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Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Dec 16

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 13 →

Receipts

740 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 706▲ 452 vs year ago 288 · +156.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 202, Heifers 328, Bulls 210)

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 $250.30/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −131.67 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.

Average price

$250.30

106 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$27.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs VA average

−34.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	254.75	1,396	61
Medium and Large 2	550	252.43	1,388	23
Medium and Large 3	546	243.00	1,327	12thin
Small 1	549	227.00	1,246	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.75/cwt here — about $150 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 sale106 hd

250.30

—

VA average8 barns · 410 hd

250.48

−0.18

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−34.65

This barn, trailing median35 sales

381.97

−131.67

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

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. 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 3	350	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,124	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,387	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,420	3
Steers	350–400	Small 1	392	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,149	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	451	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,439	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	338.80/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,545	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	22
Steers	450–500	Small 1	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	274.55/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,469	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,591	16
Steers	500–550	Small 1	547	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,285	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,632	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,562	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	646	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,731	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	1,784	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	274.76/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,791	26
Steers	650–700	Small 1	666	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,692	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,851	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	251.47/cwt	251.00–251.50	1,909	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	297.75/cwt	297.75–297.75	1,072	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	914	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	293.64/cwt	278.00–294.50	1,107	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,111	9
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	452	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,022	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	274.37/cwt	241.00–276.50	1,246	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,268	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	546	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,327	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	1,396	61
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	549	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,246	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	252.43/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,388	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,499	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,506	29
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	650	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,274	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	657	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,393	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	204.24/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,501	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,470	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,364	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	351	386.96/cwt	375.00–391.00	1,358	12
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	357	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,017	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	345.28/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,447	19
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	419	287.64/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,205	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	1,458	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,515	28
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	305.79/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,495	28
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	503	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,353	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	282.75/cwt	282.75–282.75	1,578	10
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	565	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,370	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,576	29
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,611	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,642	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Receipts 740Last week 706Year ago 288

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 202, Heifers 328, Bulls 210)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	293.00	293.00
2	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	547	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	666	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	377.00	377.00
20	450–500	456	300.00–341.00	338.80
16	500–550	541	294.00	294.00
1	550–600	585	267.00	267.00
9	600–650	648	275.25	275.25
5	700–750	739	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	321.00	321.00
5	450–500	451	319.00	319.00
11	500–550	535	260.00–276.00	274.55
8	600–650	646	268.00	268.00
2	700–750	725	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	368.00	368.00
22	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
39	550–600	554	294.50	294.50
26	650–700	652	269.00–275.00	274.76
17	750–800	759	251.00–251.50	251.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	285.00	285.00
14	400–450	419	257.50–290.00	287.64
10	500–550	503	269.00	269.00
1	550–600	565	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	348	392.00	392.00
19	400–450	419	330.00–347.00	345.28
28	450–500	489	275.00–311.00	305.79
29	550–600	566	278.50	278.50
14	600–650	621	259.50	259.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	351	375.00–391.00	386.96
21	400–450	422	345.50	345.50
28	450–500	487	311.00	311.00
10	550–600	558	282.75	282.75
6	600–650	628	261.50	261.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
27	350–400	360	297.75	297.75
34	450–500	454	241.00–276.50	274.37
23	550–600	550	240.00–253.00	252.43
13	600–650	646	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	655	221.00	221.00
4	700–750	746	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	370	247.00	247.00
9	400–450	441	252.00	252.00
12	500–550	546	243.00	243.00
3	650–700	657	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	245.00	245.00
7	450–500	452	226.00	226.00
10	500–550	549	227.00	227.00
3	650–700	650	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	377	278.00–294.50	293.64
43	450–500	466	272.00	272.00
61	500–550	548	254.75	254.75
29	600–650	649	232.00	232.00
12	700–750	735	196.00–205.00	204.24

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.