Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 88, Bulls 66)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.38/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$199.38

80 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$28.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.74

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	205.48	947	42
Medium and Large 1	529	196.94	1,042	30
Medium and Large 3	474	176.54	836	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.94/cwt here — about $111 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 sale80 hd

199.38

—

VA average6 barns · 1,160 hd

194.64

+4.74

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

37 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 2	—	348	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	211.10/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,022	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	183.07/cwt	170.00–187.50	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	927	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	204.84/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,112	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,111	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,220	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,097	9

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 29, 2023

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

Receipts 183Last week 401Year ago 426

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 88, Bulls 66)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	220.00	220.00
2	—	393	215.00	215.00
6	—	414	231.00	231.00
2	—	553	207.50	207.50
9	—	508	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	220.00	220.00
5	—	664	194.00	194.00
11	—	484	210.00–217.50	211.10
3	—	417	215.00	215.00
8	—	581	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	225.00	225.00
6	—	633	216.00	216.00
1	—	485	230.00	230.00
1	—	730	201.00	201.00
1	—	535	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
1	—	505	205.00	205.00
1	—	480	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
5	—	528	231.00	231.00
4	—	428	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
4	—	415	170.00–187.50	183.07
2	—	625	157.50	157.50
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	168.00	168.00
1	—	625	182.00	182.00
8	—	370	210.00	210.00
22	—	452	205.00	205.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
9	—	529	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	190.00	190.00
2	—	373	210.00	210.00
12	—	543	204.00–205.00	204.84
7	—	451	200.00	200.00
5	—	631	184.00	184.00
2	—	703	160.00–170.00	165.02

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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