Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 401, Heifers 593, Bulls 246)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.44/cwt on 593 head.

Average price

$196.44

593 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$27.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	201.81	1,003	246
Medium and Large 3	494	194.43	961	70
Medium and Large 1	568	192.79	1,094	268
Small 1	441	174.22	768	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.59/cwt here — about $235 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 sale593 hd

196.44

—

VA average9 barns · 1,152 hd

197.10

−0.66

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	Medium and Large 2	—	355	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	780	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	189.01/cwt	176.00–189.50	1,196	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	894	5
Steers	Small 1	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	217.48/cwt	190.00–219.75	1,374	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,269	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,191	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	1
Steers	Small 1	—	570	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,163	2
Steers	Small 1	—	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,032	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,167	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	229.79/cwt	219.00–231.25	1,257	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	219.42/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,426	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	233.43/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,282	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	209.73/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,535	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	751	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	197.42/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,098	21
Bulls	Small 1	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	488	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	891	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	422	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,031	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	228.62/cwt	218.00–229.25	940	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,076	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	950	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	194.48/cwt	192.75–195.00	1,074	120
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	190.75/cwt	190.75–190.75	1,185	17
Bulls	Small 1	—	552	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,163	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	963	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	923	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,202	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	198.69/cwt	182.00–199.25	1,113	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	200.46/cwt	152.50–205.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	196.86/cwt	155.00–199.00	888	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	197.75/cwt	197.75–197.75	1,078	92
Heifers	Small 1	—	377	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	193.06/cwt	162.50–196.75	1,039	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	722	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,184	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,127	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,257	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 Jul 24, 2023

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

Receipts 1,240Last week 901Year ago 444

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 401, Heifers 593, Bulls 246)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	355	219.75	219.75
27	—	633	176.00–189.50	189.01
83	—	449	205.50	205.50
1	—	470	175.00	175.00
4	—	718	171.00	171.00
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
92	—	545	197.75	197.75
3	—	550	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	742	171.00	171.00
9	—	370	204.00	204.00
42	—	458	207.50	207.50
120	—	552	192.75–195.00	194.48
1	—	505	194.00	194.00
82	—	639	185.25	185.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	193.50	193.50
12	—	356	152.50–205.00	200.46
21	—	451	155.00–199.00	196.86
28	—	538	162.50–196.75	193.06
2	—	722	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
6	—	450	183.00	183.00
2	—	377	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	239.75	239.75
21	—	469	248.75	248.75
83	—	650	208.00–220.00	219.42
77	—	549	223.00–234.00	233.43
2	—	625	215.00	215.00
34	—	732	201.00–210.00	209.73
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	180.00	180.00
2	—	570	204.00	204.00
1	—	730	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	632	190.00–219.75	217.48
2	—	445	230.00	230.00
66	—	547	219.00–231.25	229.79
2	—	745	206.00	206.00
10	—	347	234.00	234.00
34	—	450	250.50	250.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	223.50	223.50
1	—	700	184.00	184.00
14	—	441	234.00	234.00
4	—	350	220.00	220.00
5	—	648	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	343	219.00	219.00
21	—	556	186.00–198.00	197.42
36	—	411	218.00–229.25	228.62
35	—	493	218.25	218.25
12	—	627	185.50	185.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
5	—	488	182.50	182.50
5	—	422	190.00	190.00
4	—	552	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	490	210.50	210.50
17	—	621	190.75	190.75
19	—	428	225.00	225.00
4	—	341	202.00	202.00
32	—	560	182.00–199.25	198.69

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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