Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103 , Heifers 174, Bulls 149)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.03/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$148.03

145 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

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

$1.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	441	148.70	656	16thin
Medium and Large 2	487	148.69	725	64
Medium and Large 1	538	147.21	793	65

One grade step is worth $1.49/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale145 hd

148.03

—

VA average10 barns · 1,537 hd

150.64

−2.61

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	—	348	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	796	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	934	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	892	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	964	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,114	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	703	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	201.24/cwt	179.00–203.00	914	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,028	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	676	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	140.10/cwt	137.00–141.50	916	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	142.51/cwt	132.00–143.00	770	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	153.21/cwt	147.00–154.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	148.12/cwt	137.00–151.00	672	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	173.94/cwt	164.00–175.00	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	192.64/cwt	175.00–195.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	188.78/cwt	175.00–190.00	770	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	451	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	20

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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 426Last week 436Year ago 104

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103 , Heifers 174, Bulls 149)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	348	200.00	200.00
11	—	417	191.00	191.00
12	—	660	141.50	141.50
21	—	501	178.00	178.00
21	—	581	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	143.00	143.00
9	—	573	147.00–154.00	153.21
10	—	483	164.00–175.00	173.94
8	—	323	175.00–195.00	192.64
12	—	408	175.00–190.00	188.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	151.50	151.50
6	—	451	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	154.00	154.00
2	—	470	168.00	168.00
2	—	563	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	202.00	202.00
5	—	355	192.00	192.00
4	—	550	189.00	189.00
3	—	637	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	646	172.50	172.50
6	—	353	194.00	194.00
1	—	560	177.00	177.00
7	—	724	162.00	162.00
14	—	454	179.00–203.00	201.24
17	—	544	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	452	155.50	155.50
3	—	348	176.00	176.00
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
3	—	708	136.00	136.00
16	—	654	137.00–141.50	140.10
22	—	540	132.00–143.00	142.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	142.00	142.00
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
9	—	343	169.00	169.00
26	—	443	152.50	152.50
1	—	655	136.00	136.00
6	—	641	137.00	137.00
20	—	545	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	155.00	155.00
2	—	515	139.00	139.00
10	—	454	137.00–151.00	148.12

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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