Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers 227, Bulls 150)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.44/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$120.44

197 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	123.43	597	62
Medium and Large 1	542	120.23	651	118
Medium and Large 3	479	110.94	532	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $66 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 sale197 hd

120.44

—

VA average10 barns · 1,513 hd

118.17

+2.27

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

46 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	—	639	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	557	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	748	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	113.51/cwt	106.00–113.75	724	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	121.28/cwt	117.00–121.50	656	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	831	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	107.75/cwt	107.75–107.75	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	571	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	622	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	703	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	575	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	109.44/cwt	107.00–112.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	120.26/cwt	118.00–121.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	542	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.48/cwt	109.50–122.75	639	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	140.14/cwt	127.00–142.00	636	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	132.54/cwt	127.00–133.00	441	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	569	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.31/cwt	111.00–113.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1

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 Nov 7, 2020

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

Receipts 518Last week 317Year ago 705

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers 227, Bulls 150)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	115.00	115.00
20	—	535	109.50–122.75	119.48
13	—	333	127.00–133.00	132.54
19	—	449	126.75	126.75
2	—	743	106.00	106.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	638	106.00–113.75	113.51
42	—	541	117.00–121.50	121.28
4	—	741	107.75	107.75
5	—	366	131.00	131.00
35	—	457	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	103.00	103.00
7	—	459	110.50	110.50
1	—	730	92.00	92.00
5	—	326	119.00	119.00
3	—	650	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	117.00	117.00
10	—	427	130.50	130.50
5	—	496	123.00	123.00
5	—	346	151.00	151.00
3	—	585	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	502	124.00	124.00
18	—	574	122.50	122.50
14	—	660	115.00	115.00
12	—	414	139.00	139.00
2	—	620	107.00–112.00	109.44
1	—	475	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	118.00–121.00	120.26
5	—	542	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
26	—	544	137.50	137.50
14	—	470	143.00	143.00
2	—	740	112.00	112.00
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
29	—	647	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	126.00	126.00
4	—	438	124.00	124.00
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	454	127.00–142.00	140.14
8	—	546	137.50	137.50
7	—	637	115.00	115.00
3	—	715	111.00–113.00	112.31
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
4	—	374	151.00	151.00

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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