Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 92, Heifers 271, Bulls 131)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.38/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$108.38

245 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$16.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	110.64	538	114
Medium and Large 1	530	110.24	584	100
Medium and Large 3	457	94.05	430	31

One grade step is worth $16.59/cwt here — about $108 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 sale245 hd

108.38

—

VA average11 barns · 2,375 hd

113.27

−4.89

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	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	599	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	654	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	132.25/cwt	127.00–132.50	544	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	593	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	589	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.96/cwt	122.00–129.00	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	104.73/cwt	104.00–107.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.32/cwt	128.00–131.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	697	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	96.12/cwt	95.50–100.00	426	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	346	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	508	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	601	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	411	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	633	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	2

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 26, 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 92, Heifers 271, Bulls 131)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	80.00	80.00
1	—	685	93.00	93.00
43	—	449	113.25	113.25
25	—	528	113.75	113.75
22	—	357	115.00	115.00
18	—	636	99.50	99.50
2	—	758	91.00	91.00
2	—	340	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	537	111.50	111.50
31	—	455	114.00	114.00
19	—	629	104.00	104.00
6	—	373	118.00	118.00
4	—	750	93.00	93.00
1	—	740	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	443	95.50–100.00	96.12
9	—	360	96.00	96.00
5	—	532	91.00	91.00
2	—	655	87.00	87.00
1	—	745	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	109.00	109.00
5	—	538	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	411	127.00–132.50	132.25
14	—	496	119.50	119.50
7	—	574	116.50	116.50
6	—	338	137.00	137.00
3	—	648	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	493	119.50	119.50
10	—	581	114.50	114.50
7	—	423	122.00–129.00	127.96
4	—	637	104.00–107.00	104.73
3	—	347	141.00	141.00
2	—	508	112.00	112.00
1	—	355	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	655	128.00–131.00	130.32
9	—	443	130.50	130.50
7	—	549	129.50	129.50
5	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	750	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	541	128.75	128.75
12	—	653	125.00	125.00
11	—	455	132.00	132.00
3	—	715	124.00	124.00
3	—	368	137.00	137.00

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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