Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 102, Heifers 177, Bulls 120)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.26/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$122.26

145 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	126.43	587	53
Medium and Large 1	547	122.67	671	68
Medium and Large 3	537	111.88	601	24

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale145 hd

122.26

—

VA average11 barns · 1,868 hd

125.19

−2.93

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

40 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	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	672	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	711	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	698	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	133.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	151.70/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	120.82/cwt	110.00–122.00	657	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	778	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	743	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	693	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	123.84/cwt	123.00–124.00	784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	544	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	135.38/cwt	128.00–136.00	666	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	399	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	569	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	2

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 Oct 9, 2021

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

Receipts 399Last week 370Year ago 462

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 102, Heifers 177, Bulls 120)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	160.00	160.00
9	—	420	140.00	140.00
10	—	671	111.50	111.50
14	—	494	136.00	136.00
17	—	569	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
12	—	492	128.00–136.00	135.38
3	—	663	116.00	116.00
5	—	340	157.00	157.00
5	—	399	140.00	140.00
10	—	581	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	159.00	159.00
9	—	547	146.00	146.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
9	—	444	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	459	152.00	152.00
9	—	639	125.00–134.00	133.04
3	—	368	145.00–155.00	151.70
16	—	548	142.00	142.00
4	—	721	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	646	134.00	134.00
3	—	447	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	544	110.00–122.00	120.82
7	—	739	116.00	116.00
12	—	633	123.00–124.00	123.84
4	—	364	127.00	127.00
16	—	448	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	534	127.00	127.00
3	—	453	115.00	115.00
10	—	377	127.00	127.00
22	—	428	127.00	127.00
4	—	646	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	743	98.00	98.00
1	—	495	112.00	112.00
2	—	333	110.00	110.00
2	—	665	110.00	110.00
3	—	642	107.00	107.00
10	—	448	117.00	117.00
2	—	515	125.00	125.00

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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