Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 483, Bulls 257)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.71/cwt on 483 head.

Average price

$180.71

483 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$21.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	185.65	881	189
Medium and Large 3	453	182.82	828	79
Medium and Large 1	524	177.81	932	180
Small 1	493	164.20	809	35

One grade step is worth $21.45/cwt here — about $72 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 sale483 hd

180.71

—

VA average9 barns · 1,501 hd

174.77

+5.94

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

58 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	—	366	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	177.67/cwt	167.00–178.00	970	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	184.06/cwt	176.00–184.75	850	65
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,056	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	215.30/cwt	204.00–215.50	1,171	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	204.60/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,326	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	216.35/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,199	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,351	32
Steers	Small 1	—	639	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,240	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	196.16/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,110	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,391	2
Steers	Small 1	—	750	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,335	5
Steers	Small 1	—	561	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	232.77/cwt	214.00–234.00	866	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	231.94/cwt	217.00–232.50	1,058	59
Bulls	Small 1	—	411	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,068	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,114	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	980	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	189.67/cwt	188.00–189.75	1,189	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,107	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	234.17/cwt	220.00–236.50	948	29
Bulls	Small 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	491	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	943	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	539	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	189.06/cwt	172.00–189.50	834	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	689	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,047	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,181	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,018	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	191.95/cwt	179.00–192.25	860	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	822	50
Heifers	Small 1	—	438	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	767	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	155.36/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,011	19
Heifers	Small 1	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	920	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	648	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	875	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	546	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	863	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	649	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	196.78/cwt	188.00–197.00	714	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	178.54/cwt	171.00–178.75	964	37
Steers	Small 1	—	454	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	890	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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Receipts 1,083Last week 1,217Year ago 1,613

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 483, Bulls 257)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	176.00	176.00
16	—	438	175.00	175.00
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
1	—	455	159.00	159.00
3	—	648	135.00	135.00
11	—	546	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	546	167.00–178.00	177.67
65	—	462	176.00–184.75	184.06
14	—	368	200.00	200.00
9	—	738	150.00	150.00
25	—	638	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	441	172.00–189.50	189.06
19	—	359	192.00	192.00
6	—	618	149.00	149.00
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
13	—	543	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	747	144.00	144.00
89	—	448	179.00–192.25	191.95
19	—	651	148.00–158.00	155.36
40	—	363	188.00–197.00	196.78
37	—	540	171.00–178.75	178.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	188.00	188.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
2	—	667	198.00	198.00
1	—	715	183.00	183.00
8	—	566	184.00–198.00	196.16
2	—	760	183.00	183.00
1	—	310	187.50	187.50
11	—	455	199.00	199.00
8	—	649	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	458	230.50	230.50
10	—	350	232.50	232.50
43	—	554	190.00–217.00	216.35
32	—	645	209.50	209.50
5	—	729	199.50	199.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	544	204.00–215.50	215.30
20	—	648	197.00–205.00	204.60
5	—	728	186.00	186.00
17	—	372	214.00–234.00	232.77
59	—	456	217.00–232.50	231.94
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	639	194.00	194.00
5	—	750	178.00	178.00
10	—	561	190.50	190.50
5	—	454	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	211.00	211.00
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
6	—	491	192.00	192.00
5	—	539	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	489	218.50	218.50
26	—	567	196.50	196.50
26	—	417	235.00	235.00
20	—	627	188.00–189.75	189.67
11	—	340	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	405	220.00–236.50	234.17
23	—	488	214.50	214.50
10	—	621	190.25	190.25
6	—	560	201.00	201.00
50	—	348	236.25	236.25

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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