Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 250, Bulls 175)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.84/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$122.84

222 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$6.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	125.18	598	125
Medium and Large 1	531	120.46	640	64
Medium and Large 3	458	118.61	544	33

One grade step is worth $6.58/cwt here — about $54 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 sale222 hd

122.84

—

VA average9 barns · 1,740 hd

118.94

+3.90

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

37 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	—	661	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	670	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	130.09/cwt	128.00–130.25	639	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	784	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	550	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	693	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	127.62/cwt	122.00–127.75	569	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	123.21/cwt	119.00–123.50	673	47
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	815	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	123.51/cwt	122.00–124.00	443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	119.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	549	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	121.94/cwt	120.00–122.00	667	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	467	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	108.28/cwt	106.00–108.50	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	560	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	703	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	131.77/cwt	126.00–132.00	652	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	594	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	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 May 2, 2020

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 250, Bulls 175)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	105.50	105.50
8	—	416	142.00	142.00
14	—	565	118.50	118.50
20	—	491	128.00–130.25	130.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
3	—	678	108.50	108.50
10	—	359	156.00	156.00
18	—	576	122.00	122.00
24	—	495	126.00–132.00	131.77
25	—	417	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	439	132.00	132.00
5	—	523	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	548	143.00	143.00
4	—	725	118.50	118.50
11	—	467	148.50	148.50
15	—	639	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	642	129.00	129.00
10	—	350	157.00	157.00
11	—	445	146.00	146.00
7	—	533	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
2	—	568	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	446	122.00–127.75	127.62
47	—	546	119.00–123.50	123.21
7	—	638	110.00	110.00
30	—	359	130.00	130.00
2	—	705	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	113.50	113.50
8	—	359	122.00–124.00	123.51
19	—	459	117.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	640	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	547	120.00–122.00	121.94
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
2	—	383	130.00	130.00
11	—	632	106.00–108.50	108.28
19	—	450	125.00	125.00

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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