Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 148, Bulls 132)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.84/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$150.84

132 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	156.00	719	34
Medium and Large 1	534	150.13	801	86
Medium and Large 3	480	141.33	679	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $40 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 sale132 hd

150.84

—

VA average10 barns · 1,201 hd

153.98

−3.14

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

37 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	—	323	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	147.25/cwt	145.50–148.00	972	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	176.95/cwt	167.00–179.00	729	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	153.69/cwt	147.00–154.50	867	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	174.01/cwt	165.00–175.00	865	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	178.73/cwt	172.00–181.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,087	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	153.26/cwt	149.50–154.50	834	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	154.55/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	180.64/cwt	167.50–185.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	717	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	130.72/cwt	129.00–132.00	959	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	151.16/cwt	140.00–153.00	694	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	151.38/cwt	142.00–152.00	973	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	853	11

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 20, 2022

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

Receipts 346Last week 377Year ago 302

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 148, Bulls 132)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	190.00	190.00
10	—	660	145.50–148.00	147.25
12	—	412	167.00–179.00	176.95
18	—	564	147.00–154.50	153.69
30	—	497	165.00–175.00	174.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	155.00	155.00
2	—	435	175.00	175.00
3	—	332	189.00	189.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
11	—	496	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	156.00	156.00
12	—	461	172.00–181.00	178.73
3	—	382	186.00	186.00
8	—	649	167.50	167.50
6	—	724	147.00–156.00	154.55
18	—	550	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
2	—	635	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	157.00	157.00
1	—	560	175.00	175.00
4	—	447	167.50–185.00	180.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	544	149.50–154.50	153.26
7	—	734	129.00–132.00	130.72
28	—	459	140.00–153.00	151.16
7	—	342	150.00	150.00
16	—	643	142.00–152.00	151.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	454	158.00	158.00
7	—	361	158.00	158.00
7	—	544	152.00	152.00
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	142.00	142.00
5	—	443	144.00	144.00
2	—	643	130.00	130.00
2	—	355	145.00	145.00

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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