Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 118, Heifers 243, Bulls 147)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.94/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$146.94

203 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	150.79	734	86
Medium and Large 1	546	146.17	798	89
Medium and Large 3	489	137.57	673	28

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $61 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 sale203 hd

146.94

—

VA average5 barns · 644 hd

150.44

−3.50

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

46 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	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	1,043	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.11/cwt	159.00–169.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	804	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	905	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	169.90/cwt	156.00–170.50	963	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	953	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	823	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	165.14/cwt	155.00–167.00	680	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	796	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	794	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	134.60/cwt	124.00–137.00	857	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	155.55/cwt	142.00–156.25	697	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	146.16/cwt	146.00–147.00	934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	164.09/cwt	152.00–168.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	709	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	533	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	156.25/cwt	151.00–157.00	902	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	803	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	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 Jul 9, 2022

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

Receipts 508Last week 349Year ago 393

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 118, Heifers 243, Bulls 147)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
24	—	530	150.25	150.25
11	—	637	124.00–137.00	134.60
40	—	448	142.00–156.25	155.55
10	—	347	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	142.00	142.00
6	—	346	145.00	145.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	124.00	124.00
12	—	547	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	547	147.00	147.00
16	—	624	145.00	145.00
6	—	341	152.00	152.00
8	—	724	129.00	129.00
1	—	585	141.00	141.00
2	—	430	142.00	142.00
16	—	465	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	152.50	152.50
5	—	370	159.00–169.00	167.11
3	—	625	165.00	165.00
3	—	460	176.00	176.00
14	—	554	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	645	161.75	161.75
6	—	361	166.00	166.00
24	—	567	156.00–170.50	169.90
4	—	745	149.00	149.00
11	—	470	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	152.00	152.00
7	—	446	160.00	160.00
6	—	551	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	500	164.50	164.50
13	—	412	155.00–167.00	165.14
6	—	338	167.00	167.00
4	—	670	148.00	148.00
2	—	643	146.00	146.00
1	—	490	156.00	156.00
16	—	577	151.00–157.00	156.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	155.00	155.00
8	—	344	169.00	169.00
6	—	639	146.00–147.00	146.16
8	—	417	152.00–168.00	164.09
12	—	485	165.50	165.50
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
2	—	515	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	145.00	145.00
3	—	433	150.00	150.00

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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