Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 194, Bulls 83)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.93/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$127.93

161 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$6.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	131.74	583	65
Medium and Large 3	423	126.30	534	20
Medium and Large 1	514	125.10	643	76

One grade step is worth $6.64/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale161 hd

127.93

—

VA average11 barns · 1,593 hd

122.33

+5.60

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

34 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	—	335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	144.19/cwt	138.00–145.00	784	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	677	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.75/cwt	144.00–147.00	682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.57/cwt	130.00–136.50	854	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	675	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	496	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	581	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	711	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	591	32

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 9, 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 108, Heifers 194, Bulls 83)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	171.00	171.00
7	—	434	146.00	146.00
10	—	571	131.00	131.00
11	—	495	143.50	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
8	—	345	170.50	170.50
8	—	414	159.00	159.00
8	—	559	128.00	128.00
10	—	492	144.50	144.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	458	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	544	138.00–145.00	144.19
12	—	465	144.00–147.00	146.75
14	—	630	130.00–136.50	135.57
2	—	363	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
7	—	359	160.00	160.00
11	—	456	148.50	148.50
13	—	557	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	141.00	141.00
2	—	668	130.00	130.00
3	—	567	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	433	126.50	126.50
2	—	550	117.00	117.00
6	—	359	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	628	112.00	112.00
31	—	542	124.50	124.50
2	—	385	136.00	136.00
32	—	456	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	355	139.75	139.75
30	—	445	130.50	130.50
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
3	—	617	110.00	110.00
12	—	526	128.50	128.50

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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