Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 290, Heifers 508, Bulls 251)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.89/cwt on 508 head.

Average price

$218.89

508 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$32.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	226.01	1,185	211
Medium and Large 1	565	216.62	1,223	183
Medium and Large 3	510	216.51	1,104	79
Small 1	531	193.20	1,026	35

One grade step is worth $32.81/cwt here — about $160 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 sale508 hd

218.89

—

VA average7 barns · 1,969 hd

218.07

+0.82

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

65 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	—	453	227.19/cwt	212.50–228.00	1,029	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,418	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,207	70
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,250	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	988	2
Steers	Small 1	—	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	1
Steers	Small 1	—	460	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	957	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,468	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,217	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	230.58/cwt	211.00–232.00	1,287	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,417	54
Steers	Small 1	—	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,299	30
Steers	Small 1	—	524	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	258.25/cwt	258.25–258.25	1,193	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	222.13/cwt	214.00–222.50	1,630	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,030	1
Steers	Small 1	—	340	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	211.15/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,041	41
Bulls	Small 1	—	488	180.15/cwt	172.50–181.00	879	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	209.92/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,194	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,268	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	885	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	385	207.31/cwt	205.00–208.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	862	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	561	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,074	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,149	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,176	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	232.04/cwt	223.00–232.50	977	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	983	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	548	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,047	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	902	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	626	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	991	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	216.75/cwt	216.75–216.75	1,389	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,179	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	937	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,360	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,329	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	361	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,040	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	244.92/cwt	215.00–246.00	884	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	737	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	68
Steers	Small 1	—	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	1

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Receipts 1,049Last week 848Year ago 464

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 290, Heifers 508, Bulls 251)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	453	212.50–228.00	227.19
24	—	731	194.00	194.00
5	—	545	212.00	212.00
70	—	550	219.50	219.50
1	—	695	194.00	194.00
36	—	646	210.50	210.50
8	—	365	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	197.50	197.50
20	—	461	215.00	215.00
14	—	361	231.00	231.00
3	—	735	181.00	181.00
30	—	537	219.50	219.50
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
10	—	645	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	548	191.00	191.00
11	—	465	194.00	194.00
5	—	626	189.00	189.00
3	—	710	195.00	195.00
3	—	361	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	206.00	206.00
47	—	641	216.75	216.75
4	—	527	208.00	208.00
3	—	436	215.00	215.00
1	—	790	195.00	195.00
53	—	452	230.00	230.00
29	—	361	215.00–246.00	244.92
68	—	552	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	225.00	225.00
5	—	728	223.00	223.00
2	—	447	221.00	221.00
32	—	641	229.00	229.00
4	—	352	259.00	259.00
30	—	554	234.50	234.50
25	—	462	258.25	258.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	552	226.50	226.50
1	—	435	197.50	197.50
4	—	460	233.00	233.00
10	—	645	220.00	220.00
4	—	737	204.00	204.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	208.00	208.00
13	—	460	208.00	208.00
1	—	725	205.00	205.00
6	—	524	215.00	215.00
1	—	340	187.50	187.50
1	—	780	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	259.00	259.00
45	—	558	211.00–232.00	230.58
54	—	644	220.00	220.00
23	—	734	214.00–222.50	222.13
2	—	447	213.00	213.00
1	—	390	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	493	206.00–212.00	211.15
47	—	569	180.00–212.00	209.92
31	—	623	203.50	203.50
4	—	347	255.00	255.00
15	—	420	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	172.50–181.00	180.15
4	—	385	205.00–208.00	207.31
6	—	561	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	352	245.00	245.00
37	—	494	217.50	217.50
19	—	562	204.50	204.50
6	—	619	190.00	190.00
22	—	421	223.00–232.50	232.04
2	—	512	212.00	212.00

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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