Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 144, Bulls 93)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.51/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$153.51

114 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$6.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	156.81	823	34
Medium and Large 1	553	152.98	846	48
Medium and Large 3	479	150.80	722	32

One grade step is worth $6.01/cwt here — about $101 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 sale114 hd

153.51

—

VA average8 barns · 1,151 hd

158.15

−4.64

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

40 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	—	417	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	158.59/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,044	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	873	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	160.30/cwt	151.00–161.00	920	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	175.70/cwt	168.00–177.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	153.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	152.07/cwt	146.00–153.25	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	829	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	957	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	750	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	448	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	549	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	523	8

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 27, 2022

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

Receipts 297Last week 346Year ago 300

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 144, Bulls 93)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	177.00	177.00
10	—	658	155.00–159.00	158.59
12	—	496	176.00	176.00
14	—	574	151.00–161.00	160.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
2	—	558	150.00–160.00	155.07
5	—	417	179.00	179.00
2	—	665	154.00–155.00	154.50
4	—	481	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	170.00	170.00
5	—	549	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	162.00	162.00
7	—	554	168.00–177.00	175.70
1	—	720	158.00	158.00
2	—	393	182.00	182.00
8	—	443	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	151.00	151.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
15	—	550	176.00	176.00
2	—	633	164.00	164.00
7	—	466	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	150.00–158.00	153.92
3	—	545	167.00	167.00
1	—	490	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	141.00	141.00
1	—	370	162.00	162.00
24	—	547	151.50	151.50
9	—	640	149.50	149.50
11	—	464	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	541	152.00	152.00
6	—	642	146.00–153.25	152.07
10	—	463	166.00	166.00
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
2	—	745	141.00	141.00
4	—	340	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
9	—	545	146.50	146.50
10	—	463	162.00	162.00
4	—	634	144.00	144.00
8	—	356	147.00	147.00

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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