Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 445, Bulls 285)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.22/cwt on 445 head.

Average price

$146.22

445 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

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	151.47	728	157
Medium and Large 3	479	147.79	708	67
Medium and Large 1	543	143.60	780	192
Small 1	470	131.54	618	29

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $110 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 sale445 hd

146.22

—

VA average8 barns · 1,692 hd

143.33

+2.90

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

54 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	—	440	128.32/cwt	121.00–129.00	565	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	163.92/cwt	158.00–165.25	793	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	629	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	883	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	568	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	144.71/cwt	138.00–145.00	777	49
Steers	Small 1	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	168.37/cwt	151.00–169.00	764	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	928	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	157.96/cwt	150.00–159.50	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	157.21/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,157	12
Steers	Small 1	—	647	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,104	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	8
Steers	Small 1	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	935	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,066	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	799	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	337	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	913	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	824	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	172.54/cwt	160.00–173.00	723	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	930	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	174.21/cwt	166.00–175.00	632	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	404	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	546	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	728	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	564	145.15/cwt	134.00–146.50	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	773	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	161.29/cwt	145.00–162.50	592	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	142.96/cwt	139.00–143.00	778	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.33/cwt	143.00–150.50	692	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	882	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	154.44/cwt	154.00–159.00	701	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	163.37/cwt	159.00–163.50	590	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	742	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	867	39
Heifers	Small 1	—	538	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	721	11

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Receipts 964Last week 831Year ago 1,077

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 445, Bulls 285)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	121.00–129.00	128.32
6	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
11	—	538	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	357	159.00	159.00
9	—	743	132.50	132.50
87	—	544	139.00–143.00	142.96
48	—	460	143.00–150.50	150.33
39	—	639	135.75	135.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	537	138.00–145.00	144.71
13	—	638	138.25	138.25
3	—	723	130.00	130.00
59	—	454	154.00–159.00	154.44
33	—	361	159.00–163.50	163.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	443	150.00	150.00
19	—	537	144.00	144.00
14	—	367	145.00–162.50	161.29
6	—	628	128.00	128.00
2	—	742	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	484	158.00–165.25	163.92
21	—	343	183.50	183.50
13	—	559	158.00	158.00
4	—	633	145.00	145.00
3	—	546	156.00	156.00
46	—	416	175.00	175.00
1	—	380	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	149.00	149.00
7	—	485	143.00	143.00
6	—	404	157.00	157.00
9	—	564	134.00–146.50	145.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	570	160.25	160.25
42	—	492	167.50	167.50
28	—	419	160.00–173.00	172.54
17	—	622	149.50	149.50
11	—	363	166.00–175.00	174.21
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
4	—	647	148.00	148.00
2	—	480	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	454	151.00–169.00	168.37
28	—	541	171.50	171.50
13	—	655	168.50	168.50
3	—	730	158.00	158.00
1	—	575	160.00	160.00
8	—	370	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	169.00	169.00
6	—	544	150.00–159.50	157.96
2	—	382	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	736	154.00–157.50	157.21
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
49	—	549	170.25	170.25
31	—	639	166.75	166.75
27	—	459	174.00	174.00
2	—	390	168.00	168.00
3	—	570	164.50	164.50

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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