Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 281, Heifers 580, Bulls 265)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.38/cwt on 580 head.

Average price

$140.38

580 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$9.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	144.30	701	201
Medium and Large 3	491	139.44	685	75
Medium and Large 1	551	138.56	763	261
Small 1	513	134.78	692	43

One grade step is worth $9.52/cwt here — about $9 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 sale580 hd

140.38

—

VA average10 barns · 1,980 hd

136.97

+3.42

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

54 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	—	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	822	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	364	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	351	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	169.03/cwt	158.00–170.00	943	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	177.06/cwt	160.00–185.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	923	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	672	5
Steers	Small 1	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	3
Steers	Small 1	—	780	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,100	1
Steers	Small 1	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	156.39/cwt	139.00–157.50	1,002	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	154.37/cwt	149.50–155.25	1,133	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	862	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	157.39/cwt	152.00–157.50	878	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	168.23/cwt	162.00–170.00	821	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	178.79/cwt	165.00–180.00	756	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	843	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	619	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	419	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	633	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	573	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	806	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	789	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.18/cwt	130.50–138.50	767	101
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	734	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	648	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	815	14
Bulls	Small 1	—	501	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	557	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	135.69/cwt	118.00–137.50	729	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	126.37/cwt	118.00–127.00	815	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	576	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	918	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	159.54/cwt	135.00–161.00	570	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	144.15/cwt	140.00–144.25	641	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	749	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	860	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	989	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	640	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	132.69/cwt	130.00–133.00	845	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	143.31/cwt	135.00–144.00	648	55
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	737	18

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 31, 2022

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

Receipts 1,126Last week 953Year ago 1,075

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 281, Heifers 580, Bulls 265)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	457	135.00	135.00
7	—	655	125.50	125.50
5	—	364	141.00	141.00
18	—	540	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	777	124.00	124.00
101	—	555	130.50–138.50	138.18
21	—	369	156.00	156.00
15	—	720	127.50	127.50
67	—	637	130.00–133.00	132.69
55	—	452	135.00–144.00	143.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	369	151.00	151.00
22	—	537	118.00–137.50	135.69
14	—	645	118.00–127.00	126.37
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
19	—	449	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	357	135.00–161.00	159.54
80	—	445	140.00–144.25	144.15
54	—	540	138.75	138.75
21	—	628	137.00	137.00
8	—	761	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	159.00	159.00
29	—	536	172.25	172.25
19	—	465	180.00	180.00
4	—	758	149.00	149.00
10	—	645	156.00	156.00
9	—	371	194.50	194.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
8	—	351	179.50	179.50
5	—	540	138.00	138.00
5	—	432	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	558	158.00–170.00	169.03
3	—	378	160.00–185.00	177.06
66	—	641	139.00–157.50	156.39
26	—	734	149.50–155.25	154.37
24	—	467	184.50	184.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	151.00	151.00
1	—	780	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	558	152.00–157.50	157.39
32	—	488	162.00–170.00	168.23
25	—	423	165.00–180.00	178.79
20	—	622	135.50	135.50
12	—	345	185.00	185.00
2	—	362	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	151.00	151.00
5	—	573	127.00	127.00
14	—	501	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	130.50	130.50
35	—	487	162.00	162.00
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
1	—	370	166.00	166.00
20	—	417	176.00	176.00
19	—	340	190.50	190.50
14	—	559	145.75	145.75

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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