Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 201, Bulls 92)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.94/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$146.94

187 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	151.06	732	93
Medium and Large 1	562	147.72	830	64
Medium and Large 3	495	132.48	656	30

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $76 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 sale187 hd

146.94

—

VA average6 barns · 876 hd

149.33

−2.40

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

42 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	—	635	141.96/cwt	141.00–144.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	975	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,058	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	960	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,115	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	530	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	150.73/cwt	143.00–151.00	824	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	700	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	144.83/cwt	142.00–145.00	907	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	131.64/cwt	127.00–132.00	704	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	173.87/cwt	157.00–176.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	3

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 30, 2022

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

Receipts 426Last week 300Year ago 324

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 201, Bulls 92)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	141.00–144.00	141.96
4	—	569	148.00	148.00
5	—	371	174.00	174.00
5	—	418	162.00	162.00
12	—	493	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	166.00	166.00
4	—	498	162.00	162.00
5	—	654	145.50	145.50
6	—	566	154.50	154.50
8	—	334	157.00–176.00	173.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	145.00	145.00
3	—	455	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	144.00	144.00
3	—	432	165.00	165.00
2	—	525	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	467	172.50	172.50
16	—	557	175.00	175.00
16	—	645	160.00	160.00
3	—	713	158.00	158.00
1	—	400	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	643	164.50	164.50
1	—	495	167.00	167.00
15	—	560	171.50	171.50
17	—	743	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	353	150.00	150.00
28	—	547	143.00–151.00	150.73
2	—	715	131.00	131.00
29	—	449	156.00	156.00
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
10	—	655	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	560	152.00	152.00
2	—	505	148.00	148.00
3	—	378	148.00	148.00
6	—	730	130.00	130.00
13	—	455	152.00	152.00
17	—	626	142.00–145.00	144.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	126.00	126.00
3	—	375	138.00	138.00
10	—	450	134.00	134.00
13	—	535	127.00–132.00	131.64
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
1	—	725	125.00	125.00

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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