Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 124, Bulls 76)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.29/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$130.29

115 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$9.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.71

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	133.55	621	52
Medium and Large 1	513	128.57	660	48
Medium and Large 3	411	124.53	511	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.01/cwt here — about $109 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 sale115 hd

130.29

—

VA average6 barns · 643 hd

122.58

+7.71

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

35 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	—	562	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	146.09/cwt	138.00–149.00	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	547	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	684	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	398	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	624	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	178.57/cwt	171.00–179.50	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	706	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 Feb 27, 2021

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

Receipts 248Last week 93Year ago 343

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 124, Bulls 76)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	132.50	132.50
4	—	636	121.00	121.00
5	—	361	166.00	166.00
6	—	494	146.00	146.00
11	—	410	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	132.50	132.50
7	—	400	160.00	160.00
2	—	398	154.00	154.00
9	—	330	171.00–179.50	178.57
5	—	477	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	443	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
11	—	623	114.50	114.50
8	—	369	138.00–149.00	146.09
11	—	446	136.00	136.00
17	—	543	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	554	121.50	121.50
10	—	371	144.00	144.00
2	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
30	—	462	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	118.00	118.00
7	—	461	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	548	155.50	155.50
1	—	425	147.00	147.00
2	—	373	165.00	165.00
5	—	466	153.00	153.00
8	—	639	140.00	140.00
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	167.00	167.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
3	—	508	151.00	151.00
5	—	432	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	138.00	138.00

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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