Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 200, Bulls 126)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.99/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$146.99

200 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$18.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.20

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	151.94	747	97
Medium and Large 3	516	145.89	753	30
Medium and Large 1	561	142.23	798	62
Small 1	589	133.09	784	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.85/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale200 hd

146.99

—

VA average7 barns · 1,290 hd

140.78

+6.20

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

53 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	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	164.41/cwt	148.00–166.00	766	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,054	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	161.96/cwt	143.00–165.00	773	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	959	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	169.33/cwt	149.00–171.50	820	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	698	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	537	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	171.18/cwt	140.00–172.50	832	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	172.25/cwt	137.00–178.00	723	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	153.80/cwt	140.00–155.50	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	697	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	467	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	145.90/cwt	140.00–146.50	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	583	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	148.43/cwt	147.50–148.50	807	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	713	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	896	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	942	37
Heifers	Small 1	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	3
Steers	Small 1	—	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	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 Apr 18, 2022

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

Receipts 469Last week 884Year ago 1,434

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 200, Bulls 126)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	655	131.00	131.00
29	—	555	144.00	144.00
4	—	741	131.00	131.00
3	—	523	142.00	142.00
13	—	466	149.50	149.50
2	—	437	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
5	—	537	135.00	135.00
2	—	467	139.00	139.00
3	—	735	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	128.00–130.00	129.31
2	—	732	127.00	127.00
3	—	370	160.00	160.00
11	—	449	150.00	150.00
11	—	555	140.00–146.50	145.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	444	151.50	151.50
22	—	354	164.75	164.75
2	—	640	134.00	134.00
2	—	765	132.00	132.00
27	—	544	147.50–148.50	148.43
28	—	463	154.00	154.00
11	—	655	136.75	136.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	755	152.00	152.00
5	—	376	185.00	185.00
9	—	630	171.00	171.00
12	—	466	148.00–166.00	164.41
13	—	548	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	159.00	159.00
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
3	—	421	148.00	148.00
2	—	335	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	154.00	154.00
1	—	380	166.00	166.00
28	—	639	165.00	165.00
4	—	546	164.00	164.00
14	—	477	143.00–165.00	161.96
4	—	758	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	152.00	152.00
37	—	554	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	484	149.00–171.50	169.33
14	—	423	165.00	165.00
2	—	345	158.00	158.00
26	—	578	160.00	160.00
5	—	643	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	153.00	153.00
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	486	140.00–172.50	171.18
14	—	420	137.00–178.00	172.25
5	—	351	184.00	184.00
9	—	562	140.00–155.50	153.80
3	—	621	146.00	146.00

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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