Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 302, Heifers 410, Bulls 173)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.87/cwt on 410 head.

Average price

$202.87

410 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$31.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	208.19	1,051	132
Medium and Large 3	491	205.41	1,008	62
Medium and Large 1	570	200.93	1,146	198
Small 1	485	176.42	856	18thin

One grade step is worth $31.77/cwt here — about $195 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 sale410 hd

202.87

—

VA average6 barns · 876 hd

197.52

+5.35

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

57 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 3	—	370	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	781	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	982	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	179.74/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,334	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	816	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	221.46/cwt	218.00–221.50	1,433	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	225.07/cwt	214.00–225.25	1,265	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	936	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	372	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,113	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,243	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	243.81/cwt	229.00–247.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,586	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,143	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	238.37/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,106	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,185	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	199.17/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,040	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	493	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,106	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,101	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,084	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	36
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	351	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,086	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	1,098	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	951	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	965	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,144	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	240.91/cwt	231.00–242.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	194.75/cwt	194.75–194.75	1,231	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	858	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	445	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	231.86/cwt	225.00–233.00	965	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	830	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	533	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,442	13
Steers	Small 1	—	456	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	885	4
Steers	Small 1	—	555	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1

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 31, 2023

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

Receipts 885Last week 1,240Year ago 857

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 302, Heifers 410, Bulls 173)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	211.00	211.00
7	—	633	194.50	194.50
23	—	543	202.25	202.25
20	—	454	209.50	209.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	459	214.00	214.00
15	—	742	178.00–180.00	179.74
81	—	551	202.00	202.00
58	—	639	194.50	194.50
8	—	378	227.00	227.00
2	—	675	184.00	184.00
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	354	230.50	230.50
50	—	546	198.50	198.50
36	—	450	220.00	220.00
18	—	632	194.75	194.75
3	—	735	183.00	183.00
2	—	555	187.50	187.50
1	—	655	186.00	186.00
1	—	425	195.00	195.00
1	—	300	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	184.00	184.00
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
9	—	455	182.50	182.50
6	—	533	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	226.00	226.00
2	—	660	215.00	215.00
1	—	785	203.00	203.00
6	—	449	234.00	234.00
3	—	551	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	727	219.50	219.50
36	—	545	235.00	235.00
6	—	367	229.00–247.00	243.81
20	—	461	248.00	248.00
13	—	629	229.25	229.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	647	218.00–221.50	221.46
62	—	562	214.00–225.25	225.07
2	—	395	237.00	237.00
1	—	345	222.50	222.50
28	—	741	214.00	214.00
25	—	464	220.00–240.00	238.37
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	194.00	194.00
1	—	555	203.50	203.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	189.00	189.00
26	—	488	222.50	222.50
18	—	414	233.00	233.00
12	—	561	204.00	204.00
10	—	352	231.00–242.00	240.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	192.00–203.00	199.17
6	—	630	198.00	198.00
25	—	496	223.00	223.00
24	—	559	197.00	197.00
7	—	351	230.00	230.00
1	—	315	217.50	217.50
21	—	416	225.00–233.00	231.86
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	190.00	190.00
4	—	580	190.00	190.00
1	—	445	199.00	199.00

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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