Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers, 264, Bulls 186)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.71/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$154.71

264 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$21.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	159.46	752	106
Medium and Large 3	458	154.82	709	61
Medium and Large 1	516	152.75	787	76
Small 1	498	137.52	685	21

One grade step is worth $21.94/cwt here — about $67 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 sale264 hd

154.71

—

VA average10 barns · 1,012 hd

150.89

+3.83

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	—	357	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	518	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	442	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	611	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	187.97/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,045	20
Steers	Small 1	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,029	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	8
Steers	Small 1	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,012	15
Steers	Small 1	—	552	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	201.72/cwt	160.00–204.50	914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,124	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	842	1
Steers	Small 1	—	449	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	633	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	173.71/cwt	162.50–175.00	839	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	874	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	921	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	756	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	750	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	927	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	178.51/cwt	150.00–181.00	875	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	204.32/cwt	160.00–208.50	850	23
Bulls	Small 1	—	501	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	166.14/cwt	142.50–168.50	600	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	811	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	719	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	150.35/cwt	140.00–150.75	813	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	880	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	151.93/cwt	144.00–152.25	825	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	144.01/cwt	138.00–144.50	933	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	159.05/cwt	147.00–159.75	717	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	694	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	647	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	828	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	567	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	765	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 23, 2023

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

Receipts 591Last week 1,381Year ago 683

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers, 264, Bulls 186)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	357	145.00	145.00
8	—	442	141.00	141.00
5	—	647	128.00	128.00
4	—	567	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	350	174.50	174.50
25	—	543	144.00–152.25	151.93
13	—	648	138.00–144.50	144.01
38	—	451	147.00–159.75	159.05
1	—	730	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	362	169.00	169.00
3	—	780	133.00	133.00
1	—	400	149.00	149.00
24	—	451	159.50	159.50
25	—	541	140.00–150.75	150.35
14	—	631	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	361	142.50–168.50	166.14
14	—	552	147.00	147.00
4	—	643	129.50	129.50
20	—	449	154.50	154.50
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	556	150.00–190.00	187.97
17	—	635	162.00	162.00
17	—	453	160.00–204.50	201.72
7	—	355	216.00	216.00
4	—	753	156.00	156.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	139.00	139.00
2	—	605	141.00	141.00
2	—	552	139.50	139.50
7	—	449	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
9	—	447	157.00	157.00
8	—	535	150.00	150.00
2	—	645	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	547	185.00	185.00
1	—	360	208.00	208.00
12	—	442	203.00	203.00
11	—	644	174.50	174.50
4	—	725	164.00	164.00
1	—	465	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	135.00	135.00
6	—	435	171.00	171.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
7	—	501	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	483	162.50–175.00	173.71
17	—	417	209.50	209.50
16	—	560	164.50	164.50
11	—	350	216.00	216.00
5	—	635	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	347	216.00	216.00
9	—	621	145.00	145.00
24	—	557	166.50	166.50
24	—	490	150.00–181.00	178.51
23	—	416	160.00–208.50	204.32

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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