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Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Dec 18

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Receipts

288 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 367▼ 583 vs year ago 871 · −66.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 135, Bulls 101)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.89/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$203.89

135 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$26.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.56

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	206.44	1,034	47
Medium and Large 1	504	206.25	1,040	60
Medium and Large 3	467	196.96	919	24
Small 1	466	180.00	839	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.44/cwt here — about $195 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 sale135 hd

203.89

—

VA average8 barns · 903 hd

193.32

+10.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	350	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	352	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	905	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,112	3
Steers	—	Small 1	445	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	901	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	451	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	988	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,169	5
Steers	—	Small 1	505	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,278	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,268	3
Steers	—	Small 1	617	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,049	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,229	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,370	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,373	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	770	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	766	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	977	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,012	20
Heifers	—	Small 1	466	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	839	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,110	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,109	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,053	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,107	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,196	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,172	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	657	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,058	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	747	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,203	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,223	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	336	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	806	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	833	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,013	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,053	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,099	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	980	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	551	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,110	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,240	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1

This sale against other markets

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 18, 2023

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

Receipts 288Last week 367Year ago 871

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 135, Bulls 101)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	196.00	196.00
4	—	343	243.00	243.00
4	—	623	199.00	199.00
10	—	551	201.50	201.50
13	—	420	240.00	240.00
18	—	483	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	336	240.00	240.00
14	—	485	226.50	226.50
10	—	417	243.00	243.00
14	—	560	205.00	205.00
1	—	635	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	192.00	192.00
4	—	451	219.00	219.00
2	—	352	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	546	234.00	234.00
5	—	464	252.00	252.00
6	—	740	200.00	200.00
1	—	380	249.00	249.00
4	—	675	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	228.00	228.00
1	—	715	192.00	192.00
2	—	365	248.00	248.00
3	—	436	255.00	255.00
3	—	680	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	191.00	191.00
2	—	445	202.50	202.50
2	—	617	170.00	170.00
2	—	350	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	186.00	186.00
2	—	747	161.00	161.00
9	—	541	205.00	205.00
6	—	358	214.00	214.00
22	—	450	217.00	217.00
7	—	648	184.50	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	162.00	162.00
10	—	358	215.00	215.00
20	—	464	218.00	218.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
10	—	653	179.50	179.50
18	—	539	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	440	205.00	205.00
2	—	657	161.00	161.00
5	—	365	200.00	200.00
5	—	557	189.00	189.00

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.