Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 307, Heifers 477, Bulls 194)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.09/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$159.09

477 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.49

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	161.72	802	170
Small 1	475	159.83	759	21
Medium and Large 1	576	158.28	912	205
Medium and Large 3	477	155.43	742	81

One grade step is worth $6.29/cwt here — about $60 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 sale477 hd

159.09

—

VA average9 barns · 1,222 hd

153.60

+5.49

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

55 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	Small 1	—	360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	164.10/cwt	162.50–169.00	875	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	688	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	186.77/cwt	180.00–187.00	771	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	892	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	548	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	874	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	347	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	158.53/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,018	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	174.73/cwt	166.00–175.50	844	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	982	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	194.07/cwt	176.00–199.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	171.20/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,101	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	183.43/cwt	165.00–184.50	860	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	889	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	182.23/cwt	169.00–183.50	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	636	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	180.36/cwt	169.00–181.25	997	42
Steers	Small 1	—	545	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	182.04/cwt	166.00–182.25	1,007	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,169	25
Steers	Small 1	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	901	6
Steers	Small 1	—	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	1,085	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,169	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	190.62/cwt	175.00–192.50	783	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	889	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	913	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,006	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	661	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	566	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,062	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	478	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	153.72/cwt	148.00–154.00	850	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	145.27/cwt	139.00–146.50	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	162.70/cwt	145.00–165.00	587	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	866	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	165.69/cwt	156.00–166.00	752	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	700	34
Heifers	Small 1	—	444	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	710	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	139.27/cwt	139.25–139.50	1,017	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	170.19/cwt	162.00–170.50	621	28
Heifers	Small 1	—	356	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	164.01/cwt	155.00–164.25	750	39

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 Aug 15, 2022

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

Receipts 978Last week 1,010Year ago 1,089

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 307, Heifers 477, Bulls 194)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	176.00	176.00
4	—	545	159.00	159.00
2	—	610	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	173.00	173.00
8	—	636	163.50	163.50
3	—	383	170.00	170.00
6	—	558	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	176.00–199.00	194.07
12	—	468	169.00–183.50	182.23
42	—	553	169.00–181.25	180.36
17	—	645	168.25	168.25
7	—	742	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	643	161.00–172.00	171.20
19	—	469	165.00–184.50	183.43
3	—	356	189.00	189.00
79	—	553	166.00–182.25	182.04
25	—	740	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	162.50–169.00	164.10
28	—	411	175.00–192.50	190.62
25	—	494	180.00	180.00
21	—	559	163.25	163.25
10	—	629	160.00	160.00
8	—	339	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	175.00	175.00
2	—	347	160.00	160.00
6	—	566	159.50	159.50
5	—	478	156.50	156.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	350	196.50	196.50
29	—	413	180.00–187.00	186.77
15	—	556	160.50	160.50
24	—	483	166.00–175.50	174.73
2	—	615	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	548	159.50	159.50
6	—	444	160.00	160.00
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
5	—	356	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	642	149.00–159.00	158.53
74	—	555	160.25	160.25
6	—	358	169.00	169.00
23	—	730	139.25–139.50	139.27
1	—	545	147.00	147.00
39	—	457	155.00–164.25	164.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	644	152.50	152.50
1	—	660	149.00	149.00
3	—	740	143.50	143.50
52	—	551	157.25	157.25
4	—	521	152.00	152.00
65	—	454	156.00–166.00	165.69
28	—	365	162.00–170.50	170.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	553	148.00–154.00	153.72
6	—	630	139.00–146.50	145.27
17	—	361	145.00–165.00	162.70
34	—	451	155.25	155.25
1	—	700	138.00	138.00

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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