Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 22, Heifers 67, Bulls 84)

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $154.11/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$154.11

64 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	157.24	809	32
Medium and Large 2	516	152.11	785	29
Medium and Large 3	538	140.00	753	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $56 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 sale64 hd

154.11

—

VA average9 barns · 824 hd

155.87

−1.77

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

33 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	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	168.63/cwt	151.00–173.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	842	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	177.68/cwt	150.00–184.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	160.81/cwt	150.00–166.00	693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	716	11

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 Dec 10, 2022

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

Receipts 173Last week 323Year ago 464

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 22, Heifers 67, Bulls 84)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	151.00	151.00
3	—	653	137.50	137.50
5	—	342	151.00–173.00	168.63
11	—	507	166.00	166.00
11	—	575	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	146.00	146.00
6	—	666	137.00	137.00
9	—	431	150.00–166.00	160.81
2	—	320	171.00	171.00
6	—	498	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	152.00	152.00
5	—	441	150.00–184.00	177.68
1	—	325	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	189.00	189.00
2	—	650	155.00	155.00
3	—	558	165.00	165.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
3	—	622	130.00–132.00	131.32
4	—	368	140.00	140.00
6	—	428	153.50	153.50
11	—	551	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
6	—	568	136.00	136.00
8	—	357	144.00	144.00
10	—	450	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	138.00	138.00
4	—	560	134.00	134.00
5	—	470	151.00	151.00

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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