Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 164, Bulls 132)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.05/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$128.05

143 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	132.39	651	67
Medium and Large 1	535	126.63	677	48
Medium and Large 3	504	120.10	606	28

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $45 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 sale143 hd

128.05

—

VA average8 barns · 1,190 hd

124.81

+3.24

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	618	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	719	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	756	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	972	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	123.92/cwt	122.00–124.00	674	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	774	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	691	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	613	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	735	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	125.40/cwt	118.00–126.00	793	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	124.36/cwt	116.00–125.00	674	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	620	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	126.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	123.47/cwt	119.00–124.00	563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	607	12

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 12, 2021

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

Receipts 405Last week 379Year ago 595

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 164, Bulls 132)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	123.00	123.00
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
13	—	353	144.00	144.00
13	—	632	118.00–126.00	125.40
14	—	542	116.00–125.00	124.36
25	—	456	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	544	122.00–124.00	123.92
11	—	440	132.00	132.00
10	—	629	123.00	123.00
3	—	387	140.00	140.00
2	—	703	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	115.00	115.00
6	—	374	126.00	126.00
6	—	550	116.00	116.00
10	—	456	119.00–124.00	123.47
2	—	730	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	422	146.50	146.50
12	—	508	141.50	141.50
9	—	584	129.50	129.50
5	—	362	160.00	160.00
4	—	658	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	495	139.50	139.50
13	—	417	147.00	147.00
9	—	574	128.00	128.00
8	—	657	122.50	122.50
4	—	330	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	124.00	124.00
4	—	465	120.00–128.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	153.00	153.00
10	—	456	152.50	152.50
5	—	761	124.00	124.00
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
12	—	558	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	150.00	150.00
9	—	441	157.00	157.00
1	—	670	126.50	126.50
4	—	620	136.00	136.00
4	—	724	126.00	126.00
5	—	355	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
2	—	643	130.00	130.00
12	—	446	136.00	136.00

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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