Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 164, Bulls 129)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.98/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$131.98

142 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	135.58	636	39
Medium and Large 1	538	131.08	705	90
Medium and Large 3	468	127.38	596	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $40 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 sale142 hd

131.98

—

VA average10 barns · 1,728 hd

126.66

+5.32

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

37 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	—	344	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	147.70/cwt	145.00–148.00	631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	122.29/cwt	122.00–126.00	783	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	777	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	719	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	122.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	780	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	134.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	726	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	134.61/cwt	124.00–135.50	602	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	790	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	649	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	139.48/cwt	135.00–140.50	877	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	135.65/cwt	124.00–137.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	148.33/cwt	140.00–151.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	736	16

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 Jul 17, 2021

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

Receipts 358Last week 393Year ago 539

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 164, Bulls 129)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	344	162.00	162.00
10	—	427	145.00–148.00	147.70
13	—	640	122.00–126.00	122.29
19	—	567	137.00	137.00
22	—	507	141.75	141.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	162.00	162.00
5	—	649	123.00	123.00
5	—	498	143.00	143.00
9	—	423	147.00	147.00
6	—	587	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	636	115.00–123.00	122.63
35	—	538	130.00–135.00	134.86
4	—	734	115.50	115.50
25	—	447	124.00–135.50	134.61
4	—	363	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	127.00	127.00
9	—	343	137.00	137.00
10	—	464	124.00–137.00	135.65
2	—	668	118.00	118.00
16	—	533	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
4	—	473	124.00	124.00
4	—	533	136.00	136.00
4	—	363	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	163.00	163.00
16	—	525	150.50	150.50
11	—	629	135.00–140.50	139.48
4	—	739	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
1	—	560	136.00	136.00
7	—	460	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	163.00	163.00
1	—	630	143.00	143.00
3	—	518	153.00	153.00
4	—	490	140.00–151.00	148.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	129.00	129.00

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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