Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 261, Bulls 239)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.94/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$118.94

223 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	121.53	634	94
Medium and Large 2	497	120.14	597	91
Medium and Large 3	514	109.66	564	38

One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about $70 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 sale223 hd

118.94

—

VA average8 barns · 1,777 hd

120.82

−1.88

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

49 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	—	741	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	132.21/cwt	123.00–134.50	477	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	121.36/cwt	115.00–122.00	557	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	158.53/cwt	156.00–159.00	563	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	646	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	132.80/cwt	130.00–133.00	718	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	121.57/cwt	110.00–122.00	659	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	126.20/cwt	118.00–129.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	535	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	107.41/cwt	107.00–109.00	487	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	121.16/cwt	120.00–127.00	422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.06/cwt	124.00–135.50	578	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	115.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	766	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	853	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	676	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	672	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	104.33/cwt	103.00–105.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	738	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	126.26/cwt	122.00–126.75	622	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	501	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	134.08/cwt	129.00–135.00	566	26

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 Oct 3, 2020

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

Receipts 656Last week 262Year ago 445

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 261, Bulls 239)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	741	119.00	119.00
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
5	—	366	155.00	155.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
13	—	632	135.00	135.00
8	—	459	142.00	142.00
51	—	547	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	155.00	155.00
10	—	643	132.00	132.00
11	—	441	144.00	144.00
14	—	541	130.00–133.00	132.80
5	—	747	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
2	—	630	120.00	120.00
7	—	564	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	361	123.00–134.50	132.21
14	—	634	113.00	113.00
27	—	542	110.00–122.00	121.57
2	—	750	105.00	105.00
25	—	448	119.50	119.50
8	—	451	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	459	115.00–122.00	121.36
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
7	—	377	135.00	135.00
12	—	636	112.50	112.50
39	—	547	123.50	123.50
3	—	739	103.00–105.00	104.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	93.00	93.00
13	—	547	109.00	109.00
10	—	453	107.00–109.00	107.41
6	—	348	120.00–127.00	121.16
8	—	630	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	355	156.00–159.00	158.53
6	—	646	128.00	128.00
29	—	493	122.00–126.75	126.26
8	—	572	120.50	120.50
2	—	548	109.00	109.00
26	—	422	129.00–135.00	134.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
4	—	466	118.00–129.00	126.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	500	127.00	127.00
27	—	428	124.00–135.50	135.06
21	—	663	115.00–120.00	115.47
3	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
31	—	579	116.00	116.00

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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