Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Heifers 260, Bulls 200)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.55/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$112.55

214 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	115.83	592	93
Medium and Large 2	503	113.30	570	92
Medium and Large 3	444	99.66	442	29

One grade step is worth $16.18/cwt here — about $149 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 sale214 hd

112.55

—

VA average9 barns · 1,845 hd

111.76

+0.79

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

43 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	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	117.06/cwt	110.00–117.25	534	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	115.77/cwt	109.00–116.00	632	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	123.89/cwt	120.00–124.50	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	499	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	591	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	502	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	546	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	118.09/cwt	111.00–119.50	579	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	658	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	550	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	506	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	106.92/cwt	103.00–107.50	683	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	123.16/cwt	117.00–123.50	436	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	112.73/cwt	108.00–113.50	605	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	507	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	436	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	363	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	132.04/cwt	128.00–133.00	599	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	123.37/cwt	122.50–123.50	790	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	710	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	475	3

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 28, 2019

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Heifers 260, Bulls 200)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
5	—	543	127.00	127.00
6	—	349	139.00	139.00
6	—	658	119.50	119.50
7	—	459	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	133.00	133.00
3	—	552	120.50	120.50
6	—	761	120.00	120.00
16	—	454	128.00–133.00	132.04
16	—	640	122.50–123.50	123.37
29	—	547	129.75	129.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	112.00	112.00
3	—	428	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	728	102.00	102.00
3	—	460	109.00	109.00
15	—	639	103.00–107.50	106.92
21	—	354	117.00–123.50	123.16
22	—	537	108.00–113.50	112.73
23	—	447	113.50	113.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	456	110.00–117.25	117.06
29	—	546	109.00–116.00	115.77
13	—	644	109.50	109.50
8	—	360	120.00–124.50	123.89
3	—	727	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	96.00	96.00
2	—	643	97.00	97.00
6	—	542	100.00	100.00
8	—	449	97.00	97.00
12	—	356	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	109.00	109.00
7	—	563	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	499	118.50	118.50
20	—	346	145.00	145.00
12	—	425	128.50	128.50
9	—	674	101.00	101.00
8	—	571	109.00	109.00
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	490	111.00–119.50	118.09
13	—	577	114.00	114.00
10	—	426	129.00	129.00
8	—	343	147.50	147.50
4	—	656	101.00	101.00
1	—	605	98.00	98.00

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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