Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 213, Bulls 191)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.00/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$178.00

175 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	451	181.29	817	75
Medium and Large 3	456	177.41	809	40
Medium and Large 1	528	174.28	921	60

One grade step is worth $7.00/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale175 hd

178.00

—

VA average9 barns · 1,648 hd

178.44

−0.43

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

45 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	—	351	186.66/cwt	180.00–187.00	655	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	813	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	988	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	214.19/cwt	172.00–219.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	235.87/cwt	220.00–238.00	974	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	781	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,172	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	217.69/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,071	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,112	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	230.90/cwt	202.00–235.50	972	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	821	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	220.54/cwt	214.00–222.00	763	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,084	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	163.33/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	173.56/cwt	172.00–174.00	760	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	975	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	446	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,004	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	232.35/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	968	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	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 Mar 18, 2023

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

Receipts 470Last week 487Year ago 468

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 213, Bulls 191)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	351	180.00–187.00	186.66
11	—	537	184.00	184.00
30	—	451	182.00	182.00
4	—	440	174.00	174.00
6	—	629	155.00–165.00	163.33
2	—	555	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	449	181.00	181.00
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
7	—	732	148.00	148.00
9	—	357	191.00	191.00
15	—	538	180.00	180.00
11	—	655	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	153.00	153.00
2	—	373	179.00	179.00
7	—	336	189.00	189.00
18	—	438	172.00–174.00	173.56
11	—	540	180.50	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	185.00	185.00
2	—	370	236.00	236.00
7	—	556	221.00	221.00
2	—	605	219.00	219.00
9	—	438	200.00–236.00	232.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	203.00	203.00
2	—	758	174.00	174.00
6	—	538	219.00	219.00
2	—	373	222.00	222.00
10	—	432	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	435	172.00–219.00	214.19
1	—	690	185.00	185.00
1	—	515	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	413	220.00–238.00	235.87
16	—	338	231.00	231.00
11	—	484	224.00	224.00
5	—	584	202.00	202.00
4	—	664	178.00	178.00
1	—	610	183.00	183.00
1	—	360	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	586	200.00	200.00
13	—	492	205.00–220.00	217.69
12	—	654	170.00	170.00
28	—	421	202.00–235.50	230.90
11	—	346	214.00–222.00	220.54
1	—	545	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	192.00	192.00
6	—	446	225.00	225.00

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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