Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 310, Heifers 532; Bulls 210)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.87/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$208.87

532 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$15.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	213.32	1,093	227
Medium and Large 3	503	207.19	1,041	56
Medium and Large 1	566	206.33	1,168	217
Small 1	524	197.39	1,035	32

One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $58 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 sale532 hd

208.87

—

VA average9 barns · 1,282 hd

206.07

+2.79

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

58 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 1	—	640	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,242	54
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	229.19/cwt	210.00–229.75	1,261	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,249	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,150	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,415	21
Steers	Small 1	—	557	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	1,290	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	220.76/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,442	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,176	2
Steers	Small 1	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,190	23
Steers	Small 1	—	748	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	210.32/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,556	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	1,283	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	228.76/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,123	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,184	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	231.55/cwt	214.00–233.00	968	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	420	207.20/cwt	200.00–209.00	870	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	548	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	959	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,066	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	362	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,220	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	239.97/cwt	220.00–243.00	852	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	495	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	913	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	189.25/cwt	189.25–189.25	1,366	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	196.75/cwt	196.75–196.75	1,243	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,281	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	223.14/cwt	208.00–223.75	1,093	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,156	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,270	30
Heifers	Small 1	—	641	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,231	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	994	21
Bulls	Small 1	—	352	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	213.32/cwt	192.50–214.75	915	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	230.94/cwt	215.00–231.50	852	30
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	949	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	221.66/cwt	212.50–222.00	1,031	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	206.75/cwt	206.75–206.75	1,131	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	208.80/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,130	81
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,046	10
Steers	Small 1	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,365	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	221.28/cwt	216.00–221.75	996	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,092	3

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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Receipts 1,052Last week 981Year ago 978

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 310, Heifers 532; Bulls 210)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	640	194.00	194.00
4	—	655	190.00	190.00
1	—	320	214.00	214.00
70	—	550	210.25	210.25
4	—	371	220.00	220.00
59	—	465	212.50–222.00	221.66
22	—	742	184.00	184.00
3	—	546	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	165.00	165.00
6	—	555	192.00	192.00
4	—	362	205.00	205.00
8	—	641	192.00	192.00
11	—	455	208.50	208.50
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	722	189.25	189.25
30	—	638	199.00	199.00
30	—	369	215.00–231.50	230.94
81	—	541	194.00–210.00	208.80
73	—	450	216.00–221.75	221.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	196.75	196.75
16	—	429	192.50–214.75	213.32
9	—	376	210.00	210.00
20	—	547	206.75	206.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	210.00	210.00
1	—	770	190.00	190.00
17	—	545	229.25	229.25
4	—	360	215.00	215.00
10	—	450	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	550	210.00–229.75	229.19
25	—	451	255.00	255.00
21	—	649	218.00	218.00
3	—	366	258.00	258.00
1	—	410	226.00	226.00
3	—	741	209.00	209.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	557	215.00	215.00
5	—	465	190.00	190.00
3	—	748	195.00	195.00
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	558	231.25	231.25
51	—	653	217.00–221.00	220.76
3	—	386	244.00	244.00
2	—	537	219.00	219.00
23	—	475	250.50	250.50
37	—	740	210.00–216.00	210.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	205.25	205.25
47	—	491	217.00–229.00	228.76
35	—	560	211.50	211.50
13	—	418	214.00–233.00	231.55
3	—	346	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	200.00–209.00	207.20
3	—	548	175.00	175.00
11	—	495	184.50	184.50
2	—	352	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	555	219.75	219.75
11	—	355	220.00–243.00	239.97
10	—	628	204.00	204.00
26	—	490	208.00–223.75	223.14
21	—	415	239.50	239.50

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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