Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 300, Heifers 449, Bulls 207)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.50/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$158.50

449 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$32.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.57

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	160.98	788	189
Medium and Large 1	507	159.78	810	192
Medium and Large 3	469	151.38	710	58
Small 1	548	128.25	703	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.73/cwt here — about $84 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 sale449 hd

158.50

—

VA average6 barns · 1,119 hd

152.93

+5.57

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	—	544	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	854	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	452	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,012	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	161.29/cwt	157.00–161.50	1,202	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,054	55
Steers	Small 1	—	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	200.04/cwt	150.00–202.00	890	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,198	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	2
Steers	Small 1	—	542	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	872	2
Steers	Small 1	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	925	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	165.87/cwt	153.00–166.50	1,060	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	8
Steers	Small 1	—	464	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	612	10
Steers	Small 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	179.15/cwt	158.00–180.50	1,159	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	869	23
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	844	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	144.23/cwt	142.00–149.00	769	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	562	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	961	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	986	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	746	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	746	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	874	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	852	53
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	197.01/cwt	155.00–200.50	810	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	962	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	801	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	711	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	164.48/cwt	120.00–168.00	594	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	154.17/cwt	135.00–155.00	688	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	144.06/cwt	135.00–145.50	915	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	748	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	152.93/cwt	151.00–153.00	837	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	173.18/cwt	164.00–173.50	634	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	602	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	176.32/cwt	161.00–177.00	647	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	910	29
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	3

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 30, 2023

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

Receipts 956Last week 591Year ago 906

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 300, Heifers 449, Bulls 207)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	544	157.00	157.00
9	—	446	159.00	159.00
2	—	635	144.00	144.00
8	—	355	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	547	185.00	185.00
25	—	445	150.00–202.00	200.04
9	—	749	160.00	160.00
2	—	570	153.00	153.00
21	—	639	153.00–166.50	165.87
9	—	360	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	745	157.00–161.50	161.29
55	—	547	192.75	192.75
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
33	—	451	205.00	205.00
6	—	370	214.00	214.00
49	—	647	158.00–180.50	179.15
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
4	—	542	132.00	132.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
10	—	464	132.00	132.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	131.00	131.00
1	—	385	112.50	112.50
4	—	640	122.00	122.00
3	—	545	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	736	136.50	136.50
53	—	541	157.50	157.50
65	—	448	167.00	167.00
31	—	366	164.00–173.50	173.18
3	—	576	148.00	148.00
29	—	634	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	451	165.50	165.50
22	—	635	135.00–145.50	144.06
2	—	442	155.00	155.00
54	—	547	151.00–153.00	152.93
7	—	744	136.50	136.50
48	—	367	161.00–177.00	176.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	545	147.00	147.00
14	—	361	120.00–168.00	164.48
1	—	550	122.50	122.50
23	—	446	135.00–155.00	154.17
2	—	718	105.00–110.00	107.46
2	—	602	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	184.00	184.00
23	—	488	178.00	178.00
28	—	423	199.50	199.50
22	—	567	169.50	169.50
14	—	636	155.00	155.00
16	—	337	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	126.00	126.00
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
2	—	562	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	142.00–149.00	144.23
20	—	347	215.00	215.00
7	—	625	159.00	159.00
27	—	484	180.50	180.50
26	—	411	155.00–200.50	197.01
14	—	566	170.00	170.00

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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