Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 349, Heifers 460, Bulls 256)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.21/cwt on 460 head.

Average price

$196.21

460 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$33.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.83

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	202.49	947	170
Medium and Large 3	446	202.20	902	65
Medium and Large 1	526	191.69	1,009	206
Small 1	485	168.50	817	19thin

One grade step is worth $33.99/cwt here — about $130 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 sale460 hd

196.21

—

VA average12 barns · 2,096 hd

187.38

+8.83

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	Small 1	—	463	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	936	82
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	768	2
Steers	Small 1	—	715	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,230	1
Steers	Small 1	—	657	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,219	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,225	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	217.68/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,398	50
Steers	Small 1	—	355	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	607	3
Steers	Small 1	—	544	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,001	5
Steers	Small 1	—	466	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	240.26/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,112	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	245.51/cwt	236.00–247.00	903	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	487	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	202.92/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,149	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	211.73/cwt	203.00–212.25	1,046	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,004	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,175	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	847	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	221.53/cwt	200.00–222.25	1,077	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	840	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	1,109	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,038	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	981	41
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	213.12/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,202	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,257	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	786	34
Bulls	Small 1	—	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	365	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,261	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	173.91/cwt	155.50–175.50	1,110	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	963	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	631	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	206.75/cwt	206.75–206.75	924	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	196.51/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	917	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	773	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	974	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	552	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	998	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,080	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	935	17

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 24, 2023

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

Receipts 1,065Last week 1,376Year ago 1,279

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 349, Heifers 460, Bulls 256)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	170.00	170.00
6	—	345	180.00	180.00
3	—	631	151.00	151.00
7	—	552	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	451	207.50	207.50
34	—	354	222.00	222.00
12	—	638	155.50–175.50	173.91
2	—	715	157.00	157.00
40	—	535	186.50	186.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
13	—	369	218.00	218.00
23	—	638	173.75	173.75
92	—	552	188.00	188.00
7	—	764	165.00	165.00
4	—	547	176.00	176.00
66	—	454	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	641	162.00	162.00
1	—	555	147.50	147.50
29	—	447	206.75	206.75
20	—	357	216.50	216.50
12	—	535	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	444	219.00	219.00
2	—	357	215.00	215.00
3	—	551	223.00	223.00
1	—	630	208.00	208.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	172.00	172.00
5	—	657	196.00	196.00
3	—	355	171.00	171.00
5	—	544	184.00	184.00
4	—	466	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	219.00	219.00
3	—	725	190.00	190.00
27	—	536	227.50	227.50
4	—	447	223.00	223.00
42	—	453	238.50	238.50
17	—	368	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	215.00	215.00
97	—	551	222.25	222.25
50	—	642	210.00–218.00	217.68
56	—	463	231.00–241.00	240.26
7	—	368	236.00–247.00	245.51
12	—	728	191.00–197.00	196.51
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	214.00	214.00
3	—	575	167.50	167.50
1	—	420	172.50	172.50
1	—	365	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	566	200.00–203.00	202.92
35	—	494	203.00–212.25	211.73
29	—	419	239.50	239.50
13	—	625	188.00	188.00
8	—	353	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	486	200.00–222.25	221.53
24	—	343	245.00	245.00
41	—	413	237.50	237.50
16	—	564	200.00–214.00	213.12
9	—	616	204.00	204.00

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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