Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 149, Heifers 253, Bulls 155)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.27/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$112.27

201 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	471	115.94	546	86
Medium and Large 1	508	111.58	567	86
Medium and Large 3	436	103.45	451	29

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $95 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 sale201 hd

112.27

—

VA average10 barns · 2,524 hd

110.02

+2.25

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	784	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	532	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	112.69/cwt	109.00–113.50	523	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	109.27/cwt	106.00–111.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	135.42/cwt	129.00–136.50	623	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	119.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	585	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.89/cwt	121.00–133.50	555	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	113.21/cwt	106.00–113.50	610	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	608	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	617	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	583	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	124.21/cwt	119.00–124.50	450	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	364	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	567	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	103.61/cwt	102.00–104.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	529	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	131.43/cwt	125.00–131.75	727	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	444	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	462	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 Sep 14, 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 149, Heifers 253, Bulls 155)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	543	130.00	130.00
9	—	456	135.00	135.00
5	—	649	115.00	115.00
2	—	375	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	643	122.00	122.00
14	—	460	129.00–136.50	135.42
4	—	705	120.00	120.00
22	—	553	125.00–131.75	131.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	113.00	113.00
7	—	524	116.00	116.00
5	—	440	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	448	118.75	118.75
1	—	700	92.00	92.00
23	—	540	112.50	112.50
20	—	362	119.00–124.50	124.21
7	—	632	95.00	95.00
2	—	455	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	464	109.00–113.50	112.69
26	—	539	106.00–113.50	113.21
12	—	624	100.00	100.00
7	—	374	124.50	124.50
2	—	728	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	91.00	91.00
11	—	347	105.00	105.00
9	—	443	106.00	106.00
8	—	529	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	105.00	105.00
9	—	444	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	106.00–111.00	109.27
20	—	418	121.00–133.50	132.89
17	—	498	117.00	117.00
11	—	576	108.00	108.00
7	—	359	139.50	139.50
6	—	638	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
24	—	489	115.00–120.00	119.61
20	—	566	109.00	109.00
13	—	417	136.00	136.00
5	—	661	102.00–104.00	103.61
4	—	344	140.00	140.00

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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