Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 271, Heifers 513, Bulls 228)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.95/cwt on 513 head.

Average price

$206.95

513 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$22.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	498	212.43	1,059	216
Medium and Large 3	473	210.99	997	67
Medium and Large 1	553	202.17	1,118	201
Small 1	485	189.85	920	29

One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $138 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 sale513 hd

206.95

—

VA average10 barns · 1,653 hd

210.70

−3.75

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

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	831	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,073	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	235.75/cwt	235.75–235.75	1,042	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	214.90/cwt	213.50–215.00	1,605	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,062	16
Steers	Small 1	—	392	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,613	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	994	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	239.25/cwt	239.25–239.25	1,098	29
Steers	Small 1	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,449	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	217.34/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,432	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	216.75/cwt	180.00–229.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	250.16/cwt	240.00–251.00	913	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,241	5
Steers	Small 1	—	456	208.42/cwt	195.00–210.00	950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,237	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	228.73/cwt	211.00–229.75	1,247	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	211.12/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,034	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	221.75/cwt	221.75–221.75	940	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,203	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	728	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	516	189.56/cwt	170.00–192.50	978	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,122	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	966	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	197.46/cwt	179.00–198.00	1,110	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,132	76
Heifers	Small 1	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	433	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	230.95/cwt	212.00–233.00	820	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	216.25/cwt	216.25–216.25	949	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	220.11/cwt	206.00–220.50	977	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	850	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,278	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,112	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	361	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	210.75/cwt	210.75–210.75	757	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,315	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	549	206.75/cwt	206.75–206.75	1,135	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	965	43
Heifers	Small 1	—	770	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	188.81/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,212	52
Heifers	Small 1	—	442	198.13/cwt	177.50–199.50	876	16

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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 1,012Last week 1,052Year ago 902

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 271, Heifers 513, Bulls 228)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	345	241.00	241.00
26	—	491	218.50	218.50
24	—	415	232.75	232.75
37	—	562	179.00–198.00	197.46
7	—	627	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	490	207.00–216.00	211.12
24	—	424	221.75	221.75
12	—	625	192.50	192.50
4	—	356	246.00	246.00
1	—	545	188.00	188.00
1	—	300	242.50	242.50
33	—	568	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	170.00–192.50	189.56
3	—	433	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	442	235.75	235.75
5	—	381	235.00	235.00
4	—	510	180.00–229.00	216.75
5	—	633	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	747	213.50–215.00	214.90
1	—	430	229.00	229.00
16	—	456	233.00	233.00
32	—	659	212.50–217.50	217.34
3	—	345	257.50	257.50
37	—	551	224.50	224.50
3	—	545	211.00	211.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	187.50	187.50
3	—	545	185.00	185.00
10	—	456	195.00–210.00	208.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	752	214.50	214.50
29	—	459	239.25	239.25
19	—	652	222.25	222.25
14	—	365	240.00–251.00	250.16
36	—	545	211.00–229.75	228.73
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
7	—	540	184.00	184.00
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
3	—	361	185.00	185.00
1	—	770	162.50	162.50
16	—	442	177.50–199.50	198.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	195.50	195.50
30	—	439	216.25	216.25
11	—	359	210.75	210.75
22	—	549	206.75	206.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	188.00	188.00
76	—	552	205.00	205.00
15	—	376	226.00	226.00
13	—	739	178.00	178.00
43	—	453	213.00	213.00
52	—	642	184.00–189.00	188.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	355	212.00–233.00	230.95
75	—	444	206.00–220.50	220.11
4	—	713	179.50	179.50
31	—	647	197.50	197.50
72	—	544	204.50	204.50
1	—	550	191.00	191.00

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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