Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 144, Heifers 276, Bulls 215)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.45/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$130.45

253 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$13.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	132.38	711	119
Medium and Large 1	541	130.73	708	111
Medium and Large 3	497	119.07	592	23

One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about $119 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 sale253 hd

130.45

—

VA average11 barns · 1,740 hd

134.35

−3.90

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

45 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 2	—	646	128.23/cwt	117.00–129.50	828	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	867	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,004	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	867	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	131.49/cwt	127.00–132.25	725	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.99/cwt	146.00–153.00	719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	951	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	727	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	146.47/cwt	128.00–150.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	892	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	499	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	719	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	625	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	819	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	132.89/cwt	127.00–133.25	728	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	597	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	120.68/cwt	118.00–121.00	868	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	533	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	124.26/cwt	107.00–126.00	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	610	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	148.68/cwt	126.00–152.50	623	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.29/cwt	125.00–141.00	687	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	504	7

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 Oct 8, 2022

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

Receipts 635Last week 497Year ago 399

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 144, Heifers 276, Bulls 215)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	646	117.00–129.50	128.23
1	—	485	126.00	126.00
34	—	548	127.00–133.25	132.89
38	—	439	136.00	136.00
9	—	737	126.00	126.00
8	—	339	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	114.00	114.00
2	—	715	107.00	107.00
4	—	359	110.00	110.00
4	—	545	124.00	124.00
10	—	443	107.00–126.00	124.26
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	551	127.00–132.25	131.49
25	—	642	127.50	127.50
9	—	719	118.00–121.00	120.68
31	—	450	135.50	135.50
4	—	439	119.00	119.00
7	—	368	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	549	158.00	158.00
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
15	—	647	147.00	147.00
14	—	450	161.50	161.50
1	—	710	137.00	137.00
2	—	658	140.00	140.00
4	—	345	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	652	154.00	154.00
15	—	556	156.00	156.00
14	—	473	146.00–153.00	151.99
2	—	648	144.00	144.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
5	—	725	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	128.00	128.00
2	—	438	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	128.00–150.00	146.47
12	—	331	161.00	161.00
4	—	656	124.00	124.00
14	—	419	126.00–152.50	148.68
22	—	490	125.00–141.00	140.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	583	153.00	153.00
32	—	499	144.00	144.00
19	—	653	130.00	130.00
17	—	434	144.00	144.00
4	—	354	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	115.00	115.00
5	—	525	126.00	126.00

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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