Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 340, Bulls 161)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.78/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$144.78

338 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	482	147.45	711	115
Medium and Large 1	541	145.19	786	145
Medium and Large 3	498	141.43	704	54
Small 1	471	137.04	645	24

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $65 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 sale338 hd

144.78

—

VA average6 barns · 677 hd

142.02

+2.76

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	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	753	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	594	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,152	3
Steers	Small 1	—	531	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	849	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	631	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	158.56/cwt	152.50–159.75	1,024	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	854	2
Steers	Small 1	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	945	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,003	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	911	8
Steers	Small 1	—	452	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	868	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	618	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	568	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	829	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	501	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	860	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	901	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	781	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	854	14
Bulls	Small 1	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	330	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	931	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	762	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	190.18/cwt	170.00–192.00	799	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	133.30/cwt	130.00–133.50	848	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	951	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	191.30/cwt	184.00–192.00	666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.23/cwt	175.00–190.00	787	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	549	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	764	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	705	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	671	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	664	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	853	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	4
Steers	Small 1	—	752	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	2

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 Jan 24, 2022

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

Receipts 683Last week 838Year ago 957

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 340, Bulls 161)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	450	140.00	140.00
3	—	631	123.00	123.00
4	—	530	138.00	138.00
4	—	360	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	540	139.50	139.50
17	—	359	165.50	165.50
2	—	345	151.00	151.00
4	—	463	140.00	140.00
44	—	442	151.75	151.75
11	—	633	134.75	134.75
2	—	725	130.50	130.50
2	—	552	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	367	164.50	164.50
43	—	545	143.25	143.25
35	—	636	130.00–133.50	133.30
13	—	726	131.00	131.00
40	—	452	156.00	156.00
2	—	420	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	639	123.00	123.00
2	—	762	118.00	118.00
14	—	549	139.25	139.25
11	—	385	150.25	150.25
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
20	—	452	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	137.00	137.00
6	—	536	150.00	150.00
4	—	467	135.00	135.00
4	—	635	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	150.00	150.00
2	—	532	160.50	160.50
53	—	550	171.75	171.75
33	—	639	157.00	157.00
25	—	461	188.25	188.25
5	—	365	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	127.00	127.00
1	—	380	132.00	132.00
2	—	452	133.00	133.00
2	—	752	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	186.00	186.00
11	—	451	188.25	188.25
12	—	646	152.50–159.75	158.56
3	—	730	150.50	150.50
8	—	544	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	154.00	154.00
1	—	345	179.00	179.00
28	—	487	176.50	176.50
25	—	563	160.00	160.00
12	—	625	149.00	149.00
9	—	360	192.00	192.00
18	—	418	175.00–190.00	188.23
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	146.00	146.00
3	—	501	135.00	135.00
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
1	—	330	148.50	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	178.00	178.00
8	—	565	161.25	161.25
23	—	420	170.00–192.00	190.18
11	—	348	184.00–192.00	191.30

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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