Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 74, Heifers 208, Bulls 152)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.57/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$118.57

191 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	122.26	567	73
Medium and Large 1	485	121.10	588	79
Medium and Large 3	472	106.54	502	39

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $65 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 sale191 hd

118.57

—

VA average10 barns · 2,090 hd

115.93

+2.64

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

44 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	—	652	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	121.88/cwt	119.00–122.00	557	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.45/cwt	115.00–115.50	719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	509	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	676	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	133.21/cwt	129.00–133.50	718	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	143.85/cwt	143.00–144.00	516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	392	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	457	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	441	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	601	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.22/cwt	111.00–115.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	611	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	556	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	104.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	556	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	112.89/cwt	110.00–116.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	137.77/cwt	135.00–138.00	581	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	620	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	119.48/cwt	119.00–119.50	654	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	119.91/cwt	118.00–120.00	649	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	491	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.72/cwt	139.00–141.00	609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	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 23, 2019

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

Receipts 434Last week 502Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 74, Heifers 208, Bulls 152)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	110.00	110.00
15	—	362	126.25	126.25
2	—	315	125.00	125.00
29	—	452	123.00	123.00
2	—	420	123.00	123.00
22	—	541	118.00–120.00	119.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	457	119.00–122.00	121.88
10	—	623	115.00–115.50	115.45
17	—	349	126.50	126.50
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
24	—	547	119.00–119.50	119.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	356	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
3	—	625	100.00–103.00	102.01
12	—	532	100.00–105.00	104.58
2	—	430	100.00	100.00
11	—	450	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	110.00	110.00
3	—	565	111.00	111.00
2	—	415	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	344	148.00	148.00
2	—	668	107.00	107.00
28	—	419	143.50	143.50
5	—	570	111.00–115.00	114.22
1	—	450	121.00	121.00
12	—	502	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	117.00	117.00
2	—	680	98.00	98.00
15	—	493	124.00	124.00
6	—	346	148.00	148.00
2	—	525	110.00–116.00	112.89
13	—	422	135.00–138.00	137.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	539	129.00–133.50	133.21
7	—	359	143.00–144.00	143.85
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
10	—	456	144.50	144.50
7	—	626	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	124.00	124.00
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
3	—	563	133.00	133.00
2	—	733	120.00	120.00
7	—	433	139.00–141.00	140.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	131.00	131.00

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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