Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 305, Heifers 574, Bulls 226)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.53/cwt on 574 head.

Average price

$218.53

574 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$40.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

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	223.56	1,114	246
Medium and Large 1	546	218.12	1,192	221
Medium and Large 3	499	212.81	1,063	89
Small 1	511	183.31	938	18thin

One grade step is worth $40.25/cwt here — about $176 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 sale574 hd

218.53

—

VA average11 barns · 2,482 hd

214.69

+3.84

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

60 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	—	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,191	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,031	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	372	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	225.75/cwt	225.75–225.75	1,233	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	250.75/cwt	250.75–250.75	1,143	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,359	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	4
Steers	Small 1	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Steers	Small 1	—	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Steers	Small 1	—	526	200.42/cwt	178.00–205.00	1,054	6
Steers	Small 1	—	445	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,229	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,402	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,485	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	251.30/cwt	223.00–254.00	1,179	22
Steers	Small 1	—	377	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	622	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	483	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	204.75/cwt	204.75–204.75	1,145	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,224	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	933	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	184.56/cwt	179.00–196.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,131	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	445	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,129	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	828	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	197.35/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,259	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,397	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,074	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	954	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	961	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,173	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	217.43/cwt	172.00–222.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	224.11/cwt	213.00–224.50	1,015	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	219.31/cwt	215.00–219.50	1,189	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	869	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,339	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,026	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,267	80
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	451	190.57/cwt	152.50–196.00	859	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	627	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,216	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	587	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	914	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 Oct 9, 2023

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

Receipts 1,105Last week 1,049Year ago 1,512

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 305, Heifers 574, Bulls 226)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	195.00	195.00
1	—	675	202.00	202.00
14	—	554	215.00	215.00
13	—	453	227.50	227.50
4	—	365	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	216.00	216.00
6	—	375	254.00	254.00
4	—	547	210.00	210.00
65	—	555	221.50	221.50
45	—	640	219.00	219.00
24	—	746	199.00	199.00
22	—	469	223.00–254.00	251.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	250.00	250.00
4	—	723	206.00	206.00
37	—	546	225.75	225.75
30	—	456	250.75	250.75
12	—	632	215.00	215.00
4	—	560	217.00	217.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	190.00	190.00
1	—	690	190.00	190.00
6	—	526	178.00–205.00	200.42
3	—	445	205.00	205.00
2	—	377	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	145.00	145.00
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
8	—	451	152.50–196.00	190.57
5	—	627	194.00	194.00
2	—	587	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	638	193.00–198.00	197.35
12	—	739	189.00	189.00
11	—	361	238.00	238.00
3	—	548	210.00	210.00
61	—	453	213.00–224.50	224.11
80	—	552	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
33	—	448	214.50	214.50
31	—	547	214.50	214.50
11	—	625	205.00	205.00
11	—	363	172.00–222.00	217.43
2	—	565	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	542	215.00–219.50	219.31
32	—	356	244.00	244.00
30	—	639	209.50	209.50
8	—	741	198.00	198.00
102	—	453	226.50	226.50
2	—	430	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	178.00	178.00
6	—	580	170.00	170.00
3	—	445	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	559	204.75	204.75
26	—	626	195.50	195.50
19	—	413	226.00	226.00
7	—	335	238.00	238.00
3	—	535	179.00–196.00	184.56
36	—	491	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	200.50	200.50
17	—	342	242.00	242.00
6	—	625	192.50	192.50
30	—	486	221.00	221.00
26	—	420	227.25	227.25

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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