Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 170, Heifers 198, Bulls 95)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.09/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$127.09

186 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	130.72	607	67
Medium and Large 1	580	126.23	732	97
Medium and Large 3	463	119.77	555	22

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $53 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 sale186 hd

127.09

—

VA average11 barns · 1,573 hd

126.48

+0.61

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	—	461	133.98/cwt	124.00–139.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.86/cwt	148.00–150.00	637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	160.29/cwt	145.00–161.75	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	148.11/cwt	141.00–149.50	988	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	697	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,025	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	732	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	629	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	590	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	129.56/cwt	119.00–130.25	704	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	902	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.09/cwt	121.50–122.50	763	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	133.20/cwt	126.00–133.50	593	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	136.88/cwt	135.00–137.00	472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.44/cwt	117.50–130.50	681	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	108.66/cwt	107.00–109.50	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	485	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	145.22/cwt	138.00–147.00	829	5

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 Feb 15, 2020

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

Receipts 463Last week 194Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 170, Heifers 198, Bulls 95)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	124.00–139.00	133.98
4	—	621	118.50	118.50
20	—	447	132.00	132.00
2	—	673	105.00	105.00
16	—	345	135.00–137.00	136.88
19	—	530	117.50–130.50	128.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	116.00	116.00
1	—	670	83.00	83.00
5	—	437	124.50	124.50
6	—	332	123.00	123.00
9	—	542	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	543	119.00–130.25	129.56
22	—	758	119.00	119.00
25	—	625	121.50–122.50	122.09
23	—	445	126.00–133.50	133.20
3	—	735	107.00–109.50	108.66
8	—	349	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	349	167.00	167.00
4	—	638	148.50	148.50
2	—	380	153.00	153.00
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
14	—	425	148.00–150.00	149.86
11	—	533	145.00–161.75	160.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	136.50	136.50
3	—	468	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	126.50	126.50
5	—	354	169.00	169.00
27	—	667	141.00–149.50	148.11
23	—	543	155.00	155.00
20	—	463	150.50	150.50
19	—	827	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	491	149.00	149.00
16	—	422	149.00	149.00
7	—	579	143.50	143.50
6	—	339	181.00	181.00
5	—	673	127.00	127.00
2	—	508	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	153.00	153.00
9	—	494	151.50	151.50
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
2	—	630	127.00	127.00
5	—	350	171.00	171.00
5	—	571	138.00–147.00	145.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00

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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