Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 419, Heifers 548, Bulls 277)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.38/cwt on 548 head.

Average price

$200.38

548 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$28.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	473	205.16	971	231
Medium and Large 1	516	199.53	1,031	208
Medium and Large 3	463	196.02	908	86
Small 1	470	176.51	829	23

One grade step is worth $28.65/cwt here — about $142 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 sale548 hd

200.38

—

VA average10 barns · 2,050 hd

195.08

+5.31

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	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	208.94/cwt	199.50–209.50	934	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	201.75/cwt	201.75–201.75	1,475	13
Steers	Small 1	—	435	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	213.86/cwt	194.00–214.50	965	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,276	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Steers	Small 1	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	230.09/cwt	223.00–230.50	1,052	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	1,278	108
Steers	Small 1	—	623	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	220.75/cwt	220.75–220.75	1,424	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	908	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,052	31
Bulls	Small 1	—	495	197.63/cwt	167.50–200.00	978	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	418	183.39/cwt	165.00–185.50	767	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	206.75/cwt	206.75–206.75	1,160	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	242.79/cwt	225.00–243.25	1,015	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	859	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	885	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	214.75/cwt	214.75–214.75	792	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	236.71/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,004	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,086	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	208.90/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,161	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,214	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,051	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,182	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	157.74/cwt	150.00–159.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,018	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	223.92/cwt	200.00–224.50	820	43
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	162.96/cwt	147.50–165.00	872	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	461	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	848	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	373	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,141	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	5
Steers	Small 1	—	361	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	195.89/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,058	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	213.29/cwt	170.00–215.50	776	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,115	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,257	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	219.67/cwt	213.50–220.25	1,434	23

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 8, 2023

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

Receipts 1,244Last week 741Year ago 922

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 419, Heifers 548, Bulls 277)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
8	—	535	147.50–165.00	162.96
8	—	461	184.00	184.00
6	—	373	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	447	199.50–209.50	208.94
57	—	535	196.50	196.50
43	—	366	200.00–224.50	223.92
21	—	640	178.25	178.25
5	—	550	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	451	194.00–214.50	213.86
8	—	764	167.00	167.00
20	—	369	214.75	214.75
86	—	540	191.00–196.00	195.89
2	—	650	167.00	167.00
25	—	639	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	446	198.50	198.50
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
7	—	633	150.00–159.00	157.74
19	—	543	187.50	187.50
22	—	364	170.00–215.50	213.29
1	—	495	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	460	230.00	230.00
13	—	731	201.75	201.75
2	—	542	214.00	214.00
2	—	447	210.00	210.00
108	—	555	230.25	230.25
78	—	645	220.75	220.75
6	—	375	242.00	242.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	179.00	179.00
3	—	565	170.00	170.00
4	—	623	180.00	180.00
3	—	361	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	196.50	196.50
55	—	457	223.00–230.50	230.09
11	—	360	249.00	249.00
43	—	547	229.75	229.75
23	—	653	213.50–220.25	219.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	195.00	195.00
1	—	395	215.00	215.00
3	—	483	177.50	177.50
2	—	745	190.00	190.00
5	—	562	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	172.00	172.00
13	—	495	167.50–200.00	197.63
10	—	418	165.00–185.50	183.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
31	—	496	212.00	212.00
33	—	561	206.75	206.75
26	—	424	229.00–237.00	236.71
14	—	622	190.00	190.00
3	—	323	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	418	225.00–243.25	242.79
24	—	352	244.00	244.00
42	—	486	223.50	223.50
21	—	556	207.00–209.00	208.90
11	—	626	194.00	194.00

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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