Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 421, Bulls 178)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.42/cwt on 420 head.

Average price

$217.42

420 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$31.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	225.63	1,111	138
Medium and Large 1	561	217.29	1,219	202
Medium and Large 3	469	210.88	989	45
Small 1	524	194.19	1,018	35

One grade step is worth $31.44/cwt here — about $93 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 sale420 hd

217.42

—

VA average10 barns · 2,064 hd

214.68

+2.74

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

54 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	Small 1	—	641	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,147	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	368	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	211.51/cwt	199.00–212.50	1,565	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,380	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	33
Steers	Small 1	—	625	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,172	1
Steers	Small 1	—	456	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	832	5
Steers	Small 1	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	228.65/cwt	217.00–230.25	1,260	59
Bulls	Small 1	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,110	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	222.61/cwt	215.00–227.50	935	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	948	25
Bulls	Small 1	—	566	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,047	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	207.63/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,179	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,126	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,152	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	201.39/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,297	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	225.47/cwt	209.00–226.50	1,039	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,441	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	241.63/cwt	220.00–243.50	865	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	226.81/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,023	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	963	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,144	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	226.73/cwt	212.00–229.25	1,236	75
Heifers	Small 1	—	547	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,083	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	211.32/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,319	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	226.21/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,208	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,165	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	232.66/cwt	225.00–240.00	833	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	456	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	917	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 Oct 16, 2023

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

Receipts 798Last week 1,105Year ago 1,168

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 421, Bulls 178)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	641	179.00	179.00
3	—	368	182.50	182.50
17	—	547	198.00	198.00
9	—	456	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	345	236.00	236.00
54	—	644	191.00–204.00	201.39
50	—	461	209.00–226.50	225.47
17	—	737	195.50	195.50
75	—	545	212.00–229.25	226.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	175.00	175.00
2	—	635	195.00	195.00
1	—	720	127.50	127.50
21	—	448	215.00	215.00
12	—	536	213.50	213.50
8	—	354	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	358	220.00–243.50	241.63
51	—	451	210.00–227.50	226.81
21	—	624	195.00–214.00	211.32
6	—	735	193.00	193.00
34	—	534	205.00–227.50	226.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	206.00	206.00
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
5	—	557	219.00	219.00
3	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	780	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	740	199.00–212.50	211.51
33	—	640	223.00	223.00
3	—	671	211.00	211.00
59	—	551	217.00–230.25	228.65
10	—	457	255.00	255.00
4	—	358	225.00–240.00	232.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	248.00	248.00
5	—	742	209.00	209.00
2	—	655	211.00	211.00
12	—	550	232.00	232.00
6	—	455	253.00	253.00
12	—	642	215.00	215.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	187.50	187.50
5	—	456	182.50	182.50
2	—	565	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
8	—	566	185.00	185.00
5	—	480	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	490	226.50	226.50
18	—	625	205.00	205.00
10	—	420	215.00–227.50	222.61
7	—	358	259.00	259.00
2	—	500	206.00	206.00
33	—	568	194.00–210.00	207.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	407	233.00	233.00
21	—	495	227.50	227.50
16	—	559	206.00	206.00
5	—	633	192.00	192.00
5	—	328	237.00	237.00

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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