Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 235, Heifers 451, Bulls 247)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.59/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$199.59

451 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$21.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	207.03	1,038	176
Medium and Large 3	478	196.83	941	54
Medium and Large 1	554	196.43	1,089	179
Small 1	512	185.36	950	42

One grade step is worth $21.68/cwt here — about $88 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 sale451 hd

199.59

—

VA average10 barns · 1,979 hd

197.92

+1.67

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	—	431	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,395	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,162	43
Heifers	Small 1	—	651	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Steers	Small 1	—	554	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,069	5
Steers	Small 1	—	680	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,124	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	236.88/cwt	197.50–240.00	1,073	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,175	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	194.25/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,241	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	220.93/cwt	201.00–222.25	1,226	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,158	17
Steers	Small 1	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	2
Steers	Small 1	—	451	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	907	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	504	168.14/cwt	160.00–169.00	847	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	213.91/cwt	190.00–214.50	1,219	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	231.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,140	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	903	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,146	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	727	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	370	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,184	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,104	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	223.02/cwt	197.50–224.00	930	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,079	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,242	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	742	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	737	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	734	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	572	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	978	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	406	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	199.16/cwt	190.00–199.50	1,077	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	886	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	198.06/cwt	190.00–198.50	1,083	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	970	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	801	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	188.55/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,235	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,090	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	552	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,082	17
Heifers	Small 1	—	452	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	823	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	798	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	362	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	214.94/cwt	190.00–216.00	987	73

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 30, 2023

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

Receipts 933Last week 1,182Year ago 1,126

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 235, Heifers 451, Bulls 247)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	205.00	205.00
1	—	355	187.50	187.50
2	—	645	188.00	188.00
2	—	342	195.00	195.00
8	—	555	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	750	186.00	186.00
5	—	655	190.00	190.00
2	—	387	219.00	219.00
1	—	715	179.00	179.00
49	—	555	201.00–222.25	220.93
47	—	645	215.00	215.00
17	—	463	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	185.00	185.00
1	—	730	193.00	193.00
29	—	453	197.50–240.00	236.88
19	—	544	216.00	216.00
8	—	639	194.00–196.00	194.25
8	—	368	217.50	217.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	193.00	193.00
1	—	680	182.50	182.50
2	—	375	185.00	185.00
9	—	451	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	642	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	170.00	170.00
2	—	742	157.50	157.50
17	—	552	196.00	196.00
13	—	452	182.00	182.00
6	—	362	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	722	172.00	172.00
78	—	547	190.00–198.50	198.06
35	—	451	215.00	215.00
2	—	635	176.00	176.00
9	—	361	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	175.00	175.00
21	—	445	199.00	199.00
2	—	345	167.50	167.50
1	—	735	165.00	165.00
13	—	559	195.00	195.00
11	—	363	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	541	190.00–199.50	199.16
6	—	744	169.00	169.00
23	—	355	225.50	225.50
18	—	655	181.00–189.00	188.55
73	—	459	190.00–216.00	214.94
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	504	160.00–169.00	168.14
3	—	480	168.00	168.00
1	—	370	162.50	162.50
6	—	572	171.00	171.00
4	—	406	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	570	190.00–214.50	213.91
36	—	492	230.00–232.00	231.66
16	—	418	216.00	216.00
14	—	623	184.00	184.00
7	—	346	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	628	188.50	188.50
32	—	494	223.50	223.50
28	—	417	197.50–224.00	223.02
24	—	556	194.00	194.00
15	—	341	216.00	216.00
1	—	360	204.00	204.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.