Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 241, Heifers 342, Bulls 158)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.98/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$202.98

342 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$34.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.56

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	211.33	1,012	147
Medium and Large 3	492	204.34	1,005	66
Medium and Large 1	553	197.70	1,093	99
Small 1	525	176.47	927	30

One grade step is worth $34.85/cwt here — about $86 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 sale342 hd

202.98

—

VA average9 barns · 1,189 hd

191.42

+11.56

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

61 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
Steers	Small 1	—	347	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	990	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	179.48/cwt	179.00–179.50	1,152	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	241.96/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,089	29
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,470	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	957	9
Steers	Small 1	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,494	3
Steers	Small 1	—	637	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	221.83/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	656	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,426	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,284	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,121	33
Steers	Small 1	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	1,281	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	243.39/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,047	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	226.67/cwt	193.00–228.00	1,127	26
Bulls	Small 1	—	421	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	821	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	362	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,180	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	1,109	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	813	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	252.87/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,052	27
Bulls	Small 1	—	547	175.01/cwt	165.00–177.50	957	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	1,074	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,161	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	975	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	215.90/cwt	167.50–218.00	978	25
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,106	16
Heifers	Small 1	—	547	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,103	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	200.21/cwt	193.00–200.75	1,087	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	618	162.05/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	199.25/cwt	199.25–199.25	1,094	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,283	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	937	6
Steers	Small 1	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,148	1
Steers	Small 1	—	556	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	945	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 May 1, 2023

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

Receipts 741Last week 1,065Year ago 1,072

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 241, Heifers 342, Bulls 158)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	180.00	180.00
3	—	445	185.00	185.00
2	—	637	195.00	195.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
5	—	556	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	450	228.00–243.00	241.96
10	—	363	260.00	260.00
3	—	768	194.50	194.50
16	—	550	233.50	233.50
3	—	540	225.50	225.50
9	—	646	224.75	224.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	233.00	233.00
3	—	451	220.00	220.00
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
7	—	557	209.00–224.00	221.83
4	—	656	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	746	197.00	197.00
9	—	371	258.00	258.00
1	—	565	212.00	212.00
36	—	649	219.75	219.75
33	—	465	241.00	241.00
45	—	549	233.25	233.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	467	212.00	212.00
19	—	642	179.00–179.50	179.48
8	—	363	224.00	224.00
36	—	549	199.25	199.25
11	—	744	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	152.00	152.00
12	—	440	180.00	180.00
10	—	547	186.50	186.50
4	—	618	150.00–166.00	162.05
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	184.00	184.00
12	—	361	217.00	217.00
25	—	453	167.50–218.00	215.90
16	—	557	198.50	198.50
8	—	625	176.50	176.50
1	—	710	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	355	230.00	230.00
4	—	733	175.50	175.50
48	—	446	218.50	218.50
42	—	543	193.00–200.75	200.21
12	—	652	186.50	186.50
6	—	457	205.00	205.00
1	—	645	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	247.00	247.00
12	—	430	235.00–245.00	243.39
1	—	535	191.00	191.00
26	—	497	193.00–228.00	226.67
7	—	627	199.50	199.50
15	—	561	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	195.00	195.00
2	—	362	192.50	192.50
5	—	547	165.00–177.50	175.01
13	—	490	219.25	219.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	562	210.00	210.00
17	—	485	228.75	228.75
11	—	340	255.00	255.00
3	—	626	191.00	191.00
27	—	416	239.00–254.00	252.87

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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