Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Heifers 507, Bulls 231)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.18/cwt on 507 head.

Average price

$145.18

507 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	147.99	735	244
Medium and Large 3	479	145.06	694	61
Medium and Large 1	535	142.57	763	162
Small 1	524	138.78	727	40

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about $8 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 sale507 hd

145.18

—

VA average8 barns · 1,624 hd

142.17

+3.01

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	579	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	456	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	673	18
Heifers	Small 1	—	542	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	753	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	723	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	871	3
Steers	Small 1	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	177.97/cwt	170.00–178.50	790	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	188.23/cwt	171.00–192.00	681	12
Steers	Small 1	—	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,055	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	931	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	157.48/cwt	150.00–157.75	998	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	818	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	927	91
Steers	Small 1	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	3
Steers	Small 1	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	2
Steers	Small 1	—	355	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	543	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	402	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	868	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	784	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	737	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	900	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	630	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	608	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	494	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	741	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	154.46/cwt	139.00–155.50	758	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	855	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	49
Heifers	Small 1	—	630	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	551	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	738	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	845	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	141.04/cwt	141.00–144.00	764	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	854	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	684	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	568	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	798	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	683	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	141.81/cwt	138.00–142.00	776	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	613	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	14

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 May 2, 2022

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

Receipts 1,072Last week 1,279Year ago 1,244

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Heifers 507, Bulls 231)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	169.50	169.50
6	—	557	157.00	157.00
5	—	617	150.50	150.50
4	—	362	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	740	151.50	151.50
4	—	377	177.00	177.00
57	—	634	150.00–157.75	157.48
39	—	466	175.50	175.50
91	—	550	168.50	168.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	150.00	150.00
5	—	653	145.00	145.00
3	—	560	138.00	138.00
2	—	745	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	444	170.00–178.50	177.97
12	—	362	171.00–192.00	188.23
16	—	653	161.50	161.50
6	—	730	151.50	151.50
1	—	555	151.00	151.00
32	—	541	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	156.50	156.50
49	—	460	150.00	150.00
26	—	627	134.75	134.75
10	—	736	127.50	127.50
70	—	542	141.00–144.00	141.04
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	456	147.50	147.50
10	—	542	139.00	139.00
3	—	723	120.50	120.50
7	—	630	123.50	123.50
2	—	380	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	159.00	159.00
18	—	460	148.75	148.75
16	—	530	140.00	140.00
16	—	360	157.75	157.75
8	—	646	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	640	133.50	133.50
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
108	—	451	151.50	151.50
60	—	547	138.00–142.00	141.81
35	—	372	164.75	164.75
4	—	438	146.50	146.50
14	—	750	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	157.50	157.50
1	—	375	162.00	162.00
7	—	494	145.50	145.50
3	—	551	134.00	134.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	568	152.75	152.75
33	—	493	159.00	159.00
17	—	420	175.50	175.50
13	—	624	144.25	144.25
6	—	349	180.50	180.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	420	176.50	176.50
32	—	491	139.00–155.50	154.46
24	—	560	152.75	152.75
12	—	347	184.00	184.00
6	—	630	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	158.00	158.00

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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