Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 165, Bulls 81)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.62/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$121.62

161 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$14.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.30

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	125.05	587	80
Medium and Large 1	509	121.91	621	54
Medium and Large 3	446	110.89	495	27

One grade step is worth $14.16/cwt here — about $92 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 sale161 hd

121.62

—

VA average8 barns · 1,031 hd

114.32

+7.30

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

38 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 1	—	578	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	499	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	659	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	451	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	128.56/cwt	122.00–129.50	602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	645	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	630	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	588	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	109.60/cwt	109.50–111.50	489	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	766	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	647	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	730	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	604	9

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 Jul 20, 2019

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

Receipts 346Last week 581Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 165, Bulls 81)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	110.00	110.00
5	—	345	140.00	140.00
7	—	660	100.00	100.00
10	—	418	140.50	140.50
12	—	499	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
4	—	583	119.00	119.00
5	—	503	125.00	125.00
6	—	423	137.00	137.00
7	—	346	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
6	—	451	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	105.00	105.00
7	—	626	113.50	113.50
8	—	355	126.50	126.50
16	—	468	122.00–129.50	128.56
21	—	540	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	119.00	119.00
5	—	654	111.00	111.00
13	—	375	121.00	121.00
18	—	534	118.00	118.00
43	—	449	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
4	—	366	118.00	118.00
20	—	446	109.50–111.50	109.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	119.00	119.00
9	—	631	132.00	132.00
12	—	549	139.50	139.50
13	—	467	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	136.50	136.50
2	—	615	135.00	135.00
2	—	730	127.00	127.00
9	—	445	138.00	138.00
15	—	524	139.25	139.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
3	—	542	127.00	127.00
9	—	468	129.00	129.00

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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