Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 275, Heifers 568, Bulls 328)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.12/cwt on 568 head.

Average price

$167.12

568 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$18.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	170.97	856	252
Medium and Large 3	467	168.93	789	93
Medium and Large 1	542	164.25	890	182
Small 1	492	152.11	748	41

One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about $108 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 sale568 hd

167.12

—

VA average9 barns · 1,287 hd

162.65

+4.47

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

57 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	—	741	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,052	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,294	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	196.66/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,072	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,249	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	796	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	177.55/cwt	172.00–178.00	797	93
Heifers	Small 1	—	627	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,288	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	367	157.32/cwt	140.00–159.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	167.22/cwt	157.00–167.50	913	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	210.07/cwt	179.00–211.00	945	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	199.08/cwt	189.00–199.50	1,087	50
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	806	15
Steers	Small 1	—	667	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	980	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,036	14
Steers	Small 1	—	470	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	189.40/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,051	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	351	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	214.89/cwt	208.00–215.50	900	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	945	55
Bulls	Small 1	—	563	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	918	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	506	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	759	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	551	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	851	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	456	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	705	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	418	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	694	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	894	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	950	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	220.70/cwt	209.00–221.00	757	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	999	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	150.44/cwt	148.00–150.50	973	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	953	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,174	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	787	29
Bulls	Small 1	—	341	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,093	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,157	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	184.03/cwt	170.00–184.75	640	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	900	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	882	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	138.61/cwt	131.00–142.50	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,067	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	190.79/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,229	27
Steers	Small 1	—	548	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	945	8
Steers	Small 1	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	180.19/cwt	160.00–181.00	641	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	871	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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Receipts 1,171Last week 431Year ago 1,986

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 275, Heifers 568, Bulls 328)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	741	142.00	142.00
49	—	456	174.50	174.50
38	—	647	148.00–150.50	150.44
15	—	370	181.00	181.00
64	—	544	165.50	165.50
3	—	551	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	449	172.00–178.00	177.55
75	—	546	157.00–167.50	167.22
32	—	649	154.00	154.00
40	—	348	170.00–184.75	184.03
1	—	650	148.50	148.50
11	—	737	144.75	144.75
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	627	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	124.00	124.00
12	—	367	140.00–159.00	157.32
11	—	551	154.50	154.50
10	—	456	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	161.00	161.00
2	—	552	149.00	149.00
29	—	448	175.75	175.75
24	—	543	162.50	162.50
9	—	629	131.00–142.50	138.61
26	—	356	160.00–181.00	180.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	731	177.00	177.00
31	—	545	186.00–197.00	196.66
17	—	634	197.00	197.00
35	—	450	179.00–211.00	210.07
15	—	363	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	458	179.00	179.00
3	—	628	178.00	178.00
2	—	730	168.00	168.00
14	—	551	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	732	176.00	176.00
50	—	546	189.00–199.50	199.08
28	—	457	214.50	214.50
8	—	365	217.00	217.00
27	—	644	185.00–191.00	190.79
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	162.00	162.00
2	—	470	168.00	168.00
8	—	548	172.50	172.50
3	—	370	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	555	184.00–190.00	189.40
63	—	419	208.00–215.50	214.89
55	—	487	194.00	194.00
39	—	343	209.00–221.00	220.70
2	—	507	188.00	188.00
14	—	628	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	351	220.00	220.00
38	—	412	217.00	217.00
24	—	492	193.00	193.00
17	—	562	194.50	194.50
9	—	632	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	163.00	163.00
3	—	506	150.00	150.00
16	—	418	166.00	166.00
2	—	485	150.00	150.00
8	—	341	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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