Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 195, Bulls 91)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.81/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$199.81

195 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$33.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	206.50	1,014	97
Medium and Large 1	531	201.07	1,067	69
Medium and Large 3	483	175.36	847	19thin
Small 1	476	172.60	822	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.90/cwt here — about $192 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 sale195 hd

199.81

—

VA average9 barns · 1,432 hd

191.99

+7.82

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

47 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	Small 1	—	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,135	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,254	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	2
Steers	Small 1	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	207.66/cwt	183.00–212.00	1,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,440	11
Steers	Small 1	—	757	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,271	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,202	1
Steers	Small 1	—	675	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	215.38/cwt	191.00–221.00	1,176	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	499	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	958	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,031	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	224.09/cwt	185.00–228.00	912	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	204.04/cwt	182.00–208.00	1,114	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	983	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	172.37/cwt	166.00–174.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	212.56/cwt	196.00–215.00	759	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,081	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	538	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	942	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	798	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	212.18/cwt	197.00–219.00	906	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	194.08/cwt	162.50–200.00	974	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	992	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	953	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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Receipts 367Last week 537Year ago 871

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 195, Bulls 91)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	168.00	168.00
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
2	—	757	179.00	179.00
1	—	675	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	638	196.50	196.50
1	—	395	226.00	226.00
16	—	546	191.00–221.00	215.38
2	—	725	190.00	190.00
6	—	445	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	230.00	230.00
7	—	558	183.00–212.00	207.66
11	—	758	190.00	190.00
6	—	642	198.00	198.00
1	—	715	179.00	179.00
1	—	675	178.00	178.00
4	—	476	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	179.00	179.00
2	—	682	185.00	185.00
2	—	342	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	534	212.50	212.50
17	—	451	218.00	218.00
7	—	758	163.00	163.00
10	—	651	166.00	166.00
10	—	373	214.00	214.00
3	—	550	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	181.00	181.00
5	—	359	166.00–174.00	172.37
6	—	560	180.00	180.00
2	—	627	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	546	182.00–208.00	204.04
4	—	443	191.00	191.00
7	—	645	173.00	173.00
16	—	357	196.00–215.00	212.56
3	—	740	165.00	165.00
35	—	455	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	175.00	175.00
6	—	435	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	177.00	177.00
16	—	427	197.00–219.00	212.18
4	—	560	177.00	177.00
3	—	328	217.50	217.50
13	—	502	162.50–200.00	194.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	499	192.00	192.00
16	—	559	184.50	184.50
12	—	407	185.00–228.00	224.09
4	—	623	176.50	176.50
1	—	350	225.00	225.00

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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