Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 145, Bulls 104)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.03/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$128.03

138 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$7.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	494	130.35	644	62
Medium and Large 1	536	127.60	684	54
Medium and Large 3	503	122.58	617	22

One grade step is worth $7.77/cwt here — about $27 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 sale138 hd

128.03

—

VA average10 barns · 1,500 hd

124.94

+3.09

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

42 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	—	662	121.08/cwt	110.00–124.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	683	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	799	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	928	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	148.90/cwt	134.00–150.00	683	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	664	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	594	117.67/cwt	112.00–119.50	699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	149.34/cwt	136.00–153.00	665	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	612	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.87/cwt	121.00–126.25	671	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	128.19/cwt	120.00–131.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	128.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	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 Jun 5, 2021

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

Receipts 379Last week 261Year ago 420

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 145, Bulls 104)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	662	110.00–124.00	121.08
5	—	345	175.00	175.00
3	—	480	134.00	134.00
9	—	428	145.00	145.00
9	—	575	125.50	125.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	494	134.50	134.50
12	—	594	112.00–119.50	117.67
9	—	423	144.00	144.00
8	—	650	124.00	124.00
3	—	353	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	120.00	120.00
4	—	460	120.00–131.00	128.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	540	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	144.00	144.00
3	—	740	127.00	127.00
2	—	345	175.00	175.00
28	—	522	153.00	153.00
18	—	638	145.50	145.50
15	—	459	134.00–150.00	148.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	364	164.00	164.00
14	—	445	136.00–153.00	149.34
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
1	—	615	132.00	132.00
5	—	650	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	543	125.75	125.75
12	—	470	135.50	135.50
4	—	715	119.50	119.50
4	—	644	119.00	119.00
2	—	443	125.00	125.00
2	—	353	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
5	—	630	120.00	120.00
8	—	361	142.00	142.00
22	—	455	134.50	134.50
26	—	533	121.00–126.25	125.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	364	124.00–130.00	128.05
3	—	628	117.50	117.50
6	—	439	128.50	128.50
9	—	544	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	118.00	118.00

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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