Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 409, Heifers 976, Bulls 601)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.25/cwt on 976 head.

Average price

$147.25

976 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	149.93	719	418
Medium and Large 3	458	148.80	682	133
Medium and Large 1	524	146.21	766	349
Small 1	519	134.62	698	76

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $21 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 sale976 hd

147.25

—

VA average8 barns · 2,064 hd

146.59

+0.66

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

61 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
Bulls	Small 1	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	143.12/cwt	139.00–143.33	771	119
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	863	64
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	156.69/cwt	132.00–158.50	866	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	544	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	748	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	176.25/cwt	176.25–176.25	948	45
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,150	17
Steers	Small 1	—	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	149.42/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,018	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.11/cwt	131.00–138.50	638	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	178.76/cwt	167.50–179.75	983	87
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	705	12
Steers	Small 1	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	165.38/cwt	151.50–166.75	1,058	56
Steers	Small 1	—	532	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	734	7
Steers	Small 1	—	620	128.32/cwt	118.00–138.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	191.98/cwt	172.00–193.50	870	43
Steers	Small 1	—	457	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	193.56/cwt	175.00–194.50	902	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	188.66/cwt	160.00–189.00	792	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	158.77/cwt	152.00–159.00	892	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	692	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	926	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	925	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	167.92/cwt	139.00–169.25	823	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	154.88/cwt	140.00–155.50	864	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	666	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	164.23/cwt	156.00–164.75	601	36
Bulls	Small 1	—	486	143.47/cwt	132.00–145.00	697	17
Bulls	Small 1	—	359	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	531	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	188.38/cwt	150.00–189.00	784	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	674	157
Bulls	Small 1	—	413	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	652	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	589	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	153.37/cwt	150.00–153.50	693	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	166.21/cwt	151.00–166.75	587	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	127.43/cwt	126.00–127.50	944	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	136.18/cwt	134.50–136.25	873	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	126.92/cwt	124.00–127.50	946	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	819	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	659	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	142.96/cwt	139.00–143.00	765	106
Heifers	Small 1	—	639	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	748	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1

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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Receipts 1,986Last week 1,066Year ago 473

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 409, Heifers 976, Bulls 601)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	136.00	136.00
17	—	486	132.00–145.00	143.47
7	—	359	148.00	148.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
25	—	413	157.75	157.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	485	165.00	165.00
81	—	420	160.00–189.00	188.66
62	—	562	152.00–159.00	158.77
27	—	352	196.50	196.50
17	—	626	148.00	148.00
3	—	511	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	621	149.00	149.00
65	—	490	139.00–169.25	167.92
50	—	558	140.00–155.50	154.88
68	—	339	196.50	196.50
62	—	416	150.00–189.00	188.38
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	460	138.00	138.00
7	—	360	147.25	147.25
28	—	544	137.50	137.50
3	—	755	112.00	112.00
11	—	639	117.00	117.00
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	539	139.00–143.33	143.12
64	—	636	135.75	135.75
36	—	366	156.00–164.75	164.23
109	—	452	150.00–153.50	153.37
20	—	741	126.00–127.50	127.43
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	445	151.50	151.50
4	—	451	144.00	144.00
90	—	353	151.00–166.75	166.21
49	—	641	134.50–136.25	136.18
12	—	745	124.00–127.50	126.92
106	—	535	139.00–143.00	142.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	364	161.75	161.75
3	—	463	136.00	136.00
34	—	540	143.00	143.00
7	—	642	127.50	127.50
55	—	443	148.75	148.75
2	—	342	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	553	132.00–158.50	156.69
3	—	665	148.50	148.50
2	—	350	145.00	145.00
11	—	465	131.00–138.50	137.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	538	176.25	176.25
4	—	715	140.00–152.50	149.42
3	—	556	158.50	158.50
19	—	642	158.50	158.50
12	—	344	205.00	205.00
43	—	453	172.00–193.50	191.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	353	205.00	205.00
17	—	737	156.00	156.00
87	—	550	167.50–179.75	178.76
56	—	640	151.50–166.75	165.38
64	—	466	175.00–194.50	193.56
3	—	758	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	139.00	139.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
7	—	532	138.00	138.00
2	—	620	118.00–138.00	128.32
7	—	457	145.00	145.00

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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