	—	652	108.00	108.00
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
17	—	554	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	357	146.75	146.75
5	—	641	122.00	122.00
24	—	450	133.75	133.75
2	—	763	107.00–110.00	108.50
15	—	543	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	739	122.50	122.50
87	—	457	132.50–145.00	144.85
33	—	360	154.50	154.50
23	—	633	129.00	129.00
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
103	—	545	127.50–133.25	133.09

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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