Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 217, Bulls 78)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.99/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$213.99

217 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$40.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	219.28	1,162	87
Medium and Large 3	495	218.60	1,083	33
Medium and Large 1	572	212.62	1,217	83
Small 1	568	178.36	1,013	14thin

One grade step is worth $40.92/cwt here — about $148 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 sale217 hd

213.99

—

VA average7 barns · 1,213 hd

213.86

+0.13

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

50 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 1	—	357	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	860	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	508	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,205	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,219	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,100	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,149	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	237.88/cwt	219.00–239.50	1,320	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,198	10
Steers	Small 1	—	474	203.40/cwt	182.50–210.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,441	5
Steers	Small 1	—	720	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,303	32
Steers	Small 1	—	540	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,495	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	249.91/cwt	235.00–255.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	871	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	362	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,188	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	224.51/cwt	202.00–225.25	1,203	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,260	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,035	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	219.16/cwt	208.00–219.50	1,227	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	197.08/cwt	178.00–198.00	1,265	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	228.25/cwt	228.25–228.25	1,057	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	209.28/cwt	188.00–213.00	1,174	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	237.60/cwt	216.00–241.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	666	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	542	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	997	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	480	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	18
Bulls	Small 1	—	559	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,097	9

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 Sep 4, 2023

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

Receipts 422Last week 909Year ago 372

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 217, Bulls 78)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	241.00	241.00
14	—	574	210.00	210.00
5	—	622	196.00	196.00
13	—	491	224.00	224.00
4	—	425	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	190.00	190.00
6	—	559	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	188.00–213.00	209.28
8	—	363	216.00–241.00	237.60
2	—	645	196.00	196.00
5	—	436	238.50	238.50
9	—	492	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	437	263.00	263.00
5	—	732	217.00	217.00
13	—	555	219.00–239.50	237.88
5	—	628	229.50	229.50
4	—	373	235.00–255.00	249.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	216.00	216.00
1	—	365	238.00	238.00
1	—	620	208.00	208.00
3	—	476	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	452	265.00	265.00
32	—	544	239.50	239.50
18	—	647	231.00	231.00
1	—	560	216.00	216.00
9	—	740	215.00	215.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	182.50–210.00	203.40
1	—	720	208.00	208.00
3	—	540	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	150.00	150.00
2	—	362	195.00	195.00
3	—	666	173.00	173.00
6	—	542	184.00	184.00
1	—	480	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	360	243.00	243.00
31	—	536	202.00–225.25	224.51
5	—	733	184.50	184.50
21	—	642	178.00–198.00	197.08
18	—	445	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	738	185.50	185.50
2	—	377	231.00	231.00
20	—	635	198.50	198.50
16	—	453	228.50	228.50
36	—	560	208.00–219.50	219.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	535	222.00	222.00
1	—	710	159.00	159.00
5	—	366	229.00	229.00
11	—	463	228.25	228.25
4	—	621	184.00	184.00
1	—	340	221.00	221.00

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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