Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 384, Heifers 534, Bulls 168)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.70/cwt on 534 head.

Average price

$142.70

534 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$12.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	146.83	691	195
Medium and Large 3	483	141.33	682	58
Medium and Large 1	543	140.86	765	249
Small 1	525	134.41	705	32

One grade step is worth $12.42/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale534 hd

142.70

—

VA average11 barns · 1,501 hd

140.51

+2.20

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

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	Small 1	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	638	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	89
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,045	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,133	13
Steers	Small 1	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	944	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	894	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	808	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,009	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	689	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	914	116
Steers	Small 1	—	565	122.56/cwt	119.00–126.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	721	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	1
Steers	Small 1	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Steers	Small 1	—	459	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	716	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	558	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	878	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	803	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	717	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	912	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	423	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	159.05/cwt	149.00–162.00	789	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.19/cwt	138.00–140.25	771	113
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	871	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	641	17
Heifers	Small 1	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	729	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	140.79/cwt	136.00–141.00	752	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	876	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	157.28/cwt	152.00–158.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	671	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	575	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	134.55/cwt	134.50–137.00	857	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	796	54

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 23, 2022

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

Receipts 1,086Last week 1,329Year ago 997

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 384, Heifers 534, Bulls 168)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
13	—	440	140.00	140.00
6	—	628	125.00	125.00
12	—	545	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	443	144.00	144.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
12	—	535	138.50	138.50
1	—	480	137.00	137.00
8	—	356	155.00	155.00
8	—	640	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	450	147.00	147.00
6	—	447	143.00	143.00
47	—	534	136.00–141.00	140.79
2	—	340	152.50	152.50
34	—	360	159.75	159.75
15	—	637	139.00	139.00
2	—	715	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	740	127.50	127.50
113	—	550	138.00–140.25	140.19
9	—	364	152.00–158.00	157.28
68	—	458	146.50	146.50
45	—	637	134.50–137.00	134.55
1	—	420	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	438	169.00	169.00
5	—	360	178.00	178.00
6	—	646	146.50	146.50
7	—	563	139.00	139.00
3	—	721	143.00	143.00
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	641	163.00	163.00
13	—	738	153.50	153.50
30	—	459	176.00	176.00
6	—	357	179.00	179.00
116	—	549	166.50	166.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
2	—	565	119.00–126.00	122.56
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
6	—	459	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	538	166.25	166.25
11	—	645	156.50	156.50
15	—	373	184.75	184.75
1	—	665	147.00	147.00
54	—	460	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	558	133.50	133.50
4	—	423	139.50	139.50
7	—	495	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	562	156.25	156.25
16	—	481	167.00	167.00
13	—	417	172.00	172.00
10	—	627	145.50	145.50
6	—	360	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	496	149.00–162.00	159.05
18	—	553	157.50	157.50
17	—	352	182.00	182.00
20	—	419	174.00	174.00
5	—	626	140.00	140.00

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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