Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 134, Heifers 120, Bulls 52)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.62/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$144.62

125 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$15.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	146.00	766	18thin
Medium and Large 1	590	144.91	855	103
Medium and Large 3	482	130.99	631	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $135 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 sale125 hd

144.62

—

VA average10 barns · 928 hd

144.01

+0.62

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

38 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	—	315	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	823	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	925	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	592	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	675	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	132.99/cwt	128.00–133.50	601	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	124.76/cwt	122.00–125.00	661	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	123.42/cwt	110.00–125.00	564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1

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 22, 2021

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

Receipts 306Last week 304Year ago 90

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 134, Heifers 120, Bulls 52)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	172.50	172.50
1	—	370	147.50	147.50
1	—	435	137.50	137.50
6	—	504	137.00	137.00
6	—	650	119.50	119.50
10	—	579	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	170.00	170.00
2	—	490	138.00	138.00
2	—	578	124.00	124.00
2	—	423	140.00	140.00
2	—	658	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	137.00	137.00
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
10	—	651	115.00	115.00
16	—	459	129.00	129.00
28	—	542	124.50	124.50
2	—	705	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	141.00	141.00
22	—	452	128.00–133.50	132.99
3	—	622	118.00	118.00
12	—	530	122.00–125.00	124.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
5	—	555	123.00	123.00
10	—	457	110.00–125.00	123.42
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	460	150.00	150.00
37	—	556	148.00	148.00
9	—	722	120.00	120.00
43	—	638	145.00	145.00
2	—	365	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	144.00	144.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
7	—	467	147.00	147.00
3	—	638	138.00	138.00
2	—	335	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	120.00–130.00	124.97
2	—	560	137.00	137.00

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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