Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 289, Heifers 641, Bulls 308)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.68/cwt on 641 head.

Average price

$195.68

641 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$28.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.54

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	468	202.74	948	270
Medium and Large 1	515	193.02	995	221
Medium and Large 3	472	189.28	894	127
Small 1	532	173.78	924	23

One grade step is worth $28.95/cwt here — about $24 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 sale641 hd

195.68

—

VA average10 barns · 1,675 hd

185.14

+10.54

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

56 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 3	—	448	196.65/cwt	171.00–197.50	881	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	205.73/cwt	191.00–207.00	920	126
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	8
Steers	Small 1	—	533	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	245.01/cwt	231.00–246.00	889	16
Steers	Small 1	—	370	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	789	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	653	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	220.75/cwt	220.75–220.75	1,417	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	926	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,328	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,263	11
Steers	Small 1	—	640	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,067	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	1,271	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,394	23
Steers	Small 1	—	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	468	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	793	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,191	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,086	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,020	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,154	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	543	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	972	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	459	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	226.36/cwt	212.00–230.25	1,089	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	213.35/cwt	209.50–214.50	1,188	26
Bulls	Small 1	—	564	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,089	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	216.83/cwt	199.00–219.00	794	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,089	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	247.63/cwt	239.00–248.50	844	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	202.62/cwt	193.00–202.75	926	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	255.08/cwt	238.00–256.50	1,056	77
Bulls	Small 1	—	424	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	823	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	195.90/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,048	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	987	34
Steers	Small 1	—	730	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,111	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	713	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	946	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,072	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,041	81
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	992	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,087	44

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 27, 2023

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

Receipts 1,238Last week 1,293Year ago 831

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 289, Heifers 641, Bulls 308)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	448	171.00–197.50	196.65
2	—	345	172.50	172.50
34	—	533	185.25	185.25
21	—	353	202.00	202.00
13	—	633	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	447	191.00–207.00	205.73
57	—	366	199.00–219.00	216.83
16	—	639	170.50	170.50
4	—	748	151.00	151.00
67	—	535	189.00–196.00	195.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	375	210.50	210.50
2	—	560	188.50	188.50
79	—	457	193.00–202.75	202.62
9	—	738	150.50	150.50
29	—	636	168.50	168.50
81	—	540	192.75	192.75
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	139.00	139.00
13	—	543	179.00	179.00
7	—	459	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	240.00	240.00
11	—	542	233.00	233.00
2	—	640	206.00	206.00
19	—	449	221.00	221.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	182.50	182.50
1	—	370	182.50	182.50
4	—	640	192.00	192.00
2	—	455	185.00	185.00
2	—	730	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	363	231.00–246.00	245.01
10	—	642	220.75	220.75
4	—	726	190.00	190.00
23	—	552	240.50	240.50
44	—	454	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	381	243.00	243.00
6	—	730	182.50	182.50
1	—	420	228.00	228.00
47	—	451	236.50	236.50
50	—	545	233.25	233.25
23	—	635	219.50	219.50
1	—	680	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	169.50	169.50
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
10	—	564	193.00	193.00
11	—	424	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	200.00	200.00
7	—	348	245.00	245.00
38	—	562	212.00	212.00
33	—	488	222.50	222.50
24	—	417	244.50	244.50
10	—	614	188.00	188.00
1	—	395	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	481	212.00–230.25	226.36
26	—	557	209.50–214.50	213.35
22	—	341	239.00–248.50	247.63
5	—	620	186.50	186.50
77	—	414	238.00–256.50	255.08

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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