Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 246, Heifers 416, Bulls 244)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.05/cwt on 416 head.

Average price

$147.05

416 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$21.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.67

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	150.63	780	159
Medium and Large 1	551	148.83	820	172
Medium and Large 3	503	143.39	721	45
Small 1	561	129.30	725	40

One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $55 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 sale416 hd

147.05

—

VA average5 barns · 1,299 hd

141.38

+5.67

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

56 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	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	149.30/cwt	135.00–151.25	827	52
Steers	Small 1	—	540	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	139.21/cwt	128.00–140.00	885	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	191.59/cwt	165.00–194.00	866	25
Heifers	Small 1	—	461	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	158.66/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,036	33
Steers	Small 1	—	463	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	964	3
Steers	Small 1	—	727	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	175.08/cwt	166.00–175.25	952	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,128	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	160.31/cwt	154.00–160.75	1,015	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	907	20
Bulls	Small 1	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	897	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	701	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	401	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	904	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	717	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	707	40
Heifers	Small 1	—	742	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	964	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	174.40/cwt	154.00–176.00	853	40
Bulls	Small 1	—	565	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	805	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	492	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	140.75/cwt	130.00–141.25	894	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	684	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	197.73/cwt	187.00–198.50	825	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	158.25/cwt	139.00–159.00	885	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	126.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	929	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	165.31/cwt	150.00–167.00	598	22
Heifers	Small 1	—	366	138.91/cwt	123.00–144.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	198.06/cwt	183.00–199.00	822	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	351	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	154.39/cwt	137.00–154.75	707	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	153.30/cwt	140.00–154.25	845	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	544	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	171.08/cwt	167.00–172.25	932	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	145.06/cwt	139.00–146.00	773	7

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 31, 2022

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

Receipts 906Last week 683Year ago 40

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 246, Heifers 416, Bulls 244)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	137.00	137.00
13	—	540	136.50	136.50
8	—	463	146.00	146.00
2	—	727	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	356	200.00	200.00
25	—	452	165.00–194.00	191.59
1	—	765	142.00	142.00
15	—	633	154.00–160.75	160.31
27	—	545	167.00–172.25	171.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	150.00	150.00
3	—	620	155.50	155.50
4	—	346	162.00	162.00
7	—	533	139.00–146.00	145.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	653	148.00–159.00	158.66
1	—	720	147.00	147.00
51	—	544	166.00–175.25	175.08
17	—	752	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	198.00	198.00
20	—	470	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	737	127.00	127.00
52	—	554	135.00–151.25	149.30
22	—	635	130.00–141.25	140.75
22	—	362	150.00–167.00	165.31
53	—	458	137.00–154.75	154.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	636	128.00–140.00	139.21
10	—	360	165.50	165.50
40	—	454	155.75	155.75
12	—	737	123.00–127.00	126.02
3	—	440	149.00	149.00
61	—	551	140.00–154.25	153.30
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	138.50	138.50
5	—	742	114.00	114.00
4	—	366	123.00–144.00	138.91
12	—	640	120.00	120.00
10	—	544	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	460	148.75	148.75
1	—	580	127.50	127.50
11	—	545	142.50	142.50
8	—	351	153.00	153.00
7	—	639	130.50	130.50
2	—	712	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
3	—	401	159.00	159.00
9	—	565	142.50	142.50
7	—	492	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	494	181.50	181.50
1	—	365	186.00	186.00
7	—	349	201.00	201.00
36	—	567	159.50	159.50
11	—	620	155.50	155.50
18	—	415	183.00–199.00	198.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	355	202.00	202.00
9	—	618	153.25	153.25
40	—	489	154.00–176.00	174.40
30	—	417	187.00–198.50	197.73
28	—	559	139.00–159.00	158.25

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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