Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 222, Heifers 450, Bulls 226)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.13/cwt on 450 head.

Average price

$163.13

450 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.05

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	168.46	826	182
Medium and Large 1	534	163.02	870	179
Medium and Large 3	484	156.34	756	61
Small 1	523	143.96	753	28

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $73 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 sale450 hd

163.13

—

VA average9 barns · 1,160 hd

154.08

+9.05

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

55 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	—	527	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	662	36
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,065	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,151	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	160.54/cwt	151.00–161.00	883	65
Steers	Small 1	—	637	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	936	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	473	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	695	9
Steers	Small 1	—	543	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	187.31/cwt	164.00–188.50	1,062	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	195.72/cwt	160.00–200.00	926	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	910	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	794	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Steers	Small 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,107	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	171.93/cwt	159.00–172.75	1,262	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	905	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	174.13/cwt	157.00–175.00	980	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	844	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,023	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	216.10/cwt	199.00–218.00	776	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	183.75/cwt	183.75–183.75	910	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	758	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	927	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,022	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	847	37
Bulls	Small 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	940	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	157.79/cwt	135.00–160.00	716	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	152.05/cwt	145.00–152.50	838	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	179.95/cwt	168.00–180.50	666	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	173.16/cwt	159.00–173.50	788	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	603	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	641	138.68/cwt	131.00–140.50	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	172.48/cwt	163.50–172.75	776	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	967	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	982	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	143.96/cwt	138.00–144.50	1,065	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	366	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	522	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	536	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	159.77/cwt	147.00–160.00	869	52

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Receipts 898Last week 956Year ago 1,305

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 222, Heifers 450, Bulls 226)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	156.00	156.00
6	—	427	158.00	158.00
4	—	620	151.50	151.50
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	553	192.50	192.50
31	—	629	183.00	183.00
33	—	462	197.00	197.00
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
10	—	358	218.00	218.00
16	—	734	159.00–172.75	171.93
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	147.00	147.00
9	—	543	143.00	143.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	567	164.00–188.50	187.31
9	—	721	162.00	162.00
9	—	473	160.00–200.00	195.72
11	—	361	220.00	220.00
9	—	649	170.50	170.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	356	186.00	186.00
68	—	450	163.50–172.75	172.48
7	—	750	148.50	148.50
19	—	646	152.00	152.00
52	—	544	147.00–160.00	159.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	550	151.00–161.00	160.54
3	—	665	146.00	146.00
24	—	370	168.00–180.50	179.95
44	—	455	159.00–173.50	173.16
31	—	646	149.75	149.75
12	—	740	138.00–144.50	143.96
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	147.00	147.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
5	—	641	131.00–140.50	138.68
3	—	366	142.50	142.50
10	—	536	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	653	144.00	144.00
23	—	454	135.00–160.00	157.79
17	—	551	145.00–152.50	152.05
14	—	356	169.50	169.50
2	—	720	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	488	185.50	185.50
22	—	563	157.00–175.00	174.13
22	—	420	201.00	201.00
12	—	624	164.00	164.00
10	—	359	199.00–218.00	216.10
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	495	183.75	183.75
2	—	540	153.00	153.00
25	—	339	223.50	223.50
17	—	562	165.00	165.00
6	—	625	163.50	163.50
37	—	410	206.50	206.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
6	—	495	143.00	143.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	148.00	148.00

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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