Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 350, Heifers 553, Bulls 314)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.79/cwt on 553 head.

Average price

$175.79

553 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$30.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.59

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	459	181.10	832	124
Medium and Large 2	489	178.64	873	205
Medium and Large 1	506	173.24	876	194
Small 1	519	150.87	784	30

One grade step is worth $30.24/cwt here — about $49 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 sale553 hd

175.79

—

VA average7 barns · 1,248 hd

171.20

+4.59

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

66 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	—	451	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	807	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	169.80/cwt	167.00–170.00	936	60
Heifers	Small 1	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	180.83/cwt	165.00–197.50	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,107	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	185.75/cwt	185.75–185.75	1,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,176	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	204.27/cwt	204.25–204.50	1,320	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	224.84/cwt	190.00–227.00	1,021	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	229.46/cwt	217.00–230.00	833	26
Steers	Small 1	—	548	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,014	4
Steers	Small 1	—	457	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	818	4
Steers	Small 1	—	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	221.75/cwt	221.75–221.75	1,000	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,378	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	209.06/cwt	199.00–209.25	1,141	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,316	36
Steers	Small 1	—	618	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	801	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	406	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	555	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,018	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	226.29/cwt	220.00–227.00	948	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,192	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	956	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	226.92/cwt	218.00–227.50	772	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	206.98/cwt	184.00–207.75	1,020	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	203.75/cwt	203.75–203.75	1,135	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,228	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	347	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	625	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	508	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	930	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,122	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	754	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	734	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	521	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	818	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	810	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	174.75/cwt	170.00–175.00	947	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	907	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	817	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	192.17/cwt	185.00–193.50	705	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	816	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	447	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	680	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	169.01/cwt	158.00–169.50	1,080	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	150.88/cwt	143.00–152.50	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,006	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	684	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,134	5

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 27, 2023

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

Receipts 1,217Last week 1,171Year ago 1,012

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 350, Heifers 553, Bulls 314)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	451	179.00	179.00
60	—	551	167.00–170.00	169.80
3	—	345	179.00	179.00
2	—	655	149.00	149.00
2	—	410	179.00	179.00
30	—	639	157.50	157.50
29	—	362	189.00	189.00
5	—	761	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	149.00	149.00
2	—	735	95.00	95.00
11	—	521	157.00	157.00
4	—	635	150.00	150.00
12	—	447	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	135.00	135.00
21	—	535	169.50	169.50
10	—	626	163.00	163.00
60	—	444	184.00	184.00
31	—	367	185.00–193.50	192.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	449	180.50	180.50
59	—	542	170.00–175.00	174.75
2	—	337	186.00	186.00
4	—	465	175.50	175.50
34	—	353	192.50	192.50
23	—	639	158.00–169.50	169.01
6	—	729	143.00–152.50	150.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	165.00–197.50	180.83
1	—	435	171.00	171.00
10	—	552	200.50	200.50
4	—	631	196.00	196.00
1	—	725	177.00	177.00
10	—	453	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	185.75	185.75
34	—	552	213.00	213.00
26	—	646	204.25–204.50	204.27
12	—	351	229.00	229.00
1	—	545	189.00	189.00
36	—	454	190.00–227.00	224.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	363	217.00–230.00	229.46
1	—	625	191.50	191.50
70	—	451	221.75	221.75
7	—	747	184.50	184.50
2	—	437	215.50	215.50
1	—	760	177.00	177.00
52	—	546	199.00–209.25	209.06
36	—	658	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	185.00	185.00
4	—	457	179.00	179.00
1	—	370	168.00	168.00
4	—	618	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	216.00	216.00
1	—	535	193.00	193.00
50	—	487	209.00	209.00
48	—	419	220.00–227.00	226.29
15	—	624	191.00	191.00
23	—	568	197.50	197.50
16	—	341	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	406	190.00	190.00
3	—	555	192.00	192.00
7	—	347	180.00	180.00
5	—	508	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	415	230.25	230.25
32	—	340	218.00–227.50	226.92
31	—	493	184.00–207.75	206.98
22	—	557	203.75	203.75
11	—	620	198.00	198.00
1	—	385	210.00	210.00

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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