Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 647, Heifers 840, Bulls 286)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.06/cwt on 840 head.

Average price

$214.06

840 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$28.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	224.20	1,092	279
Medium and Large 3	462	221.51	1,024	64
Medium and Large 1	553	208.00	1,151	473
Small 1	461	195.94	903	24

One grade step is worth $28.26/cwt here — about $189 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 sale840 hd

214.06

—

VA average8 barns · 1,867 hd

214.07

−0.01

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

54 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 2	—	741	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,349	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	234.20/cwt	228.00–234.50	1,052	108
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	939	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,008	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	748	3
Steers	Small 1	—	451	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	789	4
Steers	Small 1	—	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	3
Steers	Small 1	—	367	181.31/cwt	172.50–182.50	665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	244.04/cwt	212.50–245.50	1,098	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	236.80/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,305	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	247.09/cwt	241.00–247.23	1,371	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	240.92/cwt	227.50–241.00	1,552	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	248.00/cwt	232.00–248.25	1,143	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,568	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	924	3
Steers	Small 1	—	560	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,043	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	970	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	498	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	891	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	547	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	216.58/cwt	198.00–217.00	1,230	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,161	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,255	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	238.31/cwt	180.00–239.75	1,156	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	255.41/cwt	243.00–255.75	1,034	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,210	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	893	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,220	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	191.92/cwt	185.00–194.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	205.36/cwt	190.00–205.50	1,125	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	234.80/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,075	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,218	105
Heifers	Small 1	—	384	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	209.62/cwt	201.00–210.25	1,128	86
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	247.93/cwt	239.00–248.50	893	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,269	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,026	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	203.24/cwt	185.00–204.50	1,071	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	916	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	173.85/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,280	26

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 Jun 5, 2023

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

Receipts 1,773Last week 540Year ago 1,150

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 647, Heifers 840, Bulls 286)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	741	182.00	182.00
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
108	—	449	228.00–234.50	234.20
86	—	538	201.00–210.25	209.62
50	—	360	239.00–248.50	247.93
26	—	636	199.50	199.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	185.00	185.00
3	—	445	172.50	172.50
6	—	384	197.50	197.50
10	—	465	208.00	208.00
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	355	241.50	241.50
3	—	626	195.00	195.00
33	—	455	225.50	225.50
16	—	527	185.00–204.50	203.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
222	—	548	190.00–205.50	205.36
106	—	458	228.00–235.00	234.80
105	—	640	190.25	190.25
14	—	376	243.50	243.50
26	—	736	170.00–174.00	173.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	372	252.50	252.50
15	—	650	236.00	236.00
2	—	755	208.00	208.00
68	—	450	212.50–245.50	244.04
55	—	551	227.00–237.00	236.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	180.00	180.00
10	—	458	220.00	220.00
8	—	530	209.00	209.00
3	—	328	228.00	228.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	175.00	175.00
3	—	705	175.00	175.00
9	—	367	172.50–182.50	181.31
4	—	560	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	555	241.00–247.23	247.09
156	—	644	227.50–241.00	240.92
66	—	461	232.00–248.25	248.00
41	—	736	213.00	213.00
3	—	371	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	419	249.00	249.00
5	—	358	257.00	257.00
1	—	505	192.00	192.00
46	—	568	198.00–217.00	216.58
37	—	493	235.50	235.50
22	—	632	198.50	198.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	498	179.00	179.00
4	—	547	156.00	156.00
9	—	415	185.00–194.00	191.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	485	180.00–239.75	238.31
37	—	405	243.00–255.75	255.41
28	—	564	214.50	214.50
14	—	350	255.00	255.00
11	—	621	196.50	196.50
1	—	535	189.00	189.00
1	—	345	240.00	240.00

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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