Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 174, Bulls 156)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.21/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$136.21

149 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.15

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	141.41	682	54
Medium and Large 3	451	133.35	601	33
Medium and Large 1	557	133.22	742	62

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale149 hd

136.21

—

VA average8 barns · 1,684 hd

142.36

−6.15

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	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	887	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	992	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	919	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	557	153.09/cwt	150.50–153.75	853	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	649	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	161.01/cwt	151.00–163.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	788	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	144.59/cwt	135.00–146.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	742	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	135.32/cwt	132.00–136.00	597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	736	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	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 Apr 30, 2022

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

Receipts 411Last week 613Year ago 481

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 174, Bulls 156)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
4	—	346	155.00	155.00
10	—	501	146.00	146.00
12	—	416	158.00	158.00
14	—	655	141.00	141.00
18	—	576	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	155.00	155.00
10	—	557	150.50–153.75	153.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	348	169.00	169.00
9	—	649	140.00	140.00
6	—	428	151.00–163.00	161.01
8	—	516	135.00–146.00	144.59
9	—	564	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
2	—	748	136.00	136.00
21	—	636	156.00	156.00
16	—	569	161.50	161.50
3	—	465	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	174.00	174.00
6	—	670	154.00	154.00
4	—	385	170.00	170.00
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
4	—	560	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	161.00	161.00
2	—	635	153.00	153.00
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	129.00	129.00
5	—	356	146.00	146.00
21	—	633	124.50	124.50
21	—	538	138.00	138.00
4	—	748	122.00	122.00
10	—	458	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	132.00	132.00
26	—	455	143.00	143.00
7	—	372	152.00	152.00
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
18	—	537	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
10	—	552	125.50	125.50
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
11	—	441	132.00–136.00	135.32
10	—	345	140.00	140.00

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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