Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 85, Heifers 180, Bulls 132)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.78/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$144.78

152 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$6.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.03

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	145.98	775	80
Medium and Large 1	556	144.71	804	56
Medium and Large 3	494	139.06	687	16thin

One grade step is worth $6.92/cwt here — about $88 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 sale152 hd

144.78

—

VA average9 barns · 1,588 hd

152.82

−8.03

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	—	645	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	164.39/cwt	159.50–165.25	942	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	169.34/cwt	164.00–171.75	852	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	985	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	139.34/cwt	137.00–139.50	882	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	982	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,078	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	785	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	683	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	144.81/cwt	139.00–145.00	785	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	806	22

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 Sep 10, 2022

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

Receipts 397Last week 181Year ago 521

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 85, Heifers 180, Bulls 132)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	150.50	150.50
13	—	573	159.50–165.25	164.39
16	—	503	164.00–171.75	169.34
5	—	428	179.00	179.00
3	—	355	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	595	160.00	160.00
3	—	428	178.00	178.00
3	—	675	148.00	148.00
6	—	348	184.00	184.00
6	—	486	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	550	179.00	179.00
1	—	380	181.00	181.00
2	—	710	148.00	148.00
3	—	752	154.00	154.00
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
8	—	476	174.00	174.00
14	—	636	169.50	169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	154.00	154.00
1	—	370	184.00	184.00
2	—	613	172.50	172.50
5	—	544	175.00	175.00
7	—	454	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	141.00	141.00
6	—	523	143.00	143.00
1	—	710	119.00	119.00
2	—	643	126.00	126.00
3	—	332	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	460	152.00	152.00
8	—	741	132.50	132.50
9	—	620	134.50	134.50
3	—	375	157.00	157.00
22	—	548	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	633	137.00–139.50	139.34
20	—	448	152.50	152.50
7	—	747	131.00	131.00
9	—	343	158.00	158.00
29	—	542	139.00–145.00	144.81

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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