Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 332, Bulls 272)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.38/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$109.38

289 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$16.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	111.51	576	140
Medium and Large 2	496	111.28	552	114
Medium and Large 3	552	94.63	522	35

One grade step is worth $16.89/cwt here — about $54 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 sale289 hd

109.38

—

VA average10 barns · 2,120 hd

112.08

−2.70

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

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	112.67/cwt	106.00–113.25	606	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	114.68/cwt	111.00–115.00	518	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	103.94/cwt	100.00–104.25	655	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	116.70/cwt	112.00–118.00	432	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	98.61/cwt	97.00–99.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	553	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	120.48/cwt	117.50–121.00	592	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	505	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	640	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	120.79/cwt	118.00–121.50	594	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	109.74/cwt	106.00–110.00	620	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	121.70/cwt	119.00–122.00	518	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	700	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	482	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	715	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	123.42/cwt	114.00–124.75	776	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	118.62/cwt	111.00–120.50	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	503	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	110.29/cwt	105.00–111.00	603	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	413	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	107.25/cwt	107.25–107.25	686	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	728	6

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 12, 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 135, Heifers 332, Bulls 272)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	104.00	104.00
36	—	441	114.00	114.00
33	—	547	105.00–111.00	110.29
20	—	359	115.00	115.00
15	—	640	107.25	107.25
6	—	728	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	538	106.00–113.25	112.67
38	—	452	111.00–115.00	114.68
28	—	630	100.00–104.25	103.94
19	—	370	112.00–118.00	116.70
5	—	717	97.00–99.00	98.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	95.00	95.00
10	—	638	93.00	93.00
7	—	464	97.00	97.00
2	—	738	90.00	90.00
2	—	343	97.00	97.00
1	—	575	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	105.00	105.00
5	—	485	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	491	117.50–121.00	120.48
22	—	417	121.00	121.00
13	—	345	137.00	137.00
10	—	571	112.00	112.00
2	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	492	118.00–121.50	120.79
31	—	565	106.00–110.00	109.74
31	—	426	119.00–122.00	121.70
17	—	648	108.00	108.00
12	—	349	138.00	138.00
3	—	357	129.00	129.00
2	—	680	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	127.00	127.00
7	—	642	125.00	125.00
7	—	541	127.00	127.00
5	—	335	139.00	139.00
4	—	748	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	548	130.50	130.50
24	—	629	114.00–124.75	123.42
13	—	460	126.00	126.00
10	—	737	111.00–120.50	118.62
3	—	573	118.00	118.00
3	—	378	138.00	138.00

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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