Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 84, Heifers 177, Bulls 169)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.39/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$112.39

157 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$4.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	113.87	577	77
Medium and Large 1	563	112.33	632	43
Medium and Large 3	497	109.39	544	37

One grade step is worth $4.48/cwt here — about $33 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 sale157 hd

112.39

—

VA average4 barns · 903 hd

116.76

−4.38

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	583	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	753	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	643	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	827	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	767	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	657	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	628	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	115.47/cwt	115.00–115.50	516	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	547	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	103.40/cwt	99.00–104.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	113.63/cwt	113.50–114.50	511	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	616	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	445	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	718	14

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 28, 2020

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

Receipts 430Last week 502Year ago 241

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 84, Heifers 177, Bulls 169)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	575	110.00	110.00
15	—	421	138.50	138.50
14	—	678	111.00	111.00
8	—	498	127.00	127.00
7	—	340	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	140.00	140.00
3	—	357	144.00	144.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
14	—	498	132.00	132.00
10	—	652	113.00	113.00
16	—	571	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	103.00	103.00
1	—	590	94.00	94.00
5	—	453	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	557	115.50	115.50
2	—	430	117.50	117.50
1	—	505	112.00	112.00
6	—	461	114.50	114.50
7	—	727	97.00	97.00
11	—	631	113.00	113.00
4	—	338	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	447	115.00–115.50	115.47
2	—	725	90.00	90.00
6	—	628	97.00	97.00
8	—	535	99.00–104.00	103.40
6	—	366	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
24	—	450	113.50–114.50	113.63
21	—	538	114.50	114.50
3	—	725	96.00	96.00
14	—	372	119.50	119.50
14	—	641	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	151.00	151.00
2	—	743	111.00	111.00
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
12	—	641	129.00	129.00
12	—	558	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
3	—	528	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	136.00	136.00
10	—	457	156.00	156.00
5	—	641	124.00	124.00
2	—	748	108.00	108.00
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
1	—	565	126.00	126.00

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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