Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 142, Heifers 383, Bulls 319)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.17/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$141.17

328 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$5.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	143.32	710	119
Medium and Large 1	543	140.84	764	155
Medium and Large 3	461	137.41	633	54

One grade step is worth $5.91/cwt here — about $76 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 sale328 hd

141.17

—

VA average8 barns · 1,893 hd

145.54

−4.37

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

50 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 3	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	176.80/cwt	170.00–177.00	974	36
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	896	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	652	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	157.77/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,016	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,047	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	913	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,030	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	163.22/cwt	158.00–163.50	819	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	174.14/cwt	166.00–175.00	728	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	855	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	969	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.39/cwt	137.00–153.00	865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	143.50/cwt	136.00–144.00	654	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	815	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	174.51/cwt	163.00–176.00	731	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	641	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,012	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	147.79/cwt	131.00–149.00	665	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	849	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	154.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	567	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	791	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	556	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	141.51/cwt	134.00–142.00	623	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	688	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	766	31

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 12, 2022

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

Receipts 844Last week 246Year ago 102

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 142, Heifers 383, Bulls 319)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	119.00	119.00
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
3	—	338	145.00	145.00
15	—	358	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
16	—	440	134.00–142.00	141.51
15	—	546	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	654	137.00	137.00
44	—	453	144.00	144.00
5	—	749	120.00	120.00
2	—	550	134.00	134.00
2	—	445	138.00	138.00
22	—	354	157.00	157.00
31	—	547	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	557	140.00	140.00
32	—	456	136.00–144.00	143.50
4	—	623	126.50	126.50
22	—	654	129.75	129.75
13	—	367	148.00–155.00	154.46
69	—	549	144.00	144.00
9	—	739	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	551	170.00–177.00	176.80
3	—	748	161.00	161.00
1	—	385	178.00	178.00
21	—	646	162.00	162.00
13	—	468	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	146.00	146.00
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
6	—	523	166.00	166.00
1	—	680	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	447	195.00	195.00
1	—	735	157.00	157.00
13	—	644	155.00–158.00	157.77
1	—	385	179.00	179.00
19	—	551	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	502	158.00–163.50	163.22
31	—	418	166.00–175.00	174.14
29	—	568	150.50	150.50
18	—	648	149.50	149.50
5	—	664	144.00	144.00
5	—	346	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	136.00	136.00
15	—	450	131.00–149.00	147.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	575	137.00–153.00	150.39
22	—	488	167.00	167.00
27	—	419	163.00–176.00	174.51
14	—	339	189.00	189.00
9	—	657	154.00	154.00
6	—	508	139.00	139.00
2	—	640	144.00	144.00

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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