Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Heifers 119, Bulls 109)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.58/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$138.58

108 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$12.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	429	145.35	624	20
Medium and Large 2	484	141.11	683	43
Medium and Large 1	566	133.17	754	45

One grade step is worth $12.18/cwt here — about −$131 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 sale108 hd

138.58

—

VA average7 barns · 598 hd

134.04

+4.55

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	—	426	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	883	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	755	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	841	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	155.69/cwt	147.00–158.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	898	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	158.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,027	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	351	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	650	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	740	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	843	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	137.77/cwt	136.00–138.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	128.60/cwt	128.00–129.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	138.44/cwt	138.00–138.50	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	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 Jan 8, 2022

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

Receipts 299Last week 313Year ago 434

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Heifers 119, Bulls 109)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	157.00	157.00
13	—	655	134.75	134.75
15	—	497	152.00	152.00
20	—	572	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	127.00	127.00
5	—	419	147.00–158.00	155.69
9	—	492	154.50	154.50
6	—	347	171.00	171.00
7	—	578	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	160.00	160.00
3	—	362	167.00	167.00
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	136.00	136.00
8	—	439	150.00–160.00	158.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	551	163.00	163.00
1	—	350	168.00	168.00
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
3	—	460	160.00	160.00
9	—	736	139.50	139.50
10	—	628	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
6	—	383	150.50	150.50
22	—	453	143.50	143.50
5	—	636	128.00–129.00	128.60
8	—	535	138.00–138.50	138.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	136.00	136.00
9	—	351	154.00	154.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
4	—	450	144.00	144.00
1	—	310	144.00	144.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	548	135.00	135.00
17	—	651	129.50	129.50
2	—	355	140.00	140.00
9	—	460	136.00–138.00	137.77
1	—	570	132.00	132.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00

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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