Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 126, Bulls 108)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.22/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$120.22

108 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$23.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	122.61	571	43
Medium and Large 1	522	120.30	628	60
Medium and Large 3	562	98.65	554	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.96/cwt here — about $16 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 sale108 hd

120.22

—

VA average10 barns · 2,330 hd

118.87

+1.35

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

36 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 1	—	346	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	742	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	140.17/cwt	135.00–140.50	702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	547	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	656	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	121.16/cwt	110.00–123.00	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	132.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	120.98/cwt	119.00–122.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	540	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	101.63/cwt	97.50–106.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	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 14, 2020

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

Receipts 278Last week 518Year ago 502

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 126, Bulls 108)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	346	167.00	167.00
9	—	424	142.00	142.00
9	—	569	126.50	126.50
9	—	651	114.00	114.00
17	—	501	135.00–140.50	140.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	117.00	117.00
5	—	480	139.00	139.00
6	—	328	169.50	169.50
7	—	582	110.00–123.00	121.16
12	—	415	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	103.00	103.00
6	—	373	133.00	133.00
8	—	615	114.00	114.00
14	—	454	120.50	120.50
30	—	544	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
3	—	635	105.00–110.00	108.31
3	—	708	106.00	106.00
8	—	548	118.50	118.50
11	—	340	134.00	134.00
17	—	441	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	97.50	97.50
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
2	—	525	97.50–106.00	101.63
1	—	470	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	146.00	146.00
7	—	536	136.00	136.00
8	—	636	125.00	125.00
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	129.00–135.00	132.98
3	—	612	119.00–122.00	120.98
4	—	354	164.00	164.00
5	—	461	147.00	147.00
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	135.00	135.00

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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