Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 187, Bulls 130)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.63/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$149.63

159 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	153.89	759	54
Medium and Large 1	512	151.75	778	61
Medium and Large 3	488	141.45	690	44

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $69 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 sale159 hd

149.63

—

VA average9 barns · 1,302 hd

152.26

−2.63

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 3	—	639	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	170.10/cwt	156.00–171.00	830	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	157.38/cwt	150.00–158.00	924	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	171.49/cwt	161.00–175.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	148.04/cwt	139.00–149.75	808	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	157.92/cwt	144.00–159.75	723	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	807	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	708	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	900	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 Aug 13, 2022

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

Receipts 377Last week 193Year ago 465

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 187, Bulls 130)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	135.00	135.00
14	—	550	139.00	139.00
11	—	450	144.00	144.00
11	—	361	147.00	147.00
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	362	160.00	160.00
6	—	627	148.00	148.00
18	—	458	144.00–159.75	157.92
18	—	537	150.25	150.25
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	546	139.00–149.75	148.04
4	—	761	134.00	134.00
11	—	365	164.00	164.00
15	—	448	158.00	158.00
6	—	638	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	168.00	168.00
2	—	335	181.00	181.00
5	—	554	174.00	174.00
5	—	421	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	751	149.50	149.50
1	—	665	158.00	158.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
8	—	446	177.00	177.00
6	—	553	173.00	173.00
4	—	646	164.00	164.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	169.00	169.00
3	—	555	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	488	156.00–171.00	170.10
12	—	587	150.00–158.00	157.38
6	—	644	148.50	148.50
5	—	324	175.00	175.00
4	—	424	161.00–175.00	171.49
2	—	663	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	150.00	150.00
5	—	422	179.00	179.00
5	—	490	172.00	172.00
6	—	568	159.00	159.00
1	—	390	158.00	158.00
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
7	—	349	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	146.00	146.00
7	—	457	166.00	166.00

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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