Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 405, Bulls 262)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.19/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$141.19

405 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	144.40	705	155
Medium and Large 3	469	141.85	665	75
Medium and Large 1	539	138.67	747	132
Small 1	494	136.23	672	43

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $33 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 sale405 hd

141.19

—

VA average11 barns · 1,714 hd

142.19

−1.00

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	771	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	12
Steers	Small 1	—	460	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	175.54/cwt	150.00–179.00	646	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	512	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	448	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	623	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	169.09/cwt	141.00–170.00	764	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	159.80/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,018	19
Steers	Small 1	—	622	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	877	2
Steers	Small 1	—	546	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,097	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	804	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	913	35
Steers	Small 1	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	907	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	156.90/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,006	38
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	168.83/cwt	154.00–174.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,103	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	487	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	157.02/cwt	148.00–157.25	881	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	664	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	845	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	753	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	139.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	756	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	150.08/cwt	135.00–151.00	837	18
Bulls	Small 1	—	331	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	497	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	573	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	751	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	696	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	161.11/cwt	153.00–161.50	585	23
Heifers	Small 1	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	174.03/cwt	154.00–175.00	585	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	139.14/cwt	128.00–139.75	756	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	139.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	641	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	737	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	570	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	843	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	143.43/cwt	139.00–143.50	644	62
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	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 Mar 21, 2022

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

Receipts 930Last week 622Year ago 923

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 405, Bulls 262)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	545	141.50	141.50
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
12	—	628	134.00	134.00
2	—	725	130.00	130.00
23	—	363	153.00–161.50	161.11
62	—	449	139.00–143.50	143.43
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	121.00	121.00
12	—	550	135.00	135.00
8	—	345	148.50	148.50
15	—	448	139.00	139.00
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
57	—	541	135.00–140.00	139.82
6	—	356	154.00	154.00
36	—	458	135.00–140.00	139.85
7	—	730	131.50	131.50
25	—	634	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	129.00	129.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
36	—	442	140.00	140.00
18	—	543	128.00–139.75	139.14
2	—	737	118.00	118.00
14	—	361	158.00	158.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	149.00	149.00
2	—	622	141.00	141.00
8	—	546	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	150.00–179.00	175.54
34	—	452	141.00–170.00	169.09
19	—	637	156.00–160.00	159.80
35	—	540	169.00	169.00
5	—	733	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	739	148.50	148.50
27	—	457	176.00	176.00
51	—	543	167.00	167.00
38	—	641	155.00–157.00	156.90
4	—	372	154.00–174.00	168.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	145.00	145.00
2	—	330	153.00	153.00
6	—	555	153.50	153.50
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	140.50	140.50
8	—	331	150.00	150.00
13	—	573	131.00	131.00
10	—	425	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	561	148.00–157.25	157.02
38	—	495	160.00	160.00
20	—	414	160.50	160.50
13	—	619	136.50	136.50
8	—	350	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	142.00	142.00
33	—	486	155.00	155.00
18	—	558	135.00–151.00	150.08
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
28	—	419	166.00	166.00
21	—	336	154.00–175.00	174.03

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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