Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 88, Heifers 241, Bulls 240)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.93/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$108.93

224 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$21.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	113.56	603	101
Medium and Large 2	466	109.01	507	94
Medium and Large 3	478	92.55	442	29

One grade step is worth $21.01/cwt here — about $161 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 sale224 hd

108.93

—

VA average12 barns · 2,575 hd

110.16

−1.23

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

42 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	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	452	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	724	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	543	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	114.70/cwt	113.00–114.75	664	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	119.44/cwt	117.00–119.50	595	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	501	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	601	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.81/cwt	125.00–132.50	554	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	469	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	404	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	713	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	552	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	113.77/cwt	109.50–114.00	627	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	609	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	381	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	109.61/cwt	94.00–110.00	489	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	680	5

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 19, 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 88, Heifers 241, Bulls 240)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
9	—	337	134.00	134.00
14	—	641	113.00	113.00
19	—	424	128.00	128.00
33	—	579	113.00–114.75	114.70
37	—	498	117.00–119.50	119.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
8	—	581	114.50	114.50
19	—	501	120.00	120.00
21	—	420	125.00–132.50	131.81
22	—	346	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
7	—	443	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	103.00	103.00
13	—	361	112.00	112.00
19	—	648	110.00	110.00
26	—	467	118.25	118.25
39	—	551	109.50–114.00	113.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	96.00	96.00
8	—	633	105.50	105.50
21	—	540	112.75	112.75
24	—	356	107.00	107.00
39	—	446	94.00–110.00	109.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	92.00	92.00
4	—	658	89.00	89.00
6	—	457	92.00	92.00
8	—	339	98.00	98.00
10	—	535	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
4	—	728	115.00	115.00
8	—	451	129.00	129.00
12	—	540	130.50	130.50
12	—	658	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
3	—	355	141.00	141.00
4	—	646	133.00	133.00
7	—	456	128.00	128.00
10	—	537	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
3	—	452	112.00	112.00
5	—	553	123.00	123.00

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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