Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattles (Steers 139, Heifers 211, Bulls 158)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.47/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$150.47

167 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	154.96	769	69
Medium and Large 1	586	149.49	875	80
Medium and Large 3	539	137.67	742	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $27 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 sale167 hd

150.47

—

VA average9 barns · 993 hd

145.12

+5.35

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	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,134	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,212	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	859	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,082	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,096	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,149	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	163.72/cwt	160.00–164.00	961	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	499	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	898	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	181.87/cwt	170.00–183.00	778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	154.27/cwt	136.00–157.00	830	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	928	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	701	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	965	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	556	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	921	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	151.06/cwt	143.00–152.00	872	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	737	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 Jan 7, 2023

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattles (Steers 139, Heifers 211, Bulls 158)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	648	175.00	175.00
14	—	748	162.00	162.00
1	—	545	166.00	166.00
21	—	552	196.00	196.00
6	—	453	198.00	198.00
1	—	315	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	204.00	204.00
11	—	459	200.00	200.00
4	—	529	162.00	162.00
3	—	727	157.00	157.00
16	—	559	196.00	196.00
9	—	653	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	162.00	162.00
4	—	630	145.00	145.00
30	—	538	136.00–157.00	154.27
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
25	—	441	159.00	159.00
1	—	685	132.00	132.00
2	—	470	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	168.00	168.00
27	—	547	157.00	157.00
10	—	443	157.00	157.00
32	—	642	144.50	144.50
7	—	746	128.00	128.00
2	—	560	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	139.00	139.00
4	—	445	142.00	142.00
3	—	643	133.00	133.00
2	—	358	145.00	145.00
2	—	725	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	587	160.00–164.00	163.72
15	—	499	180.00	180.00
11	—	428	170.00–183.00	181.87
1	—	525	167.00	167.00
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
16	—	652	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	510	181.00	181.00
7	—	339	185.00	185.00
11	—	653	141.00	141.00
19	—	577	143.00–152.00	151.06
1	—	490	158.00	158.00
7	—	412	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	556	145.00	145.00
6	—	487	155.00	155.00

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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