Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 228, Bulls 164)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.40/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$131.40

197 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	133.57	646	76
Medium and Large 1	482	131.29	633	95
Medium and Large 3	499	125.46	626	26

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $20 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 sale197 hd

131.40

—

VA average8 barns · 1,559 hd

130.75

+0.65

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	600	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	132.46/cwt	128.50–137.50	600	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	121.10/cwt	115.00–121.50	774	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	156.62/cwt	140.00–158.00	702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	129.80/cwt	127.00–131.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	149.46/cwt	146.00–149.75	818	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	907	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	604	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	157.54/cwt	140.00–159.00	644	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.89/cwt	134.00–141.50	803	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	713	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	809	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	774	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	143.30/cwt	138.00–144.00	708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	520	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	669	21

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 Sep 18, 2021

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

Receipts 518Last week 399Year ago 561

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 228, Bulls 164)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
68	—	453	128.50–137.50	132.46
16	—	639	115.00–121.50	121.10
3	—	523	122.00	122.00
7	—	360	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	432	139.00	139.00
2	—	453	129.00	129.00
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
9	—	632	122.50	122.50
3	—	723	108.00	108.00
14	—	349	149.00	149.00
21	—	528	126.75	126.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	124.00	124.00
10	—	454	129.50	129.50
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	358	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	169.00	169.00
13	—	448	140.00–158.00	156.62
10	—	741	127.00–131.00	129.80
25	—	547	146.00–149.75	149.46
24	—	634	143.00	143.00
2	—	678	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
3	—	460	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	141.00	141.00
3	—	377	165.00	165.00
14	—	450	156.00	156.00
2	—	728	132.00	132.00
11	—	543	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	124.00	124.00
5	—	533	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	351	172.00	172.00
13	—	409	140.00–159.00	157.54
3	—	680	122.00	122.00
7	—	561	134.50	134.50
8	—	494	138.00–144.00	143.30
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	545	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	570	134.00–141.50	140.89
22	—	496	143.75	143.75
12	—	412	159.00	159.00
10	—	648	124.50	124.50
1	—	375	164.00	164.00

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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