Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 375, Heifers 654, Bulls 347)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.83/cwt on 654 head.

Average price

$199.83

654 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$37.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.27

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	446	206.41	921	136
Medium and Large 2	472	205.05	967	285
Medium and Large 1	534	192.57	1,029	204
Small 1	525	168.66	886	29

One grade step is worth $37.76/cwt here — about $35 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 sale654 hd

199.83

—

VA average11 barns · 2,857 hd

189.55

+10.27

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

63 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	—	544	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,012	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	213.45/cwt	192.00–214.50	1,189	23
Bulls	Small 1	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	209.32/cwt	195.00–209.50	965	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,447	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	213.25/cwt	213.25–213.25	955	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	235.39/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,055	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	222.21/cwt	221.00–222.25	1,413	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,247	75
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,243	3
Steers	Small 1	—	452	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,023	2
Steers	Small 1	—	676	176.95/cwt	145.00–188.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,274	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,418	1
Steers	Small 1	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	4
Steers	Small 1	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,140	41
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,265	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	869	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	248.70/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,022	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,213	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,225	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	250.30/cwt	241.00–252.00	881	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	1,101	24
Heifers	Small 1	—	757	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	218.78/cwt	209.00–219.75	1,074	56
Bulls	Small 1	—	483	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	224.47/cwt	209.00–225.25	1,093	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	245.78/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,035	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	208.01/cwt	198.50–209.25	930	121
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	887	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,244	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	562	170.12/cwt	165.00–171.00	956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	189.51/cwt	184.00–189.75	1,021	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	219.42/cwt	177.50–221.50	775	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	230.19/cwt	215.00–231.50	824	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	166.29/cwt	160.00–166.50	1,076	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,048	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,035	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,408	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	636	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,046	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	158.62/cwt	156.00–159.50	1,171	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	258.60/cwt	240.00–259.50	939	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	1,108	58

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 17, 2023

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

Receipts 1,376Last week 724Year ago 469

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 375, Heifers 654, Bulls 347)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	544	186.00	186.00
1	—	735	139.00	139.00
58	—	448	213.25	213.25
3	—	581	177.00	177.00
3	—	456	172.50	172.50
45	—	353	177.50–221.50	219.42
9	—	636	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	166.00	166.00
5	—	734	162.50	162.50
24	—	641	171.75	171.75
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
121	—	447	198.50–209.25	208.01
67	—	358	215.00–231.50	230.19
10	—	562	186.50	186.50
55	—	539	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	461	195.00–209.50	209.32
69	—	539	184.00–189.75	189.51
30	—	647	160.00–166.50	166.29
16	—	738	156.00–159.50	158.62
6	—	386	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	175.00	175.00
2	—	757	143.00	143.00
11	—	440	175.00	175.00
7	—	555	175.00	175.00
6	—	660	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	239.00	239.00
23	—	557	192.00–214.50	213.45
41	—	487	209.00–225.25	224.47
72	—	421	238.00–246.00	245.78
22	—	348	255.00	255.00
12	—	625	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	175.00	175.00
2	—	375	155.00	155.00
4	—	483	195.00	195.00
7	—	562	165.00–171.00	170.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	411	238.00–249.00	248.70
33	—	564	215.00	215.00
14	—	625	196.00	196.00
13	—	352	241.00–252.00	250.30
3	—	541	204.00	204.00
56	—	491	209.00–219.75	218.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	644	224.75	224.75
5	—	761	189.50	189.50
46	—	548	232.50	232.50
5	—	552	227.50	227.50
22	—	363	240.00–259.50	258.60
58	—	450	246.25	246.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	448	210.00–237.50	235.39
2	—	640	205.00	205.00
9	—	555	228.00	228.00
9	—	356	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	636	221.00–222.25	222.21
75	—	542	230.00	230.00
5	—	377	255.00	255.00
3	—	550	226.00	226.00
2	—	437	234.00	234.00
1	—	750	189.00	189.00
41	—	470	242.50	242.50
9	—	737	191.00	191.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	452	189.00	189.00
4	—	676	145.00–188.00	176.95
4	—	550	185.00	185.00
1	—	745	160.00	160.00

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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