Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 84, Heifers 190, Bulls 171)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.18/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$113.18

156 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$14.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	114.85	514	65
Medium and Large 1	515	113.78	586	79
Medium and Large 3	424	100.17	425	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.68/cwt here — about $89 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 sale156 hd

113.18

—

VA average10 barns · 1,940 hd

111.15

+2.03

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 1	—	350	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	542	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	623	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	118.91/cwt	107.00–120.00	586	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	649	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	640	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	579	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	520	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	518	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	417	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	501	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	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 Oct 5, 2019

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

Receipts 445Last week 584Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 84, Heifers 190, Bulls 171)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	350	139.50	139.50
9	—	653	102.50	102.50
12	—	427	127.00	127.00
22	—	569	109.50	109.50
24	—	493	107.00–120.00	118.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	649	104.50	104.50
10	—	345	139.00	139.00
11	—	579	110.50	110.50
18	—	491	118.00	118.00
23	—	418	124.50	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	112.00	112.00
4	—	431	104.00	104.00
4	—	741	105.00	105.00
7	—	375	120.00	120.00
10	—	628	113.50	113.50
26	—	458	113.00	113.00
26	—	540	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	99.00	99.00
2	—	333	119.00	119.00
8	—	556	114.00	114.00
8	—	624	110.00	110.00
23	—	350	119.00	119.00
23	—	443	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	104.00	104.00
2	—	618	90.00	90.00
3	—	423	98.00	98.00
6	—	338	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	120.00	120.00
12	—	621	122.00	122.00
13	—	447	139.50	139.50
13	—	545	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
2	—	370	137.00	137.00
2	—	648	127.00	127.00
5	—	570	128.00	128.00
9	—	454	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
2	—	548	120.00	120.00
3	—	608	120.00	120.00

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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