Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 117, Bulls 84)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.03/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$111.03

114 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$12.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	114.60	521	47
Medium and Large 1	542	110.69	600	50
Medium and Large 3	485	102.17	496	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.43/cwt here — about $25 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 sale114 hd

111.03

—

VA average3 barns · 462 hd

114.37

−3.33

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

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	—	486	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	505	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	606	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	119.92/cwt	116.00–120.50	434	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	97.89/cwt	93.00–98.50	531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	568	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	539	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	111.98/cwt	108.00–113.00	408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	121.59/cwt	119.50–123.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	129.80/cwt	129.00–130.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	112.23/cwt	105.50–115.50	747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	518	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	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 30, 2019

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

Receipts 241Last week 434Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 117, Bulls 84)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	136.50	136.50
6	—	416	138.00	138.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
12	—	666	105.50–115.50	112.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	104.00	104.00
8	—	345	146.50	146.50
1	—	620	97.00	97.00
7	—	421	135.00	135.00
5	—	576	116.25	116.25
11	—	494	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	100.00	100.00
19	—	556	109.00	109.00
2	—	440	112.00	112.00
16	—	459	117.50	117.50
1	—	385	119.00	119.00
9	—	634	104.50	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
15	—	362	116.00–120.50	119.92
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
7	—	559	108.00	108.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
3	—	650	103.00	103.00
19	—	445	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	103.00	103.00
9	—	542	93.00–98.50	97.89
1	—	440	102.00	102.00
5	—	364	108.00–113.00	111.98
1	—	635	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	134.00	134.00
5	—	632	119.50–123.00	121.59
3	—	467	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	139.00	139.00
2	—	433	126.00	126.00
5	—	539	129.00–130.00	129.80
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
5	—	467	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
1	—	710	108.00	108.00

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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