Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 320, Heifers 517, Bulls 277)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.65/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.38 against this barn's trailing median of $385.02.

Average price

$245.65

163 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$17.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

vs VA average

−18.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	250.04	1,348	53
Medium and Large 3	539	246.91	1,331	20
Medium and Large 1	537	243.87	1,310	81
Small 1	552	233.00	1,286	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.34, low $348.06, median $385.02 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale163 hd

245.65

—

VA average10 barns · 625 hd

241.02

+4.63

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−18.87

This barn, trailing median31 sales

385.02

−139.38

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	263.16/cwt	260.00–263.25	1,687	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	1,208	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,535	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	182.78/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	243.87/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,310	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	258.20/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,177	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,537	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	957	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	1,162	7
Steers	Small 1	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	568	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,352	9
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	342	260.10/cwt	220.00–265.00	890	9
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	498	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,210	8
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	408	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,495	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	453	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,234	4
Steers	Small 1	600–650	617	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	453	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,105	13
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	552	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,286	9
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	643	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,122	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	293.69/cwt	274.00–294.50	1,442	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,231	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,599	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	230.44/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	449	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,190	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	264.91/cwt	235.00–268.00	954	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,003	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,571	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	246.91/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,331	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	267.25/cwt	267.25–267.25	1,216	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	250.04/cwt	238.00–250.75	1,348	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,145	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,283	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,439	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	308.25/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,396	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,572	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	181.16/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,626	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,450	57

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 Apr 15, 2024

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

Receipts 1,114Last week 1,339Year ago 1,376

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 320, Heifers 517, Bulls 277)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	371	325.50	325.50
57	450–500	459	316.00	316.00
1	500–550	530	282.00	282.00
103	550–600	553	294.00	294.00
34	600–650	641	260.00–263.25	263.16
7	700–750	728	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	325.50	325.50
27	450–500	453	265.00–310.00	308.25
23	500–550	546	288.00	288.00
11	600–650	633	256.50	256.50
4	700–750	747	222.00	222.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	272.50	272.50
7	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	617	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	318.00	318.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
10	450–500	462	313.00	313.00
6	500–550	528	248.00	248.00
2	600–650	637	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	347	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	395	293.00	293.00
27	400–450	418	307.00	307.00
26	450–500	492	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	535	264.00	264.00
14	550–600	557	275.50	275.50
6	600–650	624	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	342	220.00–265.00	260.10
5	400–450	408	277.50	277.50
8	450–500	498	243.00	243.00
9	550–600	568	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	321.00	321.00
19	400–450	423	291.00	291.00
43	450–500	491	274.00–294.50	293.69
58	550–600	565	375.50	375.50
16	600–650	626	255.50	255.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	352	272.00	272.00
68	450–500	456	241.00–259.00	258.20
81	500–550	537	233.00–244.00	243.87
33	600–650	634	242.50	242.50
5	700–750	736	181.00–184.00	182.78
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
13	450–500	453	244.00	244.00
9	550–600	552	233.00	233.00
4	600–650	643	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	360	235.00–268.00	264.91
33	400–450	449	265.00	265.00
20	500–550	539	245.00–247.00	246.91
7	600–650	629	229.00–231.00	230.44
1	700–750	730	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	350–400	362	277.00	277.00
78	450–500	455	267.25	267.25
53	500–550	539	238.00–250.75	250.04
19	600–650	649	242.00	242.00
5	700–750	725	174.00–186.00	181.16

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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