Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 306, Bulls 184)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.17/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$128.17

274 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$14.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

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	132.25	635	118
Medium and Large 1	523	126.80	663	126
Medium and Large 3	492	117.92	581	30

One grade step is worth $14.33/cwt here — about $54 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 sale274 hd

128.17

—

VA average9 barns · 1,583 hd

128.46

−0.29

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 1	—	459	128.29/cwt	124.00–128.50	589	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	595	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	791	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	128.69/cwt	124.00–129.25	695	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	118.36/cwt	111.00–119.00	540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	141.50/cwt	136.00–142.00	499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	141.03/cwt	136.00–141.50	513	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	119.67/cwt	116.00–120.00	639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	125.96/cwt	122.00–126.25	678	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	672	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.41/cwt	139.00–145.00	765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	164.85/cwt	153.00–168.00	607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	687	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	784	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	742	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	158.50/cwt	155.00–159.00	658	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	655	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.19/cwt	121.00–126.50	727	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	693	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.58/cwt	130.00–133.75	840	22

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 Sep 12, 2020

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

Receipts 649Last week 271Year ago 557

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 306, Bulls 184)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	459	124.00–128.50	128.29
21	—	643	123.00	123.00
12	—	353	136.00–142.00	141.50
7	—	752	109.00	109.00
43	—	538	122.00–126.25	125.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	451	132.00	132.00
38	—	540	124.00–129.25	128.69
25	—	364	136.00–141.50	141.03
12	—	639	128.00	128.00
3	—	443	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	456	111.00–119.00	118.36
12	—	534	116.00–120.00	119.67
3	—	347	121.00	121.00
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	133.00	133.00
31	—	555	143.00	143.00
31	—	457	147.00	147.00
3	—	380	169.00	169.00
9	—	724	130.50	130.50
22	—	629	130.00–133.75	133.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	138.00	138.00
10	—	530	139.00–145.00	144.41
3	—	735	127.00	127.00
7	—	346	174.00	174.00
8	—	434	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	133.00	133.00
2	—	433	141.00	141.00
3	—	530	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	121.00	121.00
7	—	466	128.50	128.50
2	—	540	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
9	—	368	153.00–168.00	164.85
12	—	485	141.75	141.75
13	—	570	130.25	130.25
19	—	417	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
5	—	346	179.00	179.00
13	—	640	122.50	122.50
16	—	415	155.00–159.00	158.50
18	—	576	121.00–126.50	126.19
21	—	496	139.75	139.75

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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