Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49; Heifers 168, Bulls 134)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.49/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$121.49

148 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$14.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	126.25	558	42
Medium and Large 1	508	121.81	619	83
Medium and Large 3	432	111.64	482	23

One grade step is worth $14.61/cwt here — about $76 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 sale148 hd

121.49

—

VA average7 barns · 1,152 hd

120.60

+0.89

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

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	621	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	111.86/cwt	111.00–112.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	124.11/cwt	123.00–125.00	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	672	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	499	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	624	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	738	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	123.99/cwt	111.00–125.00	569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	528	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	668	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	489	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	109.88/cwt	109.00–111.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	114.68/cwt	112.00–115.00	413	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	130.88/cwt	130.00–131.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1

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 29, 2019

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

Receipts 351Last week 446Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49; Heifers 168, Bulls 134)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	493	126.00	126.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
2	—	638	109.00	109.00
5	—	574	113.00	113.00
6	—	348	145.00	145.00
12	—	414	131.50	131.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	563	111.00–112.00	111.86
9	—	463	123.00–125.00	124.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	134.00	134.00
2	—	648	100.00	100.00
6	—	413	130.50	130.50
10	—	666	109.00	109.00
13	—	584	115.00	115.00
17	—	499	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
2	—	738	102.00	102.00
7	—	366	138.00	138.00
11	—	650	113.50	113.50
15	—	459	111.00–125.00	123.99
20	—	429	123.00	123.00
27	—	552	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	119.00	119.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
3	—	633	102.00	102.00
13	—	539	117.50	117.50
24	—	362	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	108.00	108.00
2	—	580	108.00	108.00
9	—	455	109.00–111.00	109.88
10	—	360	112.00–115.00	114.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
3	—	557	133.50	133.50
4	—	366	142.00	142.00
6	—	449	135.50	135.50
8	—	634	130.00–131.00	130.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
5	—	442	133.00	133.00
8	—	356	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	127.00	127.00

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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