Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 152, Bulls 108)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.32/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$173.32

132 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$15.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	473	177.21	838	59
Medium and Large 1	514	174.52	898	48
Medium and Large 3	503	161.84	814	25

One grade step is worth $15.37/cwt here — about $24 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 sale132 hd

173.32

—

VA average6 barns · 1,173 hd

199.93

−26.61

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

33 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	—	495	190.28/cwt	185.00–202.50	942	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,037	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	931	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	191.25/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,211	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	833	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	184.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	630	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	219.14/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,212	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	216.90/cwt	211.00–217.50	1,011	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	161.63/cwt	152.50–162.50	753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	802	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	961	24

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 Jul 1, 2023

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

Receipts 337Last week 277Year ago 349

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 152, Bulls 108)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	495	185.00–202.50	190.28
7	—	576	180.00	180.00
7	—	662	192.50	192.50
14	—	425	195.00	195.00
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
5	—	344	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	203.00	203.00
5	—	479	190.00	190.00
7	—	559	207.50	207.50
9	—	328	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	532	175.00	175.00
20	—	463	180.00	180.00
6	—	624	157.50	157.50
14	—	341	180.00–185.00	184.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
5	—	351	180.00	180.00
5	—	651	161.00	161.00
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
12	—	452	177.50	177.50
24	—	540	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	546	161.00	161.00
3	—	383	197.50	197.50
4	—	639	137.00	137.00
12	—	466	152.50–162.50	161.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	200.00	200.00
16	—	633	180.00–192.00	191.25
24	—	553	200.00–220.00	219.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	200.00	200.00
2	—	510	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	215.00	215.00
11	—	466	211.00–217.50	216.90
2	—	320	232.50	232.50

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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