Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 162, Bulls 117)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.54/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$147.54

142 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$7.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	415	152.56	633	16thin
Medium and Large 2	452	150.25	679	47
Medium and Large 1	514	144.91	744	79

One grade step is worth $7.65/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale142 hd

147.54

—

VA average6 barns · 2,022 hd

144.72

+2.82

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

39 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	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	179.15/cwt	171.00–181.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	142.68/cwt	138.00–143.50	942	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	790	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	906	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	799	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	169.03/cwt	160.00–172.00	918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	146.55/cwt	125.00–147.50	791	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	147.63/cwt	138.00–149.00	681	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	145.20/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	790	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	142.46/cwt	126.00–145.50	766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	164.49/cwt	154.00–168.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	691	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	154.52/cwt	149.00–155.00	552	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	137.15/cwt	128.00–138.50	868	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	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 Feb 26, 2022

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

Receipts 332Last week 636Year ago 248

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 162, Bulls 117)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	161.00	161.00
5	—	341	171.00–181.00	179.15
7	—	660	138.00–143.50	142.68
15	—	416	190.00	190.00
17	—	581	156.00	156.00
19	—	501	159.50	159.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	503	157.00	157.00
4	—	660	142.50	142.50
5	—	589	150.00	150.00
3	—	345	189.00	189.00
3	—	403	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	153.00	153.00
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	160.00–172.00	169.03
5	—	439	173.00	173.00
2	—	330	176.00	176.00
1	—	470	158.00	158.00
5	—	726	142.00–146.00	145.20
5	—	630	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	189.00	189.00
7	—	641	154.00	154.00
4	—	534	154.00–168.00	164.49
6	—	441	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	146.00	146.00
13	—	355	154.00	154.00
13	—	538	126.00–145.50	142.46
18	—	443	156.00	156.00
2	—	650	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
4	—	328	155.00	155.00
10	—	431	155.00	155.00
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	540	125.00–147.50	146.55
24	—	461	138.00–149.00	147.63
13	—	357	149.00–155.00	154.52
4	—	739	117.00	117.00
15	—	633	128.00–138.50	137.15

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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