Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 283, Heifers 453, Bulls 217)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.62/cwt on 452 head.

Average price

$137.62

452 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	142.02	740	173
Medium and Large 3	492	138.19	680	59
Small 1	501	134.60	674	63
Medium and Large 1	578	133.78	774	157

One grade step is worth $8.24/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale452 hd

137.62

—

VA average11 barns · 2,343 hd

135.12

+2.50

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

62 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	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	562	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	846	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	168.33/cwt	154.50–169.50	934	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	987	47
Steers	Small 1	—	368	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	585	4
Steers	Small 1	—	553	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	141.03/cwt	135.00–142.00	653	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	117.78/cwt	111.00–119.00	860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,108	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	830	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	3
Steers	Small 1	—	659	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	896	5
Steers	Small 1	—	453	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	157.18/cwt	140.00–158.50	1,030	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	932	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,067	22
Bulls	Small 1	—	429	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	150.96/cwt	141.00–155.00	850	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	874	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	821	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	148.80/cwt	147.00–149.00	839	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	462	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	640	19
Bulls	Small 1	—	350	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	480	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	564	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	788	16
Bulls	Small 1	—	478	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	641	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	677	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	812	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	874	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	734	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	170.99/cwt	145.00–175.00	716	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	538	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	722	29
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	646	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	765	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	127.71/cwt	123.00–128.00	817	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	759	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 Oct 24, 2022

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

Receipts 953Last week 1,168Year ago 1,208

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 283, Heifers 453, Bulls 217)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	340	149.00	149.00
19	—	462	138.50	138.50
29	—	538	134.25	134.25
7	—	635	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	352	159.75	159.75
40	—	641	132.00	132.00
8	—	723	126.00	126.00
2	—	427	137.00	137.00
58	—	456	148.50	148.50
3	—	556	131.00	131.00
3	—	345	146.00	146.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
39	—	547	138.75	138.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	463	135.00–142.00	141.03
13	—	730	111.00–119.00	117.78
3	—	345	155.00	155.00
5	—	546	130.00	130.00
63	—	551	138.75	138.75
51	—	640	123.00–128.00	127.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	541	135.75	135.75
9	—	347	156.25	156.25
1	—	385	127.50	127.50
7	—	635	116.00	116.00
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
19	—	451	143.25	143.25
1	—	415	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	135.50	135.50
2	—	380	163.00	163.00
1	—	665	136.00	136.00
7	—	555	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	555	154.50–169.50	168.33
47	—	637	155.00	155.00
1	—	370	184.00	184.00
11	—	457	181.50	181.50
3	—	675	144.00	144.00
3	—	755	129.00	129.00
22	—	746	143.00	143.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	159.00	159.00
10	—	553	150.50	150.50
5	—	659	136.00	136.00
7	—	453	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	358	195.00	195.00
17	—	746	148.50	148.50
25	—	451	184.00	184.00
29	—	655	140.00–158.50	157.18
23	—	534	174.50	174.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	164.00	164.00
1	—	350	137.00	137.00
16	—	564	139.75	139.75
5	—	478	134.00	134.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	563	141.00–155.00	150.96
19	—	629	139.00	139.00
13	—	487	168.50	168.50
9	—	413	170.00	170.00
5	—	360	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	564	147.00–149.00	148.80
11	—	340	192.00	192.00
22	—	492	165.00	165.00
13	—	621	140.75	140.75
30	—	419	145.00–175.00	170.99
4	—	353	173.00	173.00

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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