Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 241, Bulls 163)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.38/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$156.38

208 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$0.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	463	157.12	728	31
Medium and Large 2	512	156.25	800	109
Medium and Large 1	496	156.24	775	68

One grade step is worth $0.88/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale208 hd

156.38

—

VA average9 barns · 1,883 hd

157.36

−0.98

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

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	151.96/cwt	141.00–153.00	824	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,116	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	185.00/cwt	162.00–187.00	1,021	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	193.72/cwt	181.00–198.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	853	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.61/cwt	169.00–189.00	789	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,014	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,066	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	164.93/cwt	149.00–166.00	810	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	552	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	724	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	956	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	932	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	168.41/cwt	160.00–169.00	605	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	155.14/cwt	141.00–159.50	706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	186.22/cwt	170.00–188.00	791	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	153.24/cwt	139.00–154.00	847	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	712	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	590	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,165	1

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 Feb 11, 2023

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

Receipts 474Last week 273Year ago 844

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 241, Bulls 163)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	542	141.00–153.00	151.96
1	—	385	158.00	158.00
4	—	739	140.50	140.50
4	—	655	141.00	141.00
30	—	447	162.00	162.00
17	—	648	147.50	147.50
3	—	463	148.00	148.00
15	—	338	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
13	—	455	141.00–159.50	155.14
10	—	343	172.50	172.50
4	—	631	145.00	145.00
3	—	567	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	139.00	139.00
16	—	359	160.00–169.00	168.41
3	—	460	153.00	153.00
21	—	553	139.00–154.00	153.24
16	—	442	161.00	161.00
9	—	635	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	189.00	189.00
8	—	644	176.00	176.00
13	—	552	162.00–187.00	185.00
4	—	438	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	149.00	149.00
2	—	450	169.00	169.00
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	645	173.00	173.00
11	—	441	191.00	191.00
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
6	—	541	189.00	189.00
1	—	715	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	181.00–198.00	193.72
16	—	491	149.00–166.00	164.93
11	—	568	164.00	164.00
4	—	644	162.00	162.00
20	—	425	170.00–188.00	186.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	503	169.50	169.50
17	—	423	169.00–189.00	186.61
14	—	576	176.00	176.00
10	—	349	200.00	200.00
8	—	658	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	160.00	160.00
5	—	442	167.00	167.00
1	—	520	154.00	154.00

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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