Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 142, Bulls 98)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.98/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$115.98

124 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$8.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	117.82	578	62
Medium and Large 1	539	114.90	619	53
Medium and Large 3	479	109.67	525	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about $52 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 sale124 hd

115.98

—

VA average5 barns · 353 hd

117.38

−1.40

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

43 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	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	134.91/cwt	128.00–135.50	669	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	109.59/cwt	107.50–110.00	694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	130.61/cwt	129.00–131.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	145.29/cwt	135.00–147.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	118.76/cwt	115.00–119.00	543	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	525	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.99/cwt	131.00–140.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	130.19/cwt	120.00–132.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	111.78/cwt	108.00–112.00	607	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	474	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	667	13

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 Feb 6, 2021

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

Receipts 308Last week 501Year ago 194

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 142, Bulls 98)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
5	—	336	160.00	160.00
7	—	432	140.50	140.50
7	—	662	109.00	109.00
12	—	496	128.00–135.50	134.91
15	—	581	126.50	126.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	123.50	123.50
4	—	638	105.00	105.00
9	—	430	131.00–140.00	138.99
7	—	508	120.00–132.00	130.19
8	—	345	160.50	160.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	126.50	126.50
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	161.00	161.00
3	—	565	141.00	141.00
5	—	627	129.00–131.00	130.61
7	—	457	135.00–147.00	145.29
7	—	758	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	161.00	161.00
3	—	630	125.00	125.00
8	—	543	142.50	142.50
2	—	708	118.00	118.00
13	—	452	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	139.00	139.00
3	—	737	95.00	95.00
4	—	538	112.50	112.50
12	—	633	107.50–110.00	109.59
14	—	550	116.00	116.00
18	—	457	115.00–119.00	118.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	110.00	110.00
4	—	470	113.50	113.50
18	—	449	117.00	117.00
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
17	—	543	108.00–112.00	111.78
11	—	342	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	107.00	107.00
4	—	450	112.50	112.50
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	116.00	116.00

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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