Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 193, Bulls 145)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.94/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$143.94

168 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$13.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	471	146.95	692	74
Medium and Large 1	520	143.09	744	79
Medium and Large 3	480	133.57	642	15thin

One grade step is worth $13.38/cwt here — about $50 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 sale168 hd

143.94

—

VA average10 barns · 1,921 hd

142.23

+1.71

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	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	926	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	157.47/cwt	152.00–158.00	701	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	499	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	749	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	984	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	173.31/cwt	161.00–174.00	787	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	925	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,008	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	173.41/cwt	160.00–180.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	553	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	501	152.79/cwt	152.50–157.50	765	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	657	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	810	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	680	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	136.75/cwt	128.00–139.50	866	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	779	25

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 Apr 9, 2022

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

Receipts 461Last week 377Year ago 434

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 193, Bulls 145)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
2	—	510	147.00	147.00
9	—	652	142.00	142.00
11	—	445	152.00–158.00	157.47
13	—	575	150.00	150.00
27	—	499	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	140.00	140.00
4	—	463	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	145.00	145.00
10	—	570	152.00	152.00
6	—	364	160.00–180.00	173.41
13	—	418	169.00	169.00
17	—	501	152.50–157.50	152.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	551	178.50	178.50
9	—	447	191.00	191.00
2	—	380	171.00	171.00
1	—	700	148.00	148.00
8	—	638	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	151.00	151.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
6	—	570	161.00	161.00
3	—	457	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	454	161.00–174.00	173.31
3	—	753	142.00	142.00
21	—	553	167.25	167.25
2	—	523	159.00	159.00
11	—	640	157.50	157.50
2	—	348	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
18	—	359	154.00	154.00
6	—	635	138.00	138.00
32	—	453	145.00	145.00
17	—	547	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
4	—	526	133.00	133.00
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
9	—	454	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	131.00	131.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
6	—	356	148.00	148.00
29	—	466	146.00	146.00
17	—	633	128.00–139.50	136.75
25	—	540	144.25	144.25

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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