Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 244, Heifers 618, Bulls 320)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.79/cwt on 618 head.

Average price

$200.79

618 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$30.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	208.73	1,058	237
Medium and Large 1	558	200.11	1,117	263
Medium and Large 3	490	192.20	942	67
Small 1	514	178.62	919	51

One grade step is worth $30.11/cwt here — about $139 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 sale618 hd

200.79

—

VA average11 barns · 2,501 hd

203.79

−3.01

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

61 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	—	552	207.48/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,145	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	222.23/cwt	202.50–227.00	804	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	534	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,041	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	174.18/cwt	171.00–174.50	1,289	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	725	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	238.52/cwt	205.00–242.00	1,095	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,242	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	206.23/cwt	194.00–207.25	1,334	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,406	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,354	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	210.67/cwt	192.00–217.50	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,093	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	188.31/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,384	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	853	2
Steers	Small 1	—	457	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	788	4
Steers	Small 1	—	360	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	639	2
Steers	Small 1	—	631	177.27/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,248	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	224.02/cwt	200.00–226.25	1,266	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,095	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	218.14/cwt	201.00–219.50	921	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	205.75/cwt	205.75–205.75	1,288	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	752	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	217.36/cwt	198.00–223.00	733	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	216.75/cwt	216.75–216.75	1,064	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	225.08/cwt	209.50–227.75	921	34
Heifers	Small 1	—	634	170.91/cwt	157.50–173.00	1,084	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	562	177.42/cwt	160.00–178.50	997	18
Bulls	Small 1	—	482	182.56/cwt	170.00–185.00	880	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	375	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	200.36/cwt	184.00–201.50	1,126	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,040	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	422	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	884	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	227.24/cwt	210.00–230.00	809	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	196.26/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,072	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	181.75/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,169	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	213.90/cwt	193.00–215.75	965	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	712	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	208.14/cwt	193.00–208.50	1,130	82
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	171.06/cwt	171.00–172.00	787	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	187.15/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,196	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	990	63
Steers	Small 1	—	567	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	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 23, 2023

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

Receipts 1,182Last week 798Year ago 953

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 244, Heifers 618, Bulls 320)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	552	194.00–209.00	207.48
20	—	362	202.50–227.00	222.23
22	—	740	171.00–174.50	174.18
71	—	643	179.00–182.00	181.75
51	—	451	193.00–215.75	213.90
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	534	195.00	195.00
4	—	335	142.50	142.50
7	—	634	157.50–173.00	170.91
2	—	712	170.00	170.00
17	—	460	171.00–172.00	171.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	167.50	167.50
21	—	443	199.50	199.50
26	—	546	175.00–198.00	196.26
3	—	720	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	147.50	147.50
11	—	370	195.00	195.00
2	—	450	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	356	210.00–230.00	227.24
9	—	441	185.00	185.00
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
82	—	543	193.00–208.50	208.14
8	—	721	178.50	178.50
36	—	639	181.00–187.50	187.15
63	—	453	218.50	218.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	185.00	185.00
3	—	541	192.00	192.00
1	—	700	183.00	183.00
3	—	665	197.00	197.00
7	—	456	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	459	205.00–242.00	238.52
51	—	647	194.00–207.25	206.23
3	—	391	222.00	222.00
5	—	556	198.00	198.00
23	—	735	181.00–189.00	188.31
32	—	544	229.50	229.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	558	222.50	222.50
9	—	738	190.50	190.50
22	—	643	210.50	210.50
4	—	360	192.00–217.50	210.67
20	—	473	231.00	231.00
2	—	435	196.00	196.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	172.50	172.50
2	—	360	177.50	177.50
4	—	631	175.00–178.00	177.27
4	—	567	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	565	200.00–226.25	224.02
37	—	491	223.00	223.00
27	—	422	201.00–219.50	218.14
23	—	626	205.75	205.75
13	—	345	218.00	218.00
4	—	358	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	337	198.00–223.00	217.36
1	—	520	186.00	186.00
24	—	491	216.75	216.75
34	—	409	209.50–227.75	225.08
30	—	562	184.00–201.50	200.36
6	—	633	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	562	160.00–178.50	177.42
12	—	482	170.00–185.00	182.56
1	—	375	182.50	182.50
10	—	422	202.50	202.50

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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