Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Stat Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 160, Heifers 434, Bulls 331)

*Correction Medium and Large 1, Medium and Large 2 Heifers 605 lbs*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.19/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$128.19

387 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$2.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	129.45	632	184
Medium and Large 3	456	127.85	583	49
Medium and Large 1	518	126.79	657	154

One grade step is worth $2.66/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale387 hd

128.19

—

VA average9 barns · 2,815 hd

125.70

+2.49

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	786	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	674	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	966	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	660	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	499	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	132.88/cwt	130.00–133.00	605	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	770	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	144.72/cwt	141.00–145.00	715	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	155.06/cwt	141.00–156.50	661	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	750	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	804	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	595	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	121.29/cwt	118.00–123.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	586	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	517	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	653	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	114.43/cwt	114.00–119.00	612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	123.64/cwt	118.00–124.00	671	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	144.08/cwt	132.00–144.50	513	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.75	728	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	148.49/cwt	136.00–149.00	732	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	588	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	162.00/cwt	157.00–163.00	700	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	908	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	143.86/cwt	138.00–145.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	132.31/cwt	128.00–132.50	595	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	960	18

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 Mar 13, 2021

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

Receipts 925Last week 788Year ago 376

Stat Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 160, Heifers 434, Bulls 331)

*Correction Medium and Large 1, Medium and Large 2 Heifers 605 lbs*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	739	107.50	107.50
49	—	543	118.00–124.00	123.64
32	—	356	132.00–144.50	144.08
22	—	620	115.00–120.75	117.43
5	—	567	122.00	122.00
72	—	450	128.00–132.50	132.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	109.50	109.50
4	—	764	108.00	108.00
50	—	539	122.50	122.50
5	—	555	118.00	118.00
18	—	349	143.00	143.00
50	—	455	130.00–133.00	132.88
21	—	646	119.25	119.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	451	130.00	130.00
12	—	369	140.00	140.00
11	—	535	114.00–119.00	114.43
2	—	645	106.00	106.00
2	—	415	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	574	137.00	137.00
6	—	648	129.00	129.00
29	—	425	158.50	158.50
3	—	652	113.00	113.00
1	—	375	156.00	156.00
25	—	493	136.00–149.00	148.49
22	—	349	168.50	168.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	494	141.00–145.00	144.72
33	—	426	141.00–156.50	155.06
28	—	577	130.00	130.00
17	—	659	122.00	122.00
14	—	349	170.50	170.50
3	—	613	118.00–123.00	121.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	438	149.00	149.00
7	—	536	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	648	149.00	149.00
8	—	734	139.00	139.00
35	—	535	165.00	165.00
28	—	450	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	138.00	138.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
4	—	431	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	432	157.00–163.00	162.00
11	—	537	169.00	169.00
6	—	627	138.00–145.00	143.86
2	—	380	166.00	166.00
18	—	691	139.00	139.00

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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