Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 405, Heifers 717, Bulls 390)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.12/cwt on 717 head.

Average price

$129.12

717 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$12.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	132.22	681	286
Medium and Large 1	559	129.88	726	276
Medium and Large 3	511	123.67	632	96
Small 1	529	119.47	632	59

One grade step is worth $12.74/cwt here — about $49 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 sale717 hd

129.12

—

VA average11 barns · 2,674 hd

131.20

−2.07

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

57 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	—	461	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	622	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	544	119.35/cwt	103.00–120.50	649	30
Heifers	Small 1	—	356	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	122.12/cwt	100.00–123.50	778	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	590	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	640	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	133.31/cwt	121.00–133.82	735	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.27/cwt	121.00–134.50	618	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	151.14/cwt	134.00–152.00	1,120	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	167.67/cwt	160.00–168.00	927	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	724	26
Steers	Small 1	—	558	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	120.52/cwt	117.00–121.00	767	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	608	96
Steers	Small 1	—	648	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,084	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	766	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	160.08/cwt	151.00–160.50	876	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Steers	Small 1	—	755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.03/cwt	127.00–139.00	780	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	687	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	820	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.21/cwt	146.00–149.50	637	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	570	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	750	21
Bulls	Small 1	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	424	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	124.48/cwt	110.00–125.00	565	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	132.17/cwt	132.00–136.00	649	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	130.00/cwt	120.00–130.50	727	44
Bulls	Small 1	—	362	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	120.90/cwt	115.00–121.50	881	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	349	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	471	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	157.39/cwt	138.00–159.50	537	20
Bulls	Small 1	—	557	120.25/cwt	110.00–121.00	670	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	143.21/cwt	143.00–146.00	593	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	711	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	126.81/cwt	118.00–127.75	808	41
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	998	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	155.68/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,001	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	154.20/cwt	154.00–157.00	712	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	663	37

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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Receipts 1,512Last week 464Year ago 1,101

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 405, Heifers 717, Bulls 390)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	135.00	135.00
6	—	558	127.00	127.00
6	—	648	141.00	141.00
1	—	755	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	134.00	134.00
12	—	541	141.50	141.50
6	—	640	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	131.00	131.00
15	—	745	145.50	145.50
10	—	358	159.00	159.00
44	—	547	151.00–160.50	160.08
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
38	—	646	154.50	154.50
30	—	462	154.00–157.00	154.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	156.00	156.00
42	—	741	134.00–152.00	151.14
76	—	553	160.00–168.00	167.67
26	—	461	157.00	157.00
78	—	643	140.00–157.00	155.68
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	106.00	106.00
30	—	544	103.00–120.50	119.35
3	—	356	117.00	117.00
9	—	640	119.50	119.50
16	—	455	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	637	100.00–123.50	122.12
31	—	454	110.00–125.00	124.48
10	—	349	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
37	—	548	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	551	121.00–133.82	133.31
60	—	460	121.00–134.50	134.27
75	—	636	117.00–121.00	120.52
22	—	729	115.00–121.50	120.90
15	—	374	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	449	135.50	135.50
2	—	347	135.00	135.00
13	—	732	125.00	125.00
7	—	560	119.00	119.00
28	—	360	147.00	147.00
93	—	549	129.50	129.50
41	—	637	118.00–127.75	126.81
6	—	458	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	565	127.00–139.00	138.03
48	—	494	139.00	139.00
27	—	626	131.00	131.00
25	—	427	146.00–149.50	149.21
15	—	356	160.00	160.00
2	—	505	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	628	119.50	119.50
47	—	491	132.00–136.00	132.17
44	—	559	120.00–130.50	130.00
20	—	341	138.00–159.50	157.39
42	—	414	143.00–146.00	143.21
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	500	127.50	127.50
8	—	424	131.00	131.00
2	—	362	129.00	129.00
15	—	557	110.00–121.00	120.25

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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