Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 183, Bulls 160)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.85/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$144.85

163 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$15.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.57

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	482	150.86	727	60
Medium and Large 1	550	142.53	785	85
Medium and Large 3	471	135.75	639	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.11/cwt here — about $89 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 sale163 hd

144.85

—

VA average11 barns · 1,891 hd

139.28

+5.57

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

44 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	—	357	176.20/cwt	166.00–178.00	629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	909	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	760	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	129.97/cwt	120.00–135.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	836	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	159.90/cwt	146.00–161.00	563	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	151.00/cwt	146.00–156.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	679	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	779	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	150.74/cwt	127.00–151.75	677	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	163.29/cwt	155.00–164.50	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	139.97/cwt	126.00–142.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	873	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	454	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	610	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	156.85/cwt	156.00–157.00	758	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 Nov 19, 2022

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

Receipts 402Last week 110Year ago 449

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 183, Bulls 160)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	357	166.00–178.00	176.20
10	—	422	166.00	166.00
13	—	659	138.00	138.00
18	—	487	156.00	156.00
30	—	578	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	120.00–135.00	129.97
8	—	436	155.00–164.50	163.29
8	—	572	126.00–142.00	139.97
10	—	335	182.00	182.00
7	—	483	156.00–157.00	156.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
9	—	454	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	552	167.50	167.50
1	—	515	165.00	165.00
3	—	478	179.00	179.00
8	—	644	147.00	147.00
2	—	728	132.00	132.00
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	135.50	135.50
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
3	—	543	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	134.00	134.00
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
5	—	580	168.50	168.50
1	—	370	177.00	177.00
3	—	467	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	559	149.50	149.50
3	—	748	135.00	135.00
14	—	352	146.00–161.00	159.90
24	—	449	127.00–151.75	150.74
5	—	630	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
2	—	325	146.00–156.00	151.00
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
25	—	459	148.00	148.00
29	—	537	145.00	145.00
8	—	749	127.00	127.00
19	—	628	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	138.50	138.50
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
7	—	364	144.00	144.00
2	—	535	135.00	135.00
2	—	628	129.00	129.00

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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