Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 430, Bulls 267)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.52/cwt on 430 head.

Average price

$146.52

430 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$12.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.58

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	150.88	759	176
Medium and Large 1	529	145.11	767	154
Medium and Large 3	468	143.99	674	48
Small 1	473	138.25	654	52

One grade step is worth $12.64/cwt here — about $105 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 sale430 hd

146.52

—

VA average8 barns · 1,938 hd

139.93

+6.58

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	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	15
Bulls	Small 1	—	558	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	885	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,126	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	174.35/cwt	169.00–174.50	955	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,030	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	454	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	638	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	155.77/cwt	127.00–157.00	866	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	184.73/cwt	174.00–185.00	776	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	138.41/cwt	110.00–140.50	752	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	844	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	350	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	172.36/cwt	156.00–173.75	838	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	645	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	142.81/cwt	137.50–143.00	777	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	169.51/cwt	152.00–170.25	615	26
Bulls	Small 1	—	412	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	142.76/cwt	139.00–143.00	891	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	117.88/cwt	105.00–124.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	644	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	135.86/cwt	120.00–138.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	140.59/cwt	138.50–140.75	759	55
Heifers	Small 1	—	631	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	814	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	903	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	155.22/cwt	147.00–155.75	702	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	154.10/cwt	146.00–154.50	695	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.27/cwt	135.25–136.00	851	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	650	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	9
Steers	Small 1	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	3
Steers	Small 1	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	188.07/cwt	166.00–189.25	878	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	182.27/cwt	165.00–183.50	631	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	183.98/cwt	170.00–184.75	784	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	882	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	171.99/cwt	165.00–172.25	844	26
Bulls	Small 1	—	482	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	648	7

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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Receipts 871Last week 1,034Year ago 981

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 430, Bulls 267)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	365	145.00	145.00
20	—	454	140.50	140.50
8	—	535	120.00–138.00	135.86
7	—	631	129.00	129.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	735	134.00	134.00
12	—	355	167.50	167.50
55	—	540	138.50–140.75	140.59
45	—	451	146.00–154.50	154.10
35	—	629	135.25–136.00	135.27
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	543	110.00–140.50	138.41
3	—	631	105.00–124.00	117.88
20	—	453	142.25	142.25
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
10	—	361	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	544	137.50–143.00	142.81
26	—	363	152.00–170.25	169.51
19	—	646	139.75	139.75
66	—	452	147.00–155.75	155.22
9	—	725	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	126.00	126.00
7	—	350	137.50	137.50
5	—	412	141.50	141.50
7	—	482	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	556	127.00–157.00	155.77
41	—	420	174.00–185.00	184.73
9	—	623	135.50	135.50
39	—	486	156.00–173.75	172.36
21	—	342	188.50	188.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	624	139.00–143.00	142.76
15	—	346	165.00–183.50	182.27
19	—	426	170.00–184.75	183.98
33	—	558	158.00	158.00
26	—	491	165.00–172.25	171.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	462	191.50	191.50
8	—	736	139.00	139.00
9	—	534	169.50	169.50
10	—	360	196.50	196.50
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
10	—	645	154.50	154.50
1	—	435	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	147.00	147.00
3	—	343	189.00	189.00
14	—	736	153.00	153.00
34	—	548	169.00–174.50	174.35
23	—	642	160.50	160.50
20	—	467	166.00–189.25	188.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	133.00	133.00
3	—	546	135.00	135.00
2	—	362	148.00	148.00
7	—	435	149.50	149.50
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	125.00	125.00
2	—	585	125.00	125.00

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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