Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 112, Heifers 287, Bulls 196)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.76/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$123.76

245 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$12.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	474	128.10	607	123
Medium and Large 1	547	120.47	660	93
Medium and Large 3	470	115.85	544	29

One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $62 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 sale245 hd

123.76

—

VA average8 barns · 1,790 hd

123.45

+0.30

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

43 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	—	346	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	535	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	600	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	658	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	749	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	777	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	888	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	668	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	598	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	525	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	729	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	103.15/cwt	95.00–104.50	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	582	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	137.78/cwt	129.00–139.00	493	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	112.45/cwt	109.00–113.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	121.71/cwt	113.00–122.50	548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	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 Jun 13, 2020

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

Receipts 595Last week 420Year ago 646

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 112, Heifers 287, Bulls 196)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	346	154.50	154.50
13	—	660	120.00	120.00
14	—	430	139.50	139.50
22	—	500	131.50	131.50
24	—	582	128.75	128.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	585	130.50	130.50
25	—	417	143.50	143.50
15	—	495	137.00	137.00
15	—	344	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	453	130.00	130.00
2	—	550	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	553	140.50	140.50
29	—	641	138.50	138.50
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
10	—	468	141.50	141.50
11	—	723	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	140.00	140.00
3	—	423	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	136.00	136.00
2	—	750	119.00	119.00
3	—	460	145.50	145.50
6	—	358	152.00	152.00
8	—	555	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	535	125.00	125.00
52	—	450	129.25	129.25
24	—	358	129.00–139.00	137.78
7	—	640	109.00–113.00	112.45
1	—	750	94.00	94.00
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
12	—	450	113.00–122.50	121.71
7	—	345	122.00	122.00
6	—	528	109.00–111.00	110.34
2	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	552	121.00	121.00
20	—	634	115.00	115.00
7	—	733	95.00–104.50	103.15
5	—	365	137.50	137.50
2	—	515	117.00	117.00
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
24	—	460	126.00	126.00

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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