Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 97, Bulls 100)

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.32/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$166.32

85 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$36.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	405	171.47	695	28
Medium and Large 1	528	164.84	871	55
Medium and Large 3	538	135.00	726	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale85 hd

166.32

—

VA average8 barns · 620 hd

164.59

+1.73

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	—	498	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	879	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	164.19/cwt	162.00–164.50	933	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	175.37/cwt	173.00–176.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	175.63/cwt	170.00–177.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	830	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	820	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	404	171.48/cwt	165.00–172.50	693	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	11

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 Feb 5, 2022

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

Receipts 246Last week 84Year ago 308

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 97, Bulls 100)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	166.00	166.00
4	—	344	171.00	171.00
9	—	431	169.00	169.00
10	—	660	148.00	148.00
14	—	508	173.00	173.00
16	—	568	162.00–164.50	164.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	404	165.00–172.50	171.48
1	—	575	158.00	158.00
3	—	468	169.00	169.00
8	—	334	178.00	178.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	174.00	174.00
5	—	367	170.00–177.00	175.63
3	—	527	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	159.00	159.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
3	—	708	150.00	150.00
7	—	552	177.50	177.50
5	—	457	173.00–176.00	175.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	161.00	161.00
2	—	528	160.00–170.00	164.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
12	—	557	149.00	149.00
1	—	315	156.00	156.00
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
5	—	453	153.00	153.00
6	—	358	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	140.00	140.00
2	—	573	136.00	136.00
3	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
6	—	454	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
3	—	357	153.50	153.50
21	—	558	147.00	147.00
4	—	445	153.00	153.00
11	—	645	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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