Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 190, Bulls 130)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.46/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$176.46

164 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$16.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	182.16	847	74
Medium and Large 1	506	175.05	887	58
Medium and Large 3	445	165.81	738	32

One grade step is worth $16.36/cwt here — about $109 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 sale164 hd

176.46

—

VA average10 barns · 1,826 hd

183.07

−6.61

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

39 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	—	512	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,088	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	961	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	234.56/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,041	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	179.06/cwt	158.00–180.00	811	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	182.78/cwt	153.00–184.00	985	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	970	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	999	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,247	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	798	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,054	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,218	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	164.30/cwt	140.00–169.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	736	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,104	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,182	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	662	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 Mar 25, 2023

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

Receipts 396Last week 470Year ago 409

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 190, Bulls 130)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	212.50	212.50
11	—	345	225.00	225.00
16	—	416	231.00	231.00
6	—	567	208.50	208.50
7	—	654	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	224.00	224.00
3	—	570	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	181.00	181.00
5	—	336	225.00	225.00
5	—	583	209.00	209.00
6	—	423	237.00	237.00
13	—	493	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	444	220.00–238.00	234.56
1	—	705	181.00	181.00
10	—	547	228.00	228.00
4	—	669	198.00	198.00
7	—	354	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	173.00	173.00
3	—	367	230.00	230.00
7	—	549	218.00	218.00
6	—	644	198.00	198.00
12	—	440	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	187.00	187.00
2	—	523	223.00	223.00
4	—	460	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	453	158.00–180.00	179.06
24	—	539	153.00–184.00	182.78
6	—	624	156.00	156.00
20	—	343	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	539	180.00	180.00
10	—	636	157.00	157.00
19	—	446	179.00	179.00
10	—	367	191.00	191.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
3	—	743	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
6	—	524	140.00–169.00	164.30
10	—	376	171.00	171.00
15	—	446	165.00	165.00

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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