Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 240, Bulls 121)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.14/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$130.14

208 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$13.08/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	482	134.78	649	73
Medium and Large 1	544	128.10	697	125
Medium and Large 3	555	121.70	675	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale208 hd

130.14

—

VA average10 barns · 2,000 hd

133.23

−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

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	118.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	153.86/cwt	144.00–155.00	842	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	145.03/cwt	137.00–146.00	917	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	611	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	149.51/cwt	136.00–150.50	538	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	820	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	160.21/cwt	160.00–163.00	679	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	142.92/cwt	142.00–143.00	727	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	802	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	127.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	679	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	126.29/cwt	124.00–126.50	690	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	612	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	122.45/cwt	118.00–123.00	787	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	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 Aug 7, 2021

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

Receipts 514Last week 324Year ago 478

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 240, Bulls 121)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	136.00	136.00
2	—	458	135.00	135.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	547	144.00–155.00	153.86
28	—	632	137.00–146.00	145.03
16	—	446	160.00	160.00
4	—	724	133.00	133.00
3	—	385	170.00	170.00
2	—	485	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	191.00	191.00
15	—	524	156.50	156.50
9	—	436	165.00	165.00
4	—	645	142.50	142.50
1	—	670	138.00	138.00
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	737	110.00–120.00	118.38
4	—	355	147.50	147.50
2	—	448	128.00	128.00
56	—	546	124.00–126.50	126.29
31	—	452	135.50	135.50
26	—	643	118.00–123.00	122.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	700	112.00	112.00
2	—	433	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
1	—	375	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	446	137.00	137.00
16	—	360	136.00–150.50	149.51
23	—	532	120.00–128.00	127.66
9	—	624	124.50	124.50
1	—	795	111.00	111.00
1	—	485	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	493	148.00	148.00
10	—	425	164.00	164.00
4	—	593	132.00	132.00
3	—	340	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	583	130.00	130.00
14	—	424	160.00–163.00	160.21
13	—	509	142.00–143.00	142.92
8	—	644	124.50	124.50
6	—	357	196.50	196.50
2	—	670	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	138.00	138.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00

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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