Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 110, Heifers 225, Bulls 103)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.57/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$148.57

198 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	154.79	744	74
Medium and Large 1	540	145.02	784	100
Medium and Large 3	500	144.21	721	24

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $23 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 sale198 hd

148.57

—

VA average9 barns · 1,501 hd

142.93

+5.64

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

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	974	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	927	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	835	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,038	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	815	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	152.54/cwt	147.00–153.00	892	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	175.95/cwt	160.00–180.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	165.14/cwt	150.00–167.00	713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	785	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	153.51/cwt	147.00–155.00	702	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	136.30/cwt	120.00–137.75	868	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	155.69/cwt	145.00–161.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	822	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	714	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	164.00/cwt	155.00–165.50	569	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	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 May 14, 2022

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

Receipts 438Last week 338Year ago 304

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 110, Heifers 225, Bulls 103)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	547	178.00	178.00
12	—	445	184.50	184.50
2	—	650	163.00	163.00
2	—	633	156.00	156.00
1	—	460	161.00	161.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	542	171.00	171.00
15	—	455	183.50	183.50
13	—	641	162.00	162.00
2	—	710	145.00	145.00
2	—	343	170.00	170.00
1	—	575	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	494	165.00	165.00
13	—	585	147.00–153.00	152.54
12	—	655	140.00	140.00
5	—	419	160.00–180.00	175.95
3	—	508	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	150.00–167.00	165.14
5	—	488	170.00	170.00
5	—	340	184.00	184.00
4	—	583	156.00	156.00
2	—	625	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	536	146.50	146.50
32	—	457	147.00–155.00	153.51
24	—	637	120.00–137.75	136.30
4	—	775	120.00	120.00
3	—	560	130.00	130.00
3	—	377	145.00–161.00	155.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	146.00	146.00
6	—	458	146.00	146.00
3	—	617	132.00	132.00
3	—	567	135.00	135.00
3	—	353	162.00	162.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	538	152.75	152.75
25	—	449	159.00	159.00
14	—	347	155.00–165.50	164.00
5	—	636	135.00	135.00
3	—	450	150.00	150.00
2	—	755	120.00	120.00

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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