Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 140, Heifers 191, Bulls 150)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.01/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$128.01

162 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$9.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	132.54	643	66
Medium and Large 1	515	126.11	650	60
Medium and Large 3	486	122.90	598	36

One grade step is worth $9.64/cwt here — about $46 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 sale162 hd

128.01

—

VA average8 barns · 1,724 hd

126.95

+1.07

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

48 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 2	—	651	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	123.79/cwt	121.00–124.00	661	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	130.37/cwt	128.00–130.50	608	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	726	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	812	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	715	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	121.95/cwt	120.00–123.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	564	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	551	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	730	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	132.16/cwt	124.00–133.25	711	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	602	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	150.96/cwt	139.00–157.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	715	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	402	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	589	8

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 May 1, 2021

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

Receipts 481Last week 489Year ago 529

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 140, Heifers 191, Bulls 150)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	127.50	127.50
4	—	574	133.50	133.50
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
15	—	489	148.50	148.50
11	—	402	153.00	153.00
8	—	355	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	493	147.25	147.25
14	—	425	146.00	146.00
12	—	568	131.50	131.50
9	—	659	122.00	122.00
7	—	346	173.00	173.00
3	—	617	120.00–123.00	121.95
2	—	535	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	551	132.50	132.50
9	—	460	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	534	121.00–124.00	123.79
20	—	466	128.00–130.50	130.37
5	—	639	119.00	119.00
4	—	365	141.00	141.00
2	—	730	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	84.00	84.00
14	—	442	127.50	127.50
11	—	538	119.50	119.50
5	—	356	136.00	136.00
3	—	643	105.00	105.00
2	—	468	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	538	124.00–133.25	132.16
25	—	461	130.50	130.50
10	—	343	148.00	148.00
4	—	630	117.00	117.00
1	—	720	101.00	101.00
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	643	140.50	140.50
5	—	358	164.00	164.00
2	—	730	130.00	130.00
2	—	558	136.00	136.00
1	—	425	144.00	144.00
36	—	547	148.50	148.50
1	—	315	167.00	167.00
26	—	457	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	450	139.00	139.00
5	—	523	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	361	165.00	165.00
3	—	522	139.00–157.00	150.96
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
1	—	655	131.00	131.00
1	—	430	143.00	143.00
13	—	454	157.50	157.50

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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