Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 459, Bulls 257)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.08/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$154.08

459 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$9.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.06

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	157.34	783	195
Medium and Large 3	493	153.08	755	64
Medium and Large 1	545	152.05	829	164
Small 1	518	147.47	764	36

One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about $19 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 sale459 hd

154.08

—

VA average9 barns · 1,374 hd

150.01

+4.06

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	Medium and Large 1	—	362	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	151.72/cwt	150.00–151.75	822	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	160.49/cwt	154.00–161.00	722	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	194.85/cwt	179.00–195.50	892	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,030	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,036	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	920	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,095	7
Steers	Small 1	—	547	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	799	7
Steers	Small 1	—	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	3
Steers	Small 1	—	486	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,153	16
Steers	Small 1	—	345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	531	2
Steers	Small 1	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	217.80/cwt	208.00–219.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	195.04/cwt	186.00–195.50	1,071	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	171.00/cwt	156.00–172.50	1,098	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	929	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	892	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	973	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	840	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	351	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	751	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	898	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	725	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	489	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	714	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	197.12/cwt	170.00–199.50	826	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	182.61/cwt	169.00–184.25	902	28
Heifers	Small 1	—	542	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	799	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	637	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	815	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	159.94/cwt	135.00–161.00	904	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	144.74/cwt	138.00–145.00	915	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	707	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	816	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	742	46
Heifers	Small 1	—	462	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	728	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	152.40/cwt	146.00–152.50	829	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	602	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	123.73/cwt	117.00–127.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	141.62/cwt	139.00–141.75	911	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	5

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 Jan 9, 2023

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

Receipts 947Last week 369Year ago 838

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 459, Bulls 257)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	174.00	174.00
59	—	542	150.00–151.75	151.72
46	—	461	161.00	161.00
42	—	643	139.00–141.75	141.62
7	—	745	140.00	140.00
5	—	445	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	450	154.00–161.00	160.49
27	—	632	138.00–145.00	144.74
5	—	752	139.00	139.00
64	—	544	146.00–152.50	152.40
30	—	344	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	542	147.50	147.50
6	—	637	128.00	128.00
2	—	370	159.00	159.00
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
15	—	462	157.50	157.50
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	446	158.50	158.50
17	—	543	150.25	150.25
9	—	341	168.00	168.00
8	—	633	135.00	135.00
3	—	723	117.00–127.00	123.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	458	179.00–195.50	194.85
26	—	548	188.00	188.00
7	—	740	148.00	148.00
9	—	647	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	548	189.00	189.00
1	—	630	154.00	154.00
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
8	—	466	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	467	197.00	197.00
16	—	744	155.00	155.00
9	—	347	208.00–219.00	217.80
41	—	549	186.00–195.50	195.04
32	—	642	156.00–172.50	171.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	146.00	146.00
3	—	668	136.00	136.00
3	—	486	147.50	147.50
2	—	345	154.00	154.00
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	568	163.50	163.50
33	—	485	184.00	184.00
22	—	623	156.25	156.25
17	—	416	202.00	202.00
8	—	351	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	552	140.00	140.00
9	—	489	146.00	146.00
6	—	420	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	145.00	145.00
2	—	352	206.00	206.00
38	—	419	170.00–199.50	197.12
28	—	494	169.00–184.25	182.61
25	—	565	135.00–161.00	159.94
20	—	345	215.00	215.00

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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