Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 180, Bulls 169)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.45/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$148.45

163 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$8.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	150.86	754	79
Medium and Large 2	510	148.18	756	57
Medium and Large 3	465	141.96	660	27

One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about $94 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

148.45

—

VA average6 barns · 852 hd

151.89

−3.44

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	—	645	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	932	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	875	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	204.45/cwt	165.00–210.00	848	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	168.45/cwt	156.00–169.00	834	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	816	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	198.04/cwt	170.00–212.50	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	991	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	690	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	141.73/cwt	132.00–143.00	792	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	138.86/cwt	135.00–139.50	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	170.87/cwt	156.00–174.00	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	171.63/cwt	154.00–174.50	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	867	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	446	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	709	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	205.78/cwt	170.00–213.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	23

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 28, 2023

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

Receipts 417Last week 124Year ago 84

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 180, Bulls 169)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	645	144.50	144.50
12	—	345	215.00	215.00
12	—	574	152.50	152.50
17	—	415	165.00–210.00	204.45
23	—	495	156.00–169.00	168.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	504	162.00	162.00
3	—	633	145.00	145.00
10	—	582	149.00	149.00
6	—	353	170.00–213.00	205.78
11	—	412	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	148.00	148.00
10	—	446	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	631	170.50	170.50
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
5	—	349	215.00	215.00
8	—	546	182.50	182.50
8	—	436	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	167.00	167.00
3	—	382	170.00–212.50	198.04
6	—	438	209.00	209.00
15	—	557	178.00	178.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
2	—	565	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	441	156.50	156.50
27	—	559	132.00–143.00	141.73
11	—	366	156.00–174.00	170.87
4	—	723	134.50	134.50
6	—	630	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	153.00	153.00
3	—	550	135.00	135.00
7	—	628	135.00–139.50	138.86
2	—	443	142.00	142.00
7	—	347	154.00–174.50	171.63
23	—	545	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	135.00	135.00
2	—	653	129.50	129.50
8	—	456	148.00	148.00
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
8	—	371	147.00	147.00

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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