Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 321, Heifers 466, Bulls 225)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.75/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$145.75

466 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.56

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	150.52	724	187
Medium and Large 3	450	149.70	673	50
Medium and Large 1	550	142.41	783	200
Small 1	526	131.20	690	29

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $34 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 sale466 hd

145.75

—

VA average6 barns · 1,123 hd

142.19

+3.56

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
Heifers	Small 1	—	564	127.22/cwt	124.00–127.50	718	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	148.99/cwt	143.00–149.25	1,110	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.79/cwt	154.00–160.00	600	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	454	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	633	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	358	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	176.66/cwt	150.00–179.50	806	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Steers	Small 1	—	561	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	712	5
Steers	Small 1	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	166.87/cwt	149.00–167.50	1,063	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,000	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	186.65/cwt	180.00–188.00	678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	990	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	186.22/cwt	174.00–186.50	851	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,035	28
Steers	Small 1	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Steers	Small 1	—	456	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	177.42/cwt	165.00–178.00	729	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	828	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	171.96/cwt	158.00–172.75	846	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	644	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	944	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	813	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	412	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	619	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	167.76/cwt	140.00–172.25	820	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	892	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	898	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	142.98/cwt	137.00–143.25	789	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	743	30
Bulls	Small 1	—	486	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	673	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	352	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	683	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	134.02/cwt	134.00–135.00	864	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	779	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	158.67/cwt	148.00–159.50	578	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	623	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	704	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	588	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	868	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	155.38/cwt	147.00–155.50	688	66

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 28, 2022

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

Receipts 1,012Last week 1,986Year ago 456

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 321, Heifers 466, Bulls 225)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	564	124.00–127.50	127.22
6	—	454	139.50	139.50
5	—	358	149.00	149.00
3	—	623	113.00	113.00
2	—	770	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	154.00–160.00	158.79
20	—	736	122.00	122.00
72	—	552	137.00–143.25	142.98
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
58	—	451	151.50	151.50
39	—	645	134.00–135.00	134.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	128.00	128.00
9	—	550	143.75	143.75
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
22	—	450	150.00	150.00
15	—	364	148.00–159.50	158.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	121.00	121.00
3	—	551	136.50	136.50
52	—	541	144.00	144.00
43	—	362	162.50	162.50
18	—	650	133.50	133.50
66	—	443	147.00–155.50	155.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	156.00	156.00
7	—	458	142.50	142.50
4	—	655	149.50	149.50
16	—	542	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	745	143.00–149.25	148.99
6	—	366	188.00	188.00
2	—	655	151.50	151.50
68	—	544	182.00	182.00
45	—	457	174.00–186.50	186.22
28	—	646	160.25	160.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	739	148.00	148.00
1	—	525	154.00	154.00
32	—	456	150.00–179.50	176.66
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
28	—	637	149.00–167.50	166.87
24	—	557	179.50	179.50
12	—	363	180.00–188.00	186.65
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	127.00	127.00
3	—	645	137.00	137.00
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
7	—	456	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	411	165.00–178.00	177.42
22	—	556	149.00	149.00
18	—	492	158.00–172.75	171.96
14	—	350	184.00	184.00
11	—	628	150.25	150.25
1	—	540	150.50	150.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	126.00	126.00
9	—	412	153.50	153.50
8	—	486	138.50	138.50
6	—	352	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	342	181.00	181.00
21	—	489	140.00–172.25	167.76
20	—	571	156.25	156.25
7	—	617	149.00	149.00
2	—	380	169.00	169.00
30	—	413	180.00	180.00

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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