Sale reports / Virginia / Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. / 2024-10-14

Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Oct 14
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184
Receipts
936 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 864▲ 138 vs year ago 798 · +17.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 264, Heifers 427, Bulls 245)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.21/cwt on 173 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −150.77 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.
Average price
$231.21
173 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$14.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.40
vs VA average
−26.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542234.561,272102
Medium and Large 3546229.791,25518thin
Medium and Large 2549226.451,24343
Small 1567220.001,24710thin
One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $25 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 sale173 hd
231.21
—
VA average10 barns · 654 hd
226.81
+4.40
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−26.60
This barn, trailing median35 sales
381.97
−150.77
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
416378340303median 381.9703/0204/2706/2908/3110/26
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

59 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340227.00/cwt227.00–227.007721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0266
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1392289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,1335
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1135
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2439281.31/cwt274.00–282.001,23522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461285.50/cwt285.50–285.501,31646
Steers450–500Small 1475225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0691
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3548236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,29610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1549260.75/cwt260.75–260.751,43267
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3203
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2551254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,40013
Steers550–600Small 1561222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2485
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640249.85/cwt247.00–250.001,59941
Steers600–650Small 1640227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4532
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3121
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2648253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,63916
Steers650–700Small 1665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,80112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7592
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2766240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8385
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345260.93/cwt240.00–262.0090020
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358225.29/cwt207.50–229.008076
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368264.73/cwt240.00–269.0097413
Heifers350–400Small 1377187.50/cwt187.50–187.507072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3437210.00/cwt210.00–210.009182
Heifers400–450Small 1443205.00/cwt205.00–205.009085
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2448231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0354
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2452235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,06233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458238.04/cwt233.00–238.501,09048
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,06913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1541236.25/cwt236.25–236.251,27892
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3546229.79/cwt217.50–230.501,25518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2548227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,24741
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,21510
Heifers550–600Small 1567220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,24710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636216.36/cwt209.00–216.501,37653
Heifers600–650Small 1647179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1588
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2649222.41/cwt195.00–224.001,44318
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2744
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5368
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,56516
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329280.00/cwt280.00–280.009216
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2348275.00/cwt275.00–275.009577
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,0111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412283.50/cwt283.50–283.501,16823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,11221
Bulls400–450Small 1431218.00/cwt218.00–218.009403
Bulls450–500Small 1450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485263.61/cwt242.50–266.001,27926
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1492268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,31943
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1501254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2734
Bulls500–550Small 1502224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1247
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2561239.03/cwt231.00–239.501,34118
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563241.60/cwt227.00–242.751,36055
Bulls550–600Small 1596212.36/cwt202.50–214.001,2667
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,42922

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.