Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 74, Heifers 179, Bulls 201)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.73/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$136.73

160 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$10.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	499	141.02	703	55
Medium and Large 1	547	135.65	742	82
Medium and Large 3	429	130.35	560	23

One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about $143 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 sale160 hd

136.73

—

VA average10 barns · 1,974 hd

134.55

+2.19

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

41 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	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	728	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	837	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	799	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	976	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	138.49/cwt	125.00–140.00	634	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	670	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	137.93/cwt	120.00–139.00	756	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	495	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	726	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	619	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	141.65/cwt	130.00–142.50	824	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	840	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1

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 29, 2022

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

Receipts 454Last week 359Year ago 399

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 74, Heifers 179, Bulls 201)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
2	—	640	119.00	119.00
7	—	352	182.00	182.00
16	—	426	171.00	171.00
18	—	654	128.00	128.00
20	—	496	161.00	161.00
30	—	582	130.00–142.50	141.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	139.00	139.00
12	—	422	172.00	172.00
11	—	340	182.00	182.00
15	—	502	150.00	150.00
7	—	667	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	127.00	127.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	181.00	181.00
1	—	490	166.00	166.00
2	—	603	145.00	145.00
5	—	552	154.00	154.00
2	—	730	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	545	163.00	163.00
4	—	716	137.00	137.00
18	—	642	152.00	152.00
12	—	461	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	147.00	147.00
2	—	735	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	130.00	130.00
20	—	458	125.00–140.00	138.49
5	—	364	144.00	144.00
6	—	760	121.00	121.00
35	—	548	120.00–139.00	137.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	550	142.00	142.00
18	—	462	145.00	145.00
4	—	623	129.00	129.00
10	—	357	140.00	140.00
2	—	748	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	120.00	120.00
10	—	430	129.00	129.00
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
8	—	356	139.00	139.00

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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