Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Heifers 212, Bulls 177)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.11/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$119.11

168 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.56

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	122.73	626	69
Medium and Large 3	450	119.76	539	17thin
Medium and Large 1	592	115.94	687	82

One grade step is worth $6.79/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 sale168 hd

119.11

—

VA average7 barns · 1,191 hd

122.67

−3.56

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	151.61/cwt	133.00–154.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.60/cwt	129.00–138.00	777	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	848	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	138.83/cwt	129.00–140.25	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	112.54/cwt	107.00–113.00	711	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	598	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	659	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	116.81/cwt	114.00–117.00	628	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	148.12/cwt	144.00–151.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.42/cwt	138.00–162.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	134.67/cwt	132.00–135.50	765	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	135.30/cwt	131.00–135.50	681	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	151.97/cwt	138.00–153.25	635	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.15/cwt	110.00–118.00	761	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	745	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	145.39/cwt	142.00–146.50	630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	544	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	3

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 Aug 1, 2020

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

Receipts 513Last week 476Year ago 474

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Heifers 212, Bulls 177)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	133.00–154.00	151.61
10	—	555	146.00	146.00
3	—	723	121.00	121.00
3	—	640	136.00	136.00
3	—	368	138.00–162.00	153.42
1	—	525	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	565	129.00–138.00	137.60
33	—	652	130.00	130.00
8	—	740	118.00	118.00
5	—	471	144.00–151.00	148.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	138.00	138.00
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	346	129.50	129.50
6	—	519	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	103.00	103.00
4	—	455	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	653	111.50	111.50
8	—	371	129.00–140.25	138.83
21	—	459	130.25	130.25
30	—	538	114.00–117.00	116.81
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
3	—	723	106.50	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	745	101.00	101.00
26	—	632	107.00–113.00	112.54
30	—	548	120.25	120.25
1	—	380	128.00	128.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
11	—	456	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
13	—	568	132.00–135.50	134.67
12	—	418	138.00–153.25	151.97
9	—	353	164.00	164.00
8	—	481	141.00	141.00
4	—	640	126.00	126.00
1	—	525	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	503	131.00–135.50	135.30
19	—	650	110.00–118.00	117.15
19	—	574	129.75	129.75
8	—	433	142.00–146.50	145.39
3	—	352	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	135.00	135.00
3	—	440	140.00	140.00

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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