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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 197, Bulls 228)

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.63/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$139.63

183 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$6.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	141.41	727	81
Medium and Large 1	494	138.76	686	89
Medium and Large 3	482	134.54	649	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.87/cwt here — about $78 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 sale183 hd

139.63

—

VA average8 barns · 686 hd

136.69

+2.94

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	129.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	122.23/cwt	116.00–123.00	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	549	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	109.68/cwt	108.00–110.25	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	669	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	123.87/cwt	114.00–125.25	661	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	133.39/cwt	124.00–133.75	600	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	601	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	525	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.55/cwt	111.00–125.50	708	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	158.54/cwt	152.00–159.00	677	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	143.16/cwt	137.00–143.50	701	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	808	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	629	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	625	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.37/cwt	148.00–156.00	659	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	131.66/cwt	120.00–132.25	753	20

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 8, 2020

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

Receipts 478Last week 513Year ago 517

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 197, Bulls 228)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	752	122.00	122.00
4	—	666	127.00–131.00	129.96
3	—	443	151.00	151.00
1	—	585	139.00	139.00
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
8	—	549	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	157.50	157.50
4	—	633	134.00	134.00
3	—	435	160.50	160.50
1	—	695	129.00	129.00
1	—	520	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	143.00	143.00
5	—	744	107.00	107.00
29	—	546	122.50	122.50
27	—	450	124.00–133.75	133.39
17	—	634	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	634	116.00–123.00	122.23
8	—	738	108.00–110.25	109.68
3	—	465	124.00	124.00
25	—	534	114.00–125.25	123.87
23	—	448	134.25	134.25
12	—	366	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	120.50	120.50
4	—	370	133.00	133.00
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
8	—	458	128.50	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	573	111.00–125.50	123.55
19	—	490	137.00–143.50	143.16
16	—	547	115.00	115.00
5	—	337	185.00	185.00
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
1	—	375	154.00	154.00
25	—	424	148.00–156.00	155.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	427	152.00–159.00	158.54
10	—	657	123.00	123.00
4	—	344	182.00	182.00
2	—	493	137.50	137.50
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
29	—	500	140.00	140.00
20	—	572	120.00–132.25	131.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	443	141.00	141.00
4	—	571	120.00	120.00

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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