Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 45, Heifers 113, Bulls 106)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.19/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$140.19

91 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$5.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	430	142.25	612	12thin
Medium and Large 2	509	142.03	723	45
Medium and Large 1	558	137.03	764	34

One grade step is worth $5.22/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale91 hd

140.19

—

VA average4 barns · 911 hd

142.55

−2.36

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

36 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	—	327	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.13/cwt	154.00–161.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	810	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	877	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	900	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	669	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	137.77/cwt	133.00–138.00	736	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	132.45/cwt	121.00–135.00	722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	3

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 26, 2022

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

Receipts 264Last week 402Year ago 247

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 45, Heifers 113, Bulls 106)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	171.00	171.00
8	—	423	154.00–161.00	160.13
11	—	503	161.00	161.00
12	—	573	153.00	153.00
12	—	638	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	136.00	136.00
5	—	345	171.00	171.00
5	—	416	156.00	156.00
8	—	495	156.00	156.00
8	—	565	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	170.00	170.00
4	—	486	162.00	162.00
4	—	530	166.00	166.00
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
2	—	563	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
1	—	560	154.00	154.00
2	—	613	149.00	149.00
3	—	750	140.00	140.00
4	—	454	166.00	166.00
6	—	539	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
5	—	630	135.00	135.00
18	—	446	150.00	150.00
20	—	534	133.00–138.00	137.77
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	450	147.00	147.00
3	—	370	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
4	—	723	119.00	119.00
7	—	651	139.00	139.00
8	—	442	150.00	150.00
11	—	545	121.00–135.00	132.45
3	—	450	146.00	146.00

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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