Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 223, Bulls 220)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.62/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$113.62

196 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$8.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	117.41	527	69
Medium and Large 1	552	112.04	619	108
Medium and Large 3	439	108.83	478	19thin

One grade step is worth $8.58/cwt here — about $49 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 sale196 hd

113.62

—

VA average12 barns · 2,627 hd

114.02

−0.40

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	123.45/cwt	119.00–124.00	591	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.45/cwt	106.00–117.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	127.85/cwt	114.00–128.50	459	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	562	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	113.11/cwt	107.00–114.00	624	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	127.18/cwt	111.00–130.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	539	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	106.25/cwt	106.25–106.25	685	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	120.11/cwt	103.00–121.00	775	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.27/cwt	96.00–112.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.49/cwt	126.50–137.00	637	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	707	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	597	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	647	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	109.49/cwt	101.00–111.00	719	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	133.13/cwt	120.00–134.50	570	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	128.65/cwt	119.00–129.50	696	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	619	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	498	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.31/cwt	100.00–108.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	106.69/cwt	106.00–109.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	556	4

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 24, 2020

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

Receipts 578Last week 566Year ago 494

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 223, Bulls 220)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
9	—	479	119.00–124.00	123.45
7	—	572	106.00–117.00	115.45
15	—	424	132.50	132.50
10	—	351	159.50	159.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	502	119.00	119.00
33	—	578	112.00	112.00
20	—	657	101.00–111.00	109.49
20	—	428	120.00–134.50	133.13
6	—	493	117.00	117.00
3	—	352	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	107.50	107.50
3	—	455	100.00–108.00	105.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	359	114.00–128.50	127.85
12	—	543	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	111.00	111.00
2	—	710	93.00	93.00
4	—	649	101.00	101.00
27	—	435	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	552	107.00–114.00	113.11
10	—	738	98.00	98.00
7	—	366	111.00–130.00	127.18
27	—	463	116.50	116.50
23	—	645	106.25	106.25
2	—	415	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	95.00	95.00
3	—	350	111.00	111.00
6	—	345	119.00	119.00
4	—	434	106.00–109.00	106.69
4	—	550	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	645	103.00–121.00	120.11
9	—	725	96.00–112.00	110.27
3	—	348	156.50	156.50
21	—	467	126.50–137.00	136.49
24	—	544	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	133.00	133.00
8	—	653	119.00	119.00
8	—	364	159.50	159.50
12	—	541	119.00–129.50	128.65
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
3	—	718	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	111.00	111.00
2	—	430	123.00	123.00
2	—	630	106.00	106.00

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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