Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 311, Bulls 200)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.97/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$121.97

286 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	123.85	608	136
Medium and Large 1	517	120.69	624	124
Medium and Large 3	454	118.20	537	26

One grade step is worth $5.65/cwt here — about $71 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 sale286 hd

121.97

—

VA average9 barns · 1,630 hd

120.67

+1.30

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

49 lots · USDA AMS · Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Moneta, 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	118.88/cwt	112.00–119.50	641	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	569	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	134.58/cwt	125.00–135.50	493	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	499	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	636	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	121.44/cwt	118.00–122.00	682	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	580	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	521	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	113.83/cwt	113.00–114.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.48/cwt	129.00–136.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	691	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	127.70/cwt	114.00–129.00	649	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	134.88/cwt	129.00–138.50	557	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	723	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	518	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	139.80/cwt	132.00–141.50	618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	900	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	140.98/cwt	134.00–142.50	646	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	526	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	116.02/cwt	113.00–116.50	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	670	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	125.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	559	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	133.40/cwt	127.00–134.50	462	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	634	4

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 →

Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Moneta, VA

Sat Jun 15, 2019

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 311, Bulls 200)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	96.00	96.00
50	—	546	122.75	122.75
38	—	445	120.00–126.00	125.70
27	—	346	127.00–134.50	133.40
15	—	635	112.00	112.00
4	—	556	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	539	112.00–119.50	118.88
38	—	457	124.50	124.50
21	—	640	112.00	112.00
12	—	366	125.00–135.50	134.58
2	—	705	110.00	110.00
2	—	413	122.00	122.00
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	442	119.00	119.00
7	—	535	113.00–116.50	116.02
4	—	360	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	129.00	129.00
2	—	518	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	499	127.50	127.50
15	—	562	118.00–122.00	121.44
13	—	423	137.00	137.00
9	—	333	156.50	156.50
6	—	662	113.00–114.00	113.83
2	—	378	129.00–136.00	132.48
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	581	119.00	119.00
25	—	508	114.00–129.00	127.70
16	—	413	129.00–138.50	134.88
13	—	651	111.00	111.00
2	—	483	124.00	124.00
2	—	343	152.00	152.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	349	148.50	148.50
14	—	552	138.00	138.00
11	—	442	132.00–141.50	139.80
8	—	643	133.00	133.00
2	—	740	124.50	124.50
2	—	520	134.00	134.00
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	650	138.50	138.50
13	—	550	140.00	140.00
11	—	458	134.00–142.50	140.98
3	—	540	135.00	135.00
2	—	720	128.00	128.00
2	—	350	149.00	149.00

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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