Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 271, Heifers 610, Bulls 297)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.82/cwt on 610 head.

Average price

$190.82

610 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$24.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.34

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	195.00	967	274
Medium and Large 1	512	190.83	977	171
Medium and Large 3	492	187.10	921	133
Small 1	488	170.42	831	32

One grade step is worth $24.58/cwt here — about $136 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 sale610 hd

190.82

—

VA average7 barns · 1,780 hd

184.48

+6.34

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	—	454	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	727	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	218.21/cwt	198.00–219.00	772	54
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,422	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	236.03/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,291	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,372	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	183.98/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,001	54
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	200.65/cwt	176.00–205.50	1,320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	230.87/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,277	48
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,189	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	986	8
Steers	Small 1	—	410	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,101	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	185.82/cwt	179.00–189.25	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,026	3
Steers	Small 1	—	652	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,232	5
Steers	Small 1	—	595	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,132	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,033	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	212.29/cwt	207.00–212.75	1,180	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,216	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	844	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	203.26/cwt	188.00–203.50	921	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,206	15
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	585	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	989	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	424	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	146.86/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	178.76/cwt	175.50–180.00	980	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,125	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	254.37/cwt	240.00–254.75	883	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	210.65/cwt	191.00–212.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	253.29/cwt	230.00–253.75	1,046	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	738	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	163.46/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,023	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	170.13/cwt	167.00–170.25	1,087	27
Heifers	Small 1	—	552	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	894	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,108	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,108	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	184.97/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,010	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	922	81
Heifers	Small 1	—	613	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	895	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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Receipts 1,178Last week 1,238Year ago 964

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 271, Heifers 610, Bulls 297)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	454	168.50	168.50
5	—	360	180.00	180.00
11	—	552	175.00	175.00
3	—	613	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	354	198.00–219.00	218.21
5	—	654	163.00	163.00
4	—	471	185.00	185.00
4	—	720	158.00	158.00
37	—	643	172.25	172.25
89	—	546	184.00–185.00	184.97
81	—	449	205.25	205.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	544	183.00–184.00	183.98
70	—	453	188.00–203.50	203.26
14	—	343	191.00–212.00	210.65
6	—	732	154.50	154.50
27	—	639	167.00–170.25	170.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	730	138.00–149.00	146.86
40	—	548	175.50–180.00	178.76
31	—	353	209.00	209.00
19	—	626	150.00–165.00	163.46
33	—	447	200.00	200.00
5	—	456	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	213.50	213.50
14	—	639	222.50	222.50
27	—	547	236.00–237.00	236.03
12	—	354	250.00	250.00
32	—	453	243.00	243.00
3	—	733	179.00–189.25	185.82
3	—	433	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	727	176.00	176.00
6	—	342	238.00	238.00
6	—	658	176.00–205.50	200.65
8	—	524	227.00	227.00
8	—	440	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	635	216.00	216.00
7	—	379	244.00	244.00
1	—	430	231.00	231.00
48	—	553	225.00–231.00	230.87
9	—	734	190.50	190.50
48	—	454	244.00	244.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	197.50	197.50
5	—	652	189.00	189.00
1	—	595	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	180.00	180.00
3	—	545	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	169.00	169.00
5	—	424	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	491	230.50	230.50
31	—	413	250.00	250.00
25	—	556	207.00–212.75	212.29
13	—	625	194.50	194.50
11	—	339	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	559	215.75	215.75
5	—	627	194.00	194.00
42	—	487	231.00	231.00
34	—	347	240.00–254.75	254.37
55	—	413	230.00–253.75	253.29
1	—	545	215.00	215.00

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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