Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 283, Heifers 386, Bulls 160)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.50/cwt on 386 head.

Average price

$231.50

386 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$42.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.04

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	488	236.46	1,154	58
Medium and Large 2	522	235.93	1,230	171
Medium and Large 1	538	230.07	1,237	134
Small 1	495	194.28	962	23

One grade step is worth $42.18/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 sale386 hd

231.50

—

VA average9 barns · 1,867 hd

222.45

+9.04

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

57 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	—	632	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,122	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	382	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	237.65/cwt	220.00–239.25	1,759	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	1,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	260.21/cwt	245.00–262.25	1,684	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,491	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,361	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	1,792	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	549	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,265	19
Heifers	Small 1	—	534	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	297.64/cwt	262.50–299.00	1,342	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	260.75/cwt	250.00–261.25	1,669	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	197.13/cwt	186.00–197.50	1,264	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,142	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	243.75/cwt	211.00–245.00	1,333	54
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	975	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	343	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	870	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	452	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	915	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	243.80/cwt	210.00–246.50	1,112	28
Heifers	Small 1	—	735	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	298.50/cwt	265.00–307.00	1,248	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	274.31/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,328	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	1,434	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,140	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	924	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	1,134	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	200.15/cwt	188.00–200.50	1,283	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,193	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,496	45
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	652	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,219	2
Steers	Small 1	—	456	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	866	3
Steers	Small 1	—	381	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	751	3
Steers	Small 1	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	3
Steers	Small 1	—	557	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,374	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,286	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,435	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,037	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,326	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	239.30/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,346	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	907	14

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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Receipts 829Last week 1,535Year ago 431

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 283, Heifers 386, Bulls 160)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	177.50	177.50
2	—	382	195.00	195.00
6	—	534	191.00	191.00
12	—	452	202.50	202.50
1	—	735	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	549	230.50	230.50
2	—	715	168.00	168.00
7	—	338	257.00	257.00
28	—	456	210.00–246.50	243.80
2	—	652	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	641	186.00–197.50	197.13
43	—	542	240.00	240.00
37	—	457	249.50	249.50
11	—	754	178.50	178.50
14	—	353	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	453	252.00	252.00
54	—	547	211.00–245.00	243.75
1	—	400	217.50	217.50
8	—	738	180.50	180.50
24	—	358	258.00	258.00
1	—	755	175.00	175.00
34	—	641	188.00–200.50	200.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	740	220.00–239.25	237.65
8	—	357	331.50	331.50
25	—	647	245.00–262.25	260.21
38	—	546	273.00	273.00
4	—	580	250.00	250.00
27	—	451	262.50–299.00	297.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	255.00	255.00
26	—	456	298.50	298.50
16	—	746	240.25	240.25
3	—	376	315.00	315.00
1	—	795	218.00	218.00
43	—	640	250.00–261.25	260.75
45	—	542	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	247.50	247.50
7	—	459	260.00	260.00
2	—	642	204.00	204.00
13	—	541	254.00	254.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	190.00	190.00
3	—	381	197.00	197.00
3	—	610	180.00	180.00
2	—	557	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	207.50	207.50
4	—	343	200.00	200.00
4	—	415	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	418	265.00–307.00	298.50
21	—	484	264.00–276.00	274.31
13	—	551	260.25	260.25
2	—	637	226.00	226.00
11	—	343	330.50	330.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	304.00	304.00
18	—	555	258.50	258.50
17	—	348	298.00	298.00
15	—	483	274.50	274.50
9	—	635	232.00	232.00
2	—	520	229.00–250.00	239.30

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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