Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 190, Bulls 127)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.81/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$138.81

172 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	141.88	693	85
Medium and Large 1	546	136.19	744	73
Medium and Large 3	456	133.88	610	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $83 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 sale172 hd

138.81

—

VA average11 barns · 1,673 hd

142.54

−3.73

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

37 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	—	343	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	872	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	813	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	152.20/cwt	136.00–154.00	761	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	712	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	903	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	768	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	166.66/cwt	155.00–169.50	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	145.05/cwt	135.00–150.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	990	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	655	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	133.38/cwt	124.00–138.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	747	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	769	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	837	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	644	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	573	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 May 21, 2022

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

Receipts 416Last week 438Year ago 306

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 190, Bulls 127)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	343	166.00	166.00
9	—	412	160.00	160.00
9	—	651	134.00	134.00
17	—	581	140.00	140.00
20	—	500	136.00–154.00	152.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	434	164.00	164.00
6	—	587	144.00	144.00
8	—	503	156.00	156.00
10	—	347	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	138.00	138.00
3	—	468	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	552	163.50	163.50
14	—	467	164.50	164.50
2	—	708	145.00	145.00
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
19	—	639	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	159.00	159.00
10	—	429	155.00–169.50	166.66
3	—	352	170.00	170.00
11	—	540	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	127.00	127.00
6	—	648	129.00	129.00
12	—	358	150.50	150.50
33	—	551	139.50	139.50
31	—	444	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	135.00–150.00	145.05
16	—	458	143.00	143.00
1	—	530	124.00	124.00
36	—	550	135.75	135.75
14	—	634	132.00	132.00
3	—	755	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	135.00	135.00
6	—	414	124.00–138.00	133.38
6	—	534	134.00	134.00

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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