Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 413, Bulls 276)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.23/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$219.23

413 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$27.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.24

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	226.18	1,160	152
Medium and Large 3	480	219.83	1,056	56
Medium and Large 1	559	215.61	1,205	185
Small 1	471	198.25	935	20

One grade step is worth $27.93/cwt here — about $225 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 sale413 hd

219.23

—

VA average8 barns · 1,166 hd

213.99

+5.24

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

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,067	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	989	2
Steers	Small 1	—	436	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,155	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,272	33
Steers	Small 1	—	528	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	940	2
Steers	Small 1	—	627	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,165	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,410	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	223.25/cwt	223.25–223.25	1,431	27
Steers	Small 1	—	382	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,711	17
Steers	Small 1	—	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	413	201.32/cwt	170.00–208.00	831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	210.66/cwt	206.00–210.75	1,036	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	207.56/cwt	182.00–208.75	1,164	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	231.34/cwt	210.00–232.25	972	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,232	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	203.66/cwt	180.00–205.75	1,151	26
Bulls	Small 1	—	564	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,128	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,239	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	347	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	722	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	500	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	995	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	216.29/cwt	206.00–216.75	1,040	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,161	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	979	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,223	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	233.56/cwt	217.50–235.00	843	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	444	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	872	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	244.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	859	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,343	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	966	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,321	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	234.09/cwt	215.00–234.50	1,051	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	226.92/cwt	210.00–227.25	1,257	53
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	217.43/cwt	206.00–217.75	1,192	72
Heifers	Small 1	—	544	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	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 28, 2023

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

Receipts 909Last week 1,012Year ago 1,010

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 413, Bulls 276)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	204.00	204.00
4	—	522	228.50	228.50
4	—	468	233.50	233.50
5	—	361	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	212.00	212.00
3	—	723	217.00	217.00
1	—	655	216.50	216.50
3	—	440	242.00	242.00
8	—	366	251.00	251.00
33	—	538	236.50	236.50
13	—	456	255.50	255.50
10	—	628	224.50	224.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	243.00	243.00
16	—	453	255.00	255.00
2	—	370	254.00	254.00
27	—	641	223.25	223.25
17	—	747	229.00	229.00
53	—	554	210.00–227.25	226.92
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	217.00	217.00
7	—	528	210.00	210.00
2	—	627	205.00	205.00
2	—	382	215.00	215.00
1	—	785	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	459	232.50	232.50
16	—	730	190.00	190.00
13	—	361	217.50–235.00	233.56
1	—	690	193.00	193.00
47	—	646	204.50	204.50
1	—	440	215.00	215.00
72	—	548	206.00–217.75	217.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	535	217.00	217.00
14	—	371	235.00	235.00
8	—	640	200.00	200.00
17	—	440	219.50	219.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	544	224.75	224.75
18	—	353	247.00	247.00
28	—	641	209.50	209.50
4	—	706	188.00	188.00
1	—	315	212.50	212.50
2	—	552	207.00	207.00
47	—	449	215.00–234.50	234.09
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	444	199.00	199.00
1	—	635	175.00	175.00
6	—	544	200.00	200.00
3	—	363	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	170.00–208.00	201.32
10	—	564	200.00	200.00
2	—	347	208.00	208.00
8	—	500	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	492	206.00–210.75	210.66
45	—	561	182.00–208.75	207.56
26	—	420	210.00–232.25	231.34
15	—	624	197.50	197.50
7	—	341	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	565	180.00–205.75	203.66
7	—	629	197.00	197.00
24	—	481	206.00–216.75	216.29
29	—	417	234.75	234.75
20	—	351	240.00–245.00	244.74

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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