Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Heifers 538, Bulls 230)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.99/cwt on 538 head.

Average price

$223.99

538 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

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	229.24	1,176	226
Medium and Large 3	480	227.37	1,091	52
Medium and Large 1	568	219.36	1,247	234
Small 1	507	213.27	1,081	26

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $95 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 sale538 hd

223.99

—

VA average9 barns · 2,279 hd

221.14

+2.85

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

56 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 2	—	545	223.17/cwt	212.00–224.25	1,216	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	244.32/cwt	235.00–245.50	897	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,462	3
Steers	Small 1	—	439	212.57/cwt	203.00–215.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,308	31
Heifers	Small 1	—	541	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,139	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	234.00/cwt	230.00–238.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,701	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	253.18/cwt	237.50–255.50	1,162	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,337	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	252.45/cwt	221.00–254.00	1,189	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	236.42/cwt	232.00–236.50	1,527	55
Steers	Small 1	—	670	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,394	3
Steers	Small 1	—	765	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,641	2
Steers	Small 1	—	536	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,168	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,696	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	552	188.89/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,043	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	224.33/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,272	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	237.69/cwt	218.00–238.25	1,181	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,367	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,051	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	221.53/cwt	216.00–222.50	1,254	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	247.69/cwt	217.50–250.75	1,028	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	194.75/cwt	194.75–194.75	1,424	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,163	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	420	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	932	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	342	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,298	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,372	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	1,136	32
Bulls	Small 1	—	496	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,004	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,056	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	236.41/cwt	225.00–237.75	1,085	50
Heifers	Small 1	—	453	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,015	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,452	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	382	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	840	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	239.72/cwt	229.00–240.75	1,086	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	206.03/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,335	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,212	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,236	95
Heifers	Small 1	—	730	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,537	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	2

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 11, 2023

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

Receipts 1,067Last week 422Year ago 1,094

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Heifers 538, Bulls 230)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	545	212.00–224.25	223.17
19	—	367	235.00–245.50	244.32
29	—	652	210.50	210.50
8	—	719	202.00	202.00
91	—	453	229.00–240.75	239.72
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	541	210.50	210.50
12	—	453	224.00	224.00
2	—	382	220.00	220.00
1	—	760	175.00	175.00
1	—	620	185.00	185.00
1	—	730	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	230.00–238.00	234.00
15	—	731	194.75	194.75
6	—	546	213.00	213.00
50	—	459	225.00–237.75	236.41
2	—	765	184.00	184.00
62	—	648	206.00–207.00	206.03
95	—	553	223.50	223.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	235.00	235.00
24	—	455	232.00	232.00
2	—	622	194.00	194.00
18	—	547	221.50	221.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	214.00	214.00
2	—	432	225.00	225.00
9	—	550	230.00	230.00
2	—	365	235.00	235.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	203.00–215.00	212.57
3	—	670	208.00	208.00
2	—	765	214.50	214.50
10	—	536	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	261.00	261.00
53	—	556	240.50	240.50
22	—	471	221.00–254.00	252.45
55	—	646	232.00–236.50	236.42
28	—	740	229.25	229.25
5	—	545	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	548	238.75	238.75
14	—	742	229.25	229.25
25	—	459	237.50–255.50	253.18
1	—	550	232.50	232.50
4	—	380	260.00	260.00
23	—	654	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	552	170.00–191.00	188.89
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
5	—	420	222.00	222.00
2	—	342	210.00	210.00
13	—	496	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	567	202.00–225.00	224.33
35	—	497	218.00–238.25	237.69
23	—	627	218.00	218.00
7	—	429	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	566	216.00–222.50	221.53
22	—	415	217.50–250.75	247.69
10	—	621	209.00	209.00
8	—	359	257.00	257.00
32	—	487	233.25	233.25

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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