Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 120, Heifers 276, Bulls 240)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.11/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$150.11

235 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$7.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	151.29	827	89
Medium and Large 2	509	150.52	767	121
Medium and Large 3	463	143.96	666	25

One grade step is worth $7.33/cwt here — about $161 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 sale235 hd

150.11

—

VA average8 barns · 1,175 hd

149.19

+0.92

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

42 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 2	—	541	145.05/cwt	130.00–146.00	785	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	833	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	625	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	181.70/cwt	160.00–186.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	175.26/cwt	171.00–178.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	173.37/cwt	160.00–174.00	943	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	866	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,070	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	164.68/cwt	150.00–166.00	827	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	825	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	804	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	953	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	162.34/cwt	156.00–163.25	735	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	848	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	156.66/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	158.73/cwt	140.00–163.00	721	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	953	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	912	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	964	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	188.13/cwt	164.00–190.00	811	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	885	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	165.52/cwt	140.00–167.00	819	17

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 19, 2022

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

Receipts 636Last week 844Year ago 93

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 120, Heifers 276, Bulls 240)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	541	130.00–146.00	145.05
18	—	641	130.00	130.00
18	—	371	168.50	168.50
45	—	454	140.00–163.00	158.73
7	—	733	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	453	156.00–163.25	162.34
33	—	554	153.00	153.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	540	135.00	135.00
6	—	362	156.00	156.00
7	—	749	134.00	134.00
16	—	647	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
6	—	368	160.50	160.50
8	—	531	127.00	127.00
10	—	446	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	161.00	161.00
7	—	356	192.00	192.00
6	—	443	160.00–186.00	181.70
5	—	531	171.00–178.00	175.26
3	—	733	149.00	149.00
1	—	330	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	151.00	151.00
1	—	580	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	194.00	194.00
21	—	544	160.00–174.00	173.37
13	—	442	196.00	196.00
9	—	635	168.50	168.50
8	—	746	140.00–159.00	156.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	139.00	139.00
6	—	334	194.00	194.00
7	—	645	149.50	149.50
14	—	431	164.00–190.00	188.13
14	—	583	151.75	151.75
17	—	495	140.00–167.00	165.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	502	150.00–166.00	164.68
21	—	570	140.00–145.00	144.76
20	—	419	192.00	192.00
15	—	645	147.75	147.75
4	—	363	195.50	195.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	459	151.00	151.00
6	—	565	130.00	130.00

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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