Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 176, Bulls 121)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.62/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$110.62

152 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$17.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	114.72	632	45
Medium and Large 2	499	113.15	565	79
Medium and Large 3	458	96.89	443	28

One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $188 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 sale152 hd

110.62

—

VA average8 barns · 1,589 hd

108.45

+2.17

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	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	661	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	663	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.85/cwt	118.00–119.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	103.00/cwt	96.00–104.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	401	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	525	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	729	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	646	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	108.32/cwt	100.00–109.00	389	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	516	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.49/cwt	109.00–116.00	624	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	339	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	426	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	105.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	492	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 Nov 2, 2019

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

Receipts 363Last week 494Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 176, Bulls 121)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	125.00	125.00
4	—	645	99.00	99.00
8	—	411	132.00	132.00
12	—	501	132.00	132.00
13	—	567	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	498	135.00	135.00
7	—	575	118.00–119.00	118.85
8	—	655	96.00–104.00	103.00
11	—	401	131.00	131.00
12	—	340	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	110.00	110.00
5	—	560	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	103.00	103.00
4	—	354	110.00	110.00
8	—	461	115.25	115.25
13	—	637	114.50	114.50
18	—	552	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	103.00	103.00
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
12	—	642	113.00	113.00
14	—	359	100.00–109.00	108.32
25	—	451	114.50	114.50
26	—	540	109.00–116.00	115.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	98.00	98.00
5	—	537	101.00	101.00
9	—	361	94.00	94.00
10	—	439	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	141.00	141.00
4	—	726	126.00	126.00
5	—	424	130.00	130.00
7	—	532	130.00	130.00
8	—	638	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
1	—	790	127.00	127.00
2	—	380	141.00	141.00
2	—	450	131.00	131.00
3	—	578	131.50	131.50
9	—	449	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	464	102.00–108.00	105.99

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.