Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 426, Heifers, 638, Bulls 317)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.47/cwt on 637 head.

Average price

$152.47

637 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	155.66	791	260
Medium and Large 3	472	154.76	731	89
Medium and Large 1	553	150.23	830	251
Small 1	516	139.70	721	37

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $70 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 sale637 hd

152.47

—

VA average9 barns · 2,042 hd

151.84

+0.63

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

59 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	Medium and Large 3	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	902	57
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	209.23/cwt	190.00–213.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	194.03/cwt	174.00–194.50	896	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	161.36/cwt	156.00–161.50	1,194	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	190.02/cwt	162.00–192.50	876	38
Heifers	Small 1	—	447	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	677	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,062	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,068	79
Steers	Small 1	—	448	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	185.03/cwt	172.00–185.25	1,014	56
Steers	Small 1	—	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,184	5
Steers	Small 1	—	382	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	176.41/cwt	164.50–177.25	1,141	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	759	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	168.05/cwt	158.00–168.25	943	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	890	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	855	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	737	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	931	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	913	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	722	22
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	163.90/cwt	130.00–179.00	623	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	591	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	792	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	497	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	899	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	814	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,045	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	734	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	995	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	174.71/cwt	162.00–175.25	624	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	851	49
Heifers	Small 1	—	734	117.04/cwt	111.00–119.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	157.40/cwt	134.00–158.75	707	36
Heifers	Small 1	—	371	145.82/cwt	117.50–153.00	541	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	552	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	745	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	159.10/cwt	155.00–159.25	719	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	149.57/cwt	145.00–149.75	817	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	166.31/cwt	143.00–168.75	607	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	143.66/cwt	131.00–144.00	914	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	634	39
Steers	Small 1	—	551	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	738	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	148.84/cwt	145.00–149.00	823	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	880	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	661	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	800	4

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 16, 2023

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

Receipts 1,381Last week 947Year ago 838

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 426, Heifers, 638, Bulls 317)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	135.00	135.00
6	—	523	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
9	—	447	170.00	170.00
4	—	367	159.00	159.00
2	—	640	145.00	145.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	356	190.00–213.00	209.23
45	—	462	174.00–194.50	194.03
38	—	740	156.00–161.50	161.36
79	—	552	193.50	193.50
1	—	525	169.00	169.00
74	—	647	164.50–177.25	176.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	461	162.00–192.50	190.02
17	—	632	168.00	168.00
56	—	548	172.00–185.25	185.03
5	—	748	158.25	158.25
17	—	353	215.00	215.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	448	142.00	142.00
5	—	653	135.00	135.00
2	—	382	139.00	139.00
11	—	551	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	648	139.25	139.25
60	—	461	159.25	159.25
26	—	740	134.50	134.50
27	—	357	162.00–175.25	174.71
1	—	795	128.00	128.00
78	—	553	145.00–149.00	148.84
2	—	667	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	447	151.50	151.50
4	—	734	111.00–119.00	117.04
5	—	371	117.50–153.00	145.82
9	—	552	135.00	135.00
4	—	661	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	548	148.50	148.50
2	—	725	120.00	120.00
4	—	668	124.00	124.00
36	—	449	134.00–158.75	157.40
22	—	365	143.00–168.75	166.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	744	140.50	140.50
87	—	452	155.00–159.25	159.10
78	—	546	145.00–149.75	149.57
36	—	636	131.00–144.00	143.66
39	—	360	176.00	176.00
4	—	343	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	561	158.00–168.25	168.05
40	—	495	179.75	179.75
36	—	417	205.00	205.00
18	—	341	216.00	216.00
11	—	633	147.00	147.00
1	—	510	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	556	164.25	164.25
22	—	339	213.00	213.00
38	—	491	183.00	183.00
8	—	629	141.00	141.00
49	—	416	204.50	204.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	130.00–179.00	163.90
3	—	591	134.00	134.00
2	—	497	126.00	126.00

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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