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Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Apr 29

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Receipts

1,071 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 915▲ 330 vs year ago 741 · +44.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 445, Bulls 284)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.40/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −129.57 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.

Average price

$252.40

149 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$6.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs VA average

−15.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	254.25	1,378	71
Medium and Large 2	540	252.50	1,364	43
Small 1	554	249.50	1,382	17thin
Medium and Large 3	550	247.61	1,361	18thin

One grade step is worth $6.64/cwt here — about $17 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale149 hd

252.40

—

VA average8 barns · 500 hd

248.11

+4.30

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−15.98

This barn, trailing median35 sales

381.97

−129.57

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.58, low $316.96, median $381.97 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

55 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,179	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	1,222	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,119	3
Steers	400–450	Small 1	432	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,242	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,294	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	1,463	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,471	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	314.48/cwt	297.50–318.00	1,465	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,548	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	301.33/cwt	295.00–301.50	1,648	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	294.25/cwt	294.25–294.25	1,630	90
Steers	550–600	Small 1	558	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,576	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,379	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1	615	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,461	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,743	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,750	67
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,677	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	1,766	20
Steers	700–750	Small 1	740	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,613	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	353	272.39/cwt	250.00–274.50	962	23
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	358	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	931	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,001	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	284.12/cwt	272.00–284.75	1,040	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	259.17/cwt	237.50–260.50	1,174	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	265.19/cwt	247.00–265.50	1,215	63
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,198	54
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	480	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,188	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,364	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	1,378	71
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	549	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,370	16
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	554	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,382	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,290	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	243.48/cwt	218.00–244.50	1,563	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,550	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,649	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,641	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,047	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,063	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	336.73/cwt	298.00–339.00	1,189	20
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,329	26
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	302.87/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,281	31
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	431	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,207	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	296.14/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,448	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,421	48
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	493	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,282	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,376	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,557	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	274.22/cwt	245.00–275.25	1,555	61
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	567	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,318	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,578	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,667	6

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 Apr 29, 2024

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

Receipts 1,071Last week 915Year ago 741

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 445, Bulls 284)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	361	338.50	338.50
1	400–450	435	297.50	297.50
31	450–500	458	319.50	319.50
37	500–550	547	295.00–301.50	301.33
9	600–650	628	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	327.50	327.50
29	450–500	461	319.00	319.00
2	500–550	532	291.00	291.00
90	550–600	554	294.25	294.25
67	600–650	640	273.50	273.50
1	650–700	650	258.00	258.00
20	700–750	732	241.25	241.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	287.50	287.50
7	550–600	558	282.50	282.50
3	600–650	615	237.50	237.50
2	700–750	740	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	466	297.50–318.00	314.48
6	550–600	563	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	605	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	310.00	310.00
31	400–450	423	299.00–303.00	302.87
48	450–500	491	289.50	289.50
61	550–600	567	245.00–275.25	274.22
18	600–650	626	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	431	280.00	280.00
13	450–500	493	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	567	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	312.50	312.50
20	350–400	353	298.00–339.00	336.73
26	400–450	418	318.00	318.00
22	450–500	489	270.00–302.00	296.14
1	500–550	545	252.50	252.50
21	550–600	561	277.50	277.50
6	600–650	629	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	364	275.00	275.00
54	450–500	460	260.50	260.50
71	500–550	542	254.25	254.25
26	600–650	642	218.00–244.50	243.48
10	700–750	746	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	350–400	366	272.00–284.75	284.12
63	450–500	458	247.00–265.50	265.19
43	500–550	540	252.50	252.50
14	600–650	643	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	717	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	480	247.50	247.50
17	550–600	554	249.50	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	353	250.00–274.50	272.39
36	450–500	453	237.50–260.50	259.17
16	500–550	549	249.50	249.50
2	550–600	555	232.50	232.50
8	650–700	650	228.00	228.00

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.