Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Heifers 193, Bulls 118)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.91/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$143.91

178 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$20.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	148.38	718	88
Medium and Large 1	502	148.23	744	51
Medium and Large 3	481	128.20	616	39

One grade step is worth $20.17/cwt here — about $101 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 sale178 hd

143.91

—

VA average7 barns · 1,328 hd

139.14

+4.77

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

43 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	—	332	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	798	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	816	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,019	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	177.23/cwt	163.00–181.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	740	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	584	136.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	135.61/cwt	133.00–136.00	499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	146.75/cwt	135.00–147.50	810	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	558	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,033	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	664	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	128.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	678	10

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 Mar 26, 2022

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

Receipts 409Last week 468Year ago 503

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Heifers 193, Bulls 118)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	166.00	166.00
7	—	644	141.00	141.00
11	—	502	159.00	159.00
12	—	423	167.00	167.00
21	—	563	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	145.00	145.00
5	—	372	163.00–181.00	177.23
14	—	430	172.00	172.00
4	—	660	141.00	141.00
10	—	496	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	163.00	163.00
3	—	584	130.00–140.00	136.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	164.00	164.00
12	—	573	175.00	175.00
6	—	752	137.00	137.00
1	—	540	166.00	166.00
12	—	435	193.00	193.00
9	—	662	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	182.00	182.00
6	—	555	175.00	175.00
2	—	705	142.00	142.00
10	—	455	185.00	185.00
11	—	641	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	150.00	150.00
4	—	475	159.00	159.00
3	—	557	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	354	151.00	151.00
17	—	552	135.00–147.50	146.75
2	—	433	135.00	135.00
19	—	459	152.00	152.00
7	—	641	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	120.00	120.00
10	—	455	129.00	129.00
8	—	368	133.00–136.00	135.61
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
5	—	615	127.00	127.00
10	—	530	120.00–130.00	128.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	143.00	143.00
23	—	550	150.00	150.00
24	—	361	154.50	154.50
4	—	749	126.00	126.00
26	—	452	147.00	147.00
10	—	620	143.00	143.00

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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