Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 344, Bulls 232)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.96/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$109.96

309 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	112.85	520	120
Medium and Large 1	507	112.18	569	134
Medium and Large 3	480	98.23	472	55

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $49 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 sale309 hd

109.96

—

VA average9 barns · 2,342 hd

112.29

−2.33

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

47 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	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	112.42/cwt	110.50–112.50	610	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	113.13/cwt	100.00–114.00	512	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	412	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	112.09/cwt	112.00–113.00	722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	99.39/cwt	94.00–100.00	434	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	551	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	453	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	613	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	545	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	649	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	123.32/cwt	108.00–124.00	612	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	125.36/cwt	111.00–128.00	532	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	681	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	481	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	112.43/cwt	109.00–113.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	613	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	745	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	851	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	618	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	121.48/cwt	117.00–123.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	436	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	521	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	381	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	94.58/cwt	90.00–95.50	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	515	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	112.10/cwt	101.00–112.50	395	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	114.81/cwt	112.00–115.00	619	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1

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 9, 2019

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 344, Bulls 232)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
47	—	451	114.25	114.25
32	—	352	101.00–112.50	112.10
30	—	539	112.00–115.00	114.81
6	—	648	106.00	106.00
3	—	448	105.00	105.00
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	543	110.50–112.50	112.42
49	—	453	100.00–114.00	113.13
15	—	361	114.00	114.00
11	—	644	112.00–113.00	112.09
7	—	720	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	443	98.50	98.50
16	—	548	95.00	95.00
12	—	363	105.00	105.00
6	—	615	90.00–95.50	94.58
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	94.00–100.00	99.39
8	—	551	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	343	132.00	132.00
22	—	498	123.00	123.00
12	—	418	130.50	130.50
11	—	569	114.00	114.00
2	—	368	121.00	121.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	496	108.00–124.00	123.32
20	—	424	111.00–128.00	125.36
19	—	582	117.00	117.00
10	—	350	137.50	137.50
7	—	653	109.00–113.00	112.43
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	305	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	110.00	110.00
5	—	520	122.00	122.00
2	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	454	135.00	135.00
12	—	545	136.00	136.00
8	—	639	132.00	132.00
4	—	354	137.00	137.00
1	—	725	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	538	138.50	138.50
16	—	653	130.25	130.25
13	—	456	135.50	135.50
4	—	733	117.00–123.00	121.48

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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