Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 226, Bulls 158)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.02/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$146.02

210 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	147.86	740	96
Medium and Large 1	541	146.57	793	67
Medium and Large 3	424	141.47	600	47

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $140 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 sale210 hd

146.02

—

VA average10 barns · 1,928 hd

146.45

−0.43

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

39 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	—	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.47/cwt	149.00–161.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	158.64/cwt	153.00–159.00	930	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	153.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	762	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	139.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	626	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	149.68/cwt	137.00–150.00	663	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,061	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	155.39/cwt	148.00–156.00	890	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,014	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	165.21/cwt	150.00–169.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	790	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	141.42/cwt	125.00–143.00	898	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	154.75/cwt	135.00–156.00	774	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	517	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	573	6

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 16, 2022

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

Receipts 465Last week 508Year ago 358

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 226, Bulls 158)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	155.00	155.00
5	—	352	165.00	165.00
6	—	661	157.00	157.00
8	—	430	149.00–161.00	159.47
16	—	586	153.00–159.00	158.64
19	—	496	150.00–154.00	153.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	148.00–156.00	155.39
7	—	654	155.00	155.00
8	—	412	165.00	165.00
10	—	351	150.00–169.00	165.21
17	—	500	135.00–156.00	154.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	145.00	145.00
4	—	564	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	455	169.00	169.00
6	—	529	176.00	176.00
3	—	393	160.00	160.00
2	—	623	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	155.00	155.00
14	—	555	175.50	175.50
8	—	637	166.50	166.50
5	—	464	170.00	170.00
6	—	362	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	550	148.00	148.00
39	—	443	137.00–150.00	149.68
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
10	—	351	157.00	157.00
1	—	325	141.00	141.00
4	—	734	130.00	130.00
11	—	635	125.00–143.00	141.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	448	130.00–140.00	139.64
3	—	537	132.00	132.00
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
16	—	352	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	459	150.50	150.50
15	—	650	142.00	142.00
27	—	541	146.00	146.00
4	—	726	129.00–130.00	129.75
6	—	354	162.00	162.00

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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