Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 191, Bulls 142)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.31/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$119.31

170 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$6.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	122.29	620	89
Medium and Large 3	475	116.04	551	23
Medium and Large 1	568	116.02	659	58

One grade step is worth $6.28/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale170 hd

119.31

—

VA average8 barns · 726 hd

117.71

+1.59

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

42 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 2	—	341	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.21/cwt	119.00–126.00	716	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	782	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	115.80/cwt	108.00–118.00	767	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	635	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	137.84/cwt	130.00–140.50	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	497	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	695	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	157.23/cwt	138.00–164.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	126.20/cwt	117.00–126.50	572	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	641	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	643	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	130.18/cwt	126.50–130.50	833	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	767	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	794	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	895	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	896	10

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 25, 2020

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

Receipts 476Last week 539Year ago 473

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 191, Bulls 142)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	341	168.00	168.00
13	—	579	135.00	135.00
13	—	423	150.00	150.00
12	—	497	139.75	139.75
7	—	658	126.50	126.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	572	119.00–126.00	125.21
16	—	490	133.00	133.00
11	—	662	108.00–118.00	115.80
4	—	440	130.00–140.50	137.84
4	—	360	138.00–164.00	157.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	640	113.00	113.00
7	—	727	104.50	104.50
7	—	450	125.50	125.50
2	—	443	119.00	119.00
1	—	505	118.00	118.00
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
30	—	552	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	453	117.00–126.50	126.20
31	—	544	117.75	117.75
12	—	639	112.00	112.00
10	—	375	139.50	139.50
2	—	728	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	535	112.00	112.00
7	—	342	123.00	123.00
4	—	479	119.00	119.00
2	—	628	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
25	—	640	126.50–130.50	130.18
15	—	548	140.00	140.00
13	—	737	121.50	121.50
6	—	478	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	742	122.00	122.00
2	—	340	173.00	173.00
24	—	541	146.75	146.75
15	—	455	145.00	145.00
10	—	661	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	142.50	142.50
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
1	—	495	137.00	137.00

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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