Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 116, Heifers 234, Bulls 209)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.32/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$185.32

210 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

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

$8.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	188.98	858	101
Medium and Large 3	428	183.70	786	50
Medium and Large 1	504	180.42	910	59

One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale210 hd

185.32

—

VA average11 barns · 2,199 hd

189.00

−3.68

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

43 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	—	361	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,224	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,000	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	215.15/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,224	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,141	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,233	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,115	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	965	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	960	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	875	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,234	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	179.34/cwt	171.00–180.00	793	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	797	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	826	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,214	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	159.94/cwt	148.00–163.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	713	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,340	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	746	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	988	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	152.15/cwt	141.00–156.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	714	8

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 Apr 15, 2023

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

Receipts 559Last week 206Year ago 432

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 116, Heifers 234, Bulls 209)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	230.00	230.00
10	—	651	188.00	188.00
13	—	429	233.00	233.00
19	—	569	208.00–216.00	215.15
28	—	496	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	206.00	206.00
21	—	412	233.00	233.00
5	—	586	210.50	210.50
9	—	494	225.00	225.00
20	—	348	229.00	229.00
7	—	639	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	433	202.00	202.00
7	—	558	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	536	230.00	230.00
7	—	467	240.00	240.00
2	—	385	235.00	235.00
3	—	740	186.00	186.00
11	—	646	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	446	250.00	250.00
7	—	356	235.00	235.00
7	—	548	232.00	232.00
2	—	740	184.00	184.00
2	—	553	213.00	213.00
4	—	616	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	201.00	201.00
6	—	542	212.00	212.00
2	—	613	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	536	180.00	180.00
46	—	437	189.00	189.00
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
1	—	585	169.00	169.00
25	—	362	206.00	206.00
4	—	628	141.00–156.00	152.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	130.00	130.00
26	—	442	171.00–180.00	179.34
5	—	529	148.00–163.00	159.94
15	—	347	205.50	205.50
2	—	358	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	445	185.00	185.00
8	—	628	156.00	156.00
20	—	540	183.00	183.00
3	—	728	143.00	143.00
8	—	355	201.00	201.00

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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