Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 348, Heifers 781, Bulls 484)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.21/cwt on 781 head.

Average price

$139.21

781 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	494	142.59	704	336
Medium and Large 3	442	142.34	629	102
Medium and Large 1	528	135.98	718	299
Small 1	471	128.16	603	44

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $101 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 sale781 hd

139.21

—

VA average10 barns · 2,970 hd

137.45

+1.76

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

65 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	Medium and Large 1	—	362	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	557	24
Heifers	Small 1	—	350	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	492	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	768	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	658	9
Steers	Small 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	936	89
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,002	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	134.55/cwt	129.75–134.75	729	97
Steers	Small 1	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	172.10/cwt	138.00–174.00	606	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	909	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	55
Steers	Small 1	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	608	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	154.72/cwt	145.00–155.25	996	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	144.90/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,062	20
Steers	Small 1	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	769	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	157.03/cwt	130.00–157.50	879	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	699	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	164.44/cwt	146.00–166.00	576	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	170.88/cwt	142.00–172.00	711	80
Bulls	Small 1	—	484	129.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	626	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	766	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	167.75/cwt	145.00–169.00	570	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	840	33
Heifers	Small 1	—	446	127.81/cwt	125.00–128.00	570	15
Bulls	Small 1	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	450	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	893	16
Bulls	Small 1	—	341	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	933	15
Bulls	Small 1	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	716	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	540	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	125.17/cwt	123.50–125.25	802	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	813	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	535	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	648	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	627	40
Heifers	Small 1	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	149.85/cwt	144.50–150.00	670	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	137.83/cwt	121.00–138.00	748	98
Heifers	Small 1	—	337	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	421	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	532	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	638	96

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Receipts 1,613Last week 1,012Year ago 1,860

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 348, Heifers 781, Bulls 484)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	362	154.00	154.00
13	—	748	127.00	127.00
2	—	442	139.00	139.00
97	—	542	129.75–134.75	134.55
1	—	330	136.50	136.50
66	—	641	123.50–125.25	125.17
96	—	451	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	350	140.50	140.50
15	—	446	125.00–128.00	127.81
5	—	648	112.00	112.00
2	—	735	123.00	123.00
2	—	337	125.00	125.00
9	—	532	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	726	128.50	128.50
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
43	—	639	127.25	127.25
66	—	354	151.00	151.00
2	—	347	138.00	138.00
111	—	447	144.50–150.00	149.85
98	—	543	121.00–138.00	137.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	124.00	124.00
19	—	533	134.25	134.25
6	—	629	120.50	120.50
33	—	354	152.50	152.50
1	—	480	129.00	129.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
40	—	440	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	449	171.00	171.00
15	—	642	156.00	156.00
21	—	352	138.00–174.00	172.10
36	—	538	169.00	169.00
4	—	760	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	144.00	144.00
3	—	381	148.00	148.00
1	—	515	149.00	149.00
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
1	—	645	131.00	131.00
6	—	545	132.00	132.00
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	161.00	161.00
89	—	553	169.25	169.25
1	—	410	157.00	157.00
55	—	455	182.00	182.00
15	—	366	166.00	166.00
38	—	644	145.00–155.25	154.72
20	—	733	143.00–145.00	144.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	492	156.25	156.25
61	—	560	130.00–157.50	157.03
44	—	411	170.00	170.00
24	—	625	142.00	142.00
13	—	350	146.00–166.00	164.44
2	—	505	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	416	142.00–172.00	170.88
51	—	487	157.25	157.25
38	—	340	145.00–169.00	167.75
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
33	—	562	149.50	149.50
16	—	629	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	484	120.00–130.00	129.38
17	—	565	123.00	123.00
8	—	425	147.50	147.50
3	—	341	132.00	132.00
2	—	360	132.00	132.00

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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