Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Heifers 196, Bulls 165)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.29/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$145.29

176 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	149.55	674	69
Medium and Large 1	523	145.39	761	66
Medium and Large 3	465	137.95	642	41

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $32 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 sale176 hd

145.29

—

VA average8 barns · 1,618 hd

141.17

+4.11

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

44 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	—	353	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	902	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	778	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	155.29/cwt	148.00–156.00	972	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	799	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	753	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	613	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	157.01/cwt	152.00–158.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	147.39/cwt	143.00–147.50	643	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	542	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	827	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	191.87/cwt	184.00–193.00	660	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	138.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	181.42/cwt	176.00–182.00	755	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	151.15/cwt	147.00–152.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	146.96/cwt	137.00–148.00	667	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	877	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	1

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 16, 2022

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

Receipts 432Last week 461Year ago 542

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Heifers 196, Bulls 165)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	162.00	162.00
9	—	346	160.00	160.00
9	—	668	135.00	135.00
11	—	574	140.00	140.00
12	—	430	174.00	174.00
24	—	489	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	152.00–158.00	157.01
3	—	450	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
9	—	498	166.00	166.00
15	—	344	184.00–193.00	191.87
1	—	675	138.00	138.00
20	—	416	176.00–182.00	181.42
6	—	578	147.00–152.00	151.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	169.00	169.00
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
7	—	363	179.00	179.00
1	—	740	146.00	146.00
1	—	760	138.00	138.00
5	—	449	196.00	196.00
5	—	522	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	458	170.00	170.00
3	—	352	160.00	160.00
12	—	548	167.50	167.50
11	—	626	148.00–156.00	155.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	161.00	161.00
1	—	490	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	541	147.75	147.75
5	—	356	150.00	150.00
2	—	708	132.00	132.00
21	—	454	137.00–148.00	146.96
14	—	630	139.25	139.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
38	—	436	143.00–147.50	147.39
13	—	343	158.00	158.00
4	—	610	135.00–140.00	138.77
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
12	—	542	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	107.00	107.00
22	—	441	139.00	139.00
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
8	—	538	125.00	125.00
8	—	366	159.00	159.00

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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