Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 89, Heifers 199, Bulls 213)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.87/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$120.87

173 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$19.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	125.30	600	53
Medium and Large 1	532	120.93	643	104
Medium and Large 3	512	105.81	541	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.49/cwt here — about $59 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 sale173 hd

120.87

—

VA average8 barns · 1,167 hd

115.96

+4.91

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

39 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	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	115.78/cwt	114.00–116.00	772	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	612	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	129.79/cwt	123.00–130.00	649	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	728	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.06/cwt	115.00–117.50	620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	129.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	651	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	137.39/cwt	128.00–139.00	771	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	653	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	548	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	108.16/cwt	108.00–109.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	853	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	128.53/cwt	125.00–129.00	573	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	126.93/cwt	126.00–127.00	564	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	145.49/cwt	133.00–149.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	595	5

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 23, 2021

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

Receipts 501Last week 433Year ago 341

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 89, Heifers 199, Bulls 213)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
6	—	341	169.50	169.50
18	—	667	114.00–116.00	115.78
24	—	422	145.00	145.00
34	—	500	123.00–130.00	129.79
39	—	573	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	654	113.00–115.00	114.00
11	—	410	149.00	149.00
11	—	504	120.00–130.00	129.07
7	—	332	167.00	167.00
5	—	551	128.50	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	106.00	106.00
7	—	445	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	352	140.00	140.00
11	—	530	115.00–117.50	117.06
25	—	446	125.00–129.00	128.53
8	—	656	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	553	118.00	118.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
5	—	724	109.00	109.00
9	—	359	138.00	138.00
17	—	648	114.00	114.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
28	—	444	126.00–127.00	126.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	121.00	121.00
6	—	444	108.00–109.00	108.16
1	—	645	101.00	101.00
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
7	—	541	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	143.00	143.00
10	—	462	152.50	152.50
2	—	633	126.00	126.00
5	—	367	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	561	128.00–139.00	137.39
2	—	360	164.00	164.00
13	—	651	131.00	131.00
9	—	481	133.00–149.00	145.49
7	—	735	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	97.00	97.00

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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