Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 187, Bulls 139)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.89/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$118.89

167 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$13.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	498	121.24	604	80
Medium and Large 1	512	118.70	608	71
Medium and Large 3	495	108.01	534	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.23/cwt here — about $69 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 sale167 hd

118.89

—

VA average10 barns · 1,293 hd

118.73

+0.16

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 1	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	602	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	637	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	695	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	745	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	106.74/cwt	103.00–107.00	677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	120.30/cwt	120.00–123.00	527	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	165.28/cwt	147.00–169.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	117.75/cwt	105.00–119.50	655	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	684	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	477	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	778	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	110.27/cwt	108.00–111.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	144.64/cwt	130.00–145.50	787	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	146.17/cwt	131.00–150.00	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	684	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	120.19/cwt	120.00–122.00	531	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	112.22/cwt	109.00–113.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	2

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 Jan 9, 2021

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

Receipts 434Last week 248Year ago 497

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 187, Bulls 139)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
7	—	644	115.00	115.00
8	—	356	169.00	169.00
13	—	423	150.50	150.50
19	—	507	137.00	137.00
23	—	579	128.75	128.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	147.00	147.00
10	—	502	135.00	135.00
10	—	584	128.00	128.00
4	—	636	108.00–111.00	110.27
5	—	349	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	133.00	133.00
1	—	505	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	634	103.00–107.00	106.74
19	—	438	120.00–123.00	120.30
25	—	556	105.00–119.50	117.75
11	—	348	137.00	137.00
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	633	108.50	108.50
2	—	560	107.00	107.00
3	—	735	90.00	90.00
13	—	365	137.00	137.00
23	—	549	124.50	124.50
29	—	442	120.00–122.00	120.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	109.00–113.00	112.22
2	—	368	123.00	123.00
2	—	335	116.00	116.00
3	—	585	108.00	108.00
3	—	625	95.00	95.00
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	147.00–169.00	165.28
1	—	405	139.00	139.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
10	—	655	129.00	129.00
2	—	715	112.00	112.00
14	—	453	151.00	151.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
16	—	552	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	544	130.00–145.50	144.64
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
4	—	641	125.00	125.00
5	—	354	169.00	169.00
10	—	457	131.00–150.00	146.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
2	—	558	122.00	122.00
2	—	445	132.00	132.00

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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