Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 405, Heifers 418, Bulls 179)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.71/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.32 against this barn's trailing median of $385.02.

Average price

$247.71

153 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$14.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs VA average

−19.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	248.36	1,368	90
Medium and Large 2	554	248.33	1,376	42
Medium and Large 3	554	247.50	1,371	15thin
Small 1	539	234.00	1,261	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.36/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale153 hd

247.71

—

VA average8 barns · 429 hd

245.96

+1.74

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−19.88

This barn, trailing median31 sales

385.02

−137.32

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,768	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,640	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	275.75/cwt	275.75–275.75	1,809	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,381	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	291.10/cwt	255.00–292.25	1,063	35
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	483	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,280	6
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	240.02/cwt	233.00–240.25	1,757	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,230	21
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	539	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	655	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	355	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	967	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	464	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,162	10
Steers	Small 1	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	372	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	967	2
Steers	Small 1	450–500	450	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,242	5
Steers	Small 1	600–650	611	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,445	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,369	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	235.75/cwt	235.75–235.75	1,509	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	263.95/cwt	246.00–264.75	1,212	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,561	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,384	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	449	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,166	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,212	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	554	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,371	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,485	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	293.84/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,601	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	312.43/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,409	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,061	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	264.25/cwt	264.25–264.25	1,208	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	767	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,246	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	279.75/cwt	279.75–279.75	1,371	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	272.25/cwt	272.25–272.25	1,541	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,566	23

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 May 6, 2024

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

Receipts 1,002Last week 1,071Year ago 1,244

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 405, Heifers 418, Bulls 179)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	365	332.00	332.00
26	450–500	451	299.00–313.00	312.43
36	500–550	545	292.00–294.00	293.84
13	600–650	636	278.00	278.00
1	700–750	745	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	310.00	310.00
44	450–500	453	319.00	319.00
121	550–600	554	296.00	296.00
2	600–650	632	264.00	264.00
81	650–700	656	275.75	275.75
30	700–750	732	233.00–240.25	240.02
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	450	276.00	276.00
3	600–650	611	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
7	400–450	442	313.00	313.00
9	500–550	540	289.00	289.00
2	600–650	610	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	308.00	308.00
21	400–450	425	289.50	289.50
35	450–500	490	279.75	279.75
1	500–550	535	232.50	232.50
34	550–600	566	272.25	272.25
23	600–650	629	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	272.50	272.50
2	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
6	450–500	483	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
12	400–450	426	292.50	292.50
16	450–500	495	279.50	279.50
1	500–550	500	255.00	255.00
14	550–600	570	260.50	260.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	350–400	365	255.00–292.25	291.10
47	450–500	457	264.25	264.25
2	500–550	532	240.00	240.00
40	550–600	555	248.75	248.75
7	600–650	638	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	785	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
10	450–500	464	250.50	250.50
6	500–550	539	234.00	234.00
2	650–700	655	202.00	202.00
1	700–750	715	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	371	286.00	286.00
49	450–500	459	246.00–264.75	263.95
1	500–550	535	236.00	236.00
89	550–600	551	248.50	248.50
52	600–650	640	235.75	235.75
7	750–800	752	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	356	272.00	272.00
23	400–450	449	259.75	259.75
15	550–600	554	247.50	247.50
4	600–650	636	222.00	222.00
2	750–800	767	182.00	182.00

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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