Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Heifers 166, Bulls 138)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.11/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$129.11

151 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$9.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	473	132.60	627	75
Medium and Large 1	531	127.87	679	43
Medium and Large 3	497	122.82	610	33

One grade step is worth $9.78/cwt here — about $17 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 sale151 hd

129.11

—

VA average9 barns · 1,053 hd

127.14

+1.97

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

44 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	—	364	142.73/cwt	139.00–143.00	520	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	556	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	690	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	623	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	131.18/cwt	120.00–131.50	582	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	681	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	501	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	696	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	734	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	131.47/cwt	122.50–133.50	752	11

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 22, 2020

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

Receipts 402Last week 208Year ago 514

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Heifers 166, Bulls 138)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	364	139.00–143.00	142.73
5	—	648	129.00	129.00
2	—	740	117.00	117.00
18	—	545	129.00	129.00
34	—	444	120.00–131.50	131.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
4	—	343	129.00	129.00
6	—	622	118.00	118.00
7	—	538	122.00	122.00
14	—	443	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	129.00	129.00
11	—	447	130.00	130.00
20	—	552	125.00	125.00
3	—	737	114.50	114.50
4	—	345	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	346	177.50	177.50
9	—	543	140.00	140.00
8	—	660	131.00	131.00
4	—	739	130.50	130.50
14	—	455	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	137.00	137.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
15	—	537	140.00	140.00
8	—	722	132.00	132.00
5	—	617	137.00	137.00
2	—	458	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	508	135.50	135.50
5	—	429	160.00	160.00
3	—	668	115.50	115.50
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
11	—	571	128.50	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	356	175.00	175.00
12	—	664	122.50	122.50
13	—	415	164.00	164.00
14	—	501	139.00	139.00
11	—	572	122.50–133.50	131.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
8	—	458	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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