Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 171, Heifers 218, Bulls 123)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.58/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$119.58

190 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$13.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	123.44	592	94
Medium and Large 1	534	119.51	638	58
Medium and Large 3	521	110.13	574	38

One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about $18 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 sale190 hd

119.58

—

VA average11 barns · 1,540 hd

120.38

−0.80

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

45 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	—	458	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	444	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	688	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	701	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	806	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	774	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	785	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	132.55/cwt	124.00–133.00	832	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	824	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	648	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	138.80/cwt	131.00–139.50	629	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.94/cwt	114.00–118.25	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	637	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	581	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	134.21/cwt	128.00–134.50	491	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	116.48/cwt	110.00–116.75	616	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	610	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	559	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	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 Jul 11, 2020

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

Receipts 512Last week 376Year ago 581

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 171, Heifers 218, Bulls 123)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	118.00	118.00
2	—	748	99.00	99.00
11	—	640	116.00	116.00
21	—	546	116.75	116.75
23	—	366	128.00–134.50	134.21
33	—	447	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	89.00	89.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
5	—	370	117.00	117.00
7	—	629	104.00	104.00
10	—	447	112.00	112.00
14	—	547	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
3	—	440	123.00	123.00
14	—	630	114.00–118.25	117.94
15	—	459	126.50	126.50
25	—	529	110.00–116.75	116.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	163.00	163.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
11	—	508	138.00	138.00
11	—	418	153.50	153.50
8	—	658	122.50	122.50
7	—	556	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	444	137.00	137.00
5	—	513	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	502	137.00	137.00
8	—	418	155.50	155.50
6	—	653	124.00	124.00
6	—	578	129.75	129.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
27	—	549	141.00	141.00
20	—	628	124.00–133.00	132.55
14	—	453	143.00	143.00
3	—	362	157.00	157.00
2	—	720	114.00	114.00
2	—	550	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	560	140.25	140.25
19	—	641	128.50	128.50
13	—	453	131.00–139.50	138.80
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	554	132.00	132.00
5	—	454	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00

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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