Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 150, Bulls 153)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.45/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$133.45

127 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$6.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	135.33	662	45
Medium and Large 1	554	133.36	739	66
Medium and Large 3	454	128.54	583	16thin

One grade step is worth $6.80/cwt here — about $78 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 sale127 hd

133.45

—

VA average11 barns · 2,584 hd

135.18

−1.73

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

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	168.86/cwt	157.00–175.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.79/cwt	132.00–136.00	778	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	826	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	130.20/cwt	124.00–131.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	165.04/cwt	159.00–166.00	804	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	615	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	760	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	116.25/cwt	110.00–117.00	864	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	727	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	814	5

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 22, 2022

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

Receipts 359Last week 396Year ago 458

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 150, Bulls 153)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	140.00	140.00
2	—	450	148.00	148.00
1	—	410	132.00	132.00
1	—	635	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	154.00	154.00
1	—	780	136.00	136.00
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
3	—	467	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	550	157.00	157.00
3	—	435	157.00–175.00	168.86
3	—	360	171.00	171.00
8	—	644	144.00	144.00
2	—	513	153.00	153.00
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
1	—	785	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	128.00	128.00
8	—	444	124.00–131.00	130.20
3	—	350	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	124.00	124.00
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	143.00	143.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
17	—	459	134.00	134.00
27	—	544	139.75	139.75
8	—	640	128.00	128.00
9	—	743	110.00–117.00	116.25
1	—	575	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	442	134.00	134.00
16	—	531	137.00	137.00
6	—	456	131.00	131.00
8	—	359	144.00	144.00
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
5	—	636	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	573	132.00–136.00	135.79
19	—	493	167.50	167.50
12	—	658	120.00	120.00
7	—	347	172.50	172.50
5	—	433	168.00	168.00
3	—	527	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	166.00	166.00
10	—	441	171.50	171.50
5	—	350	174.00	174.00
22	—	487	159.00–166.00	165.04
3	—	637	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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