Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 175, Bulls 102)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.92/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$144.92

167 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$11.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	148.74	736	75
Medium and Large 1	549	143.20	786	72
Medium and Large 3	475	136.80	649	20

One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about $87 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 sale167 hd

144.92

—

VA average7 barns · 1,150 hd

143.76

+1.17

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

38 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	806	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	918	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	677	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	860	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	154.16/cwt	143.00–156.00	566	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	814	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	909	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	150.84/cwt	145.00–152.00	727	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	536	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 Jun 25, 2022

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

Receipts 349Last week 268Year ago 357

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 175, Bulls 102)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	541	149.00	149.00
21	—	455	148.75	148.75
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
14	—	367	143.00–156.00	154.16
9	—	621	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	119.00	119.00
5	—	388	154.00	154.00
17	—	632	136.00	136.00
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
28	—	554	147.00	147.00
14	—	460	148.75	148.75
5	—	538	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	141.00	141.00
8	—	444	138.00	138.00
9	—	541	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	543	169.00	169.00
5	—	620	164.50	164.50
3	—	365	158.00	158.00
12	—	440	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	158.00	158.00
8	—	543	170.00	170.00
9	—	456	163.00	163.00
8	—	650	164.00	164.00
1	—	315	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	410	160.00	160.00
6	—	490	156.00	156.00
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
7	—	651	151.00	151.00
6	—	326	160.00	160.00
2	—	588	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	577	157.50	157.50
13	—	434	160.00	160.00
12	—	482	145.00–152.00	150.84
5	—	336	160.00	160.00
3	—	635	145.00	145.00
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	153.00	153.00

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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