Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder (Steers 75, Heifers 183, Bulls 131)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.31/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$207.31

152 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$11.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.76

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	208.82	1,081	63
Medium and Large 1	578	208.61	1,206	71
Medium and Large 3	482	196.89	949	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $132 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 sale152 hd

207.31

—

VA average11 barns · 2,626 hd

216.07

−8.76

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

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	949	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,280	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,393	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,111	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	201.79/cwt	172.00–204.00	1,178	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,135	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	234.61/cwt	204.00–239.00	981	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,166	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,049	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	222.70/cwt	190.00–225.00	951	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	197.27/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,105	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	1,169	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	207.17/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,311	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,190	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	966	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	193.77/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,229	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	747	7

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 Oct 7, 2023

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

Receipts 389Last week 455Year ago 635

State Graded Feeder (Steers 75, Heifers 183, Bulls 131)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	213.00	213.00
1	—	475	205.00	205.00
2	—	655	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	744	194.00	194.00
2	—	378	245.00	245.00
1	—	765	190.00	190.00
1	—	585	220.00	220.00
1	—	430	227.00	227.00
15	—	547	234.00	234.00
11	—	642	217.00	217.00
10	—	461	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	237.00	237.00
3	—	422	244.00	244.00
3	—	333	245.00	245.00
2	—	633	220.00	220.00
1	—	465	214.00	214.00
3	—	715	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	452	210.00	210.00
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
21	—	543	215.25	215.25
20	—	633	191.00–208.00	207.17
13	—	740	200.00	200.00
4	—	371	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	200.00	200.00
5	—	537	205.00	205.00
3	—	638	181.00	181.00
3	—	373	194.00	194.00
1	—	305	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	736	180.00	180.00
5	—	468	205.00	205.00
1	—	330	184.00	184.00
21	—	546	218.00	218.00
16	—	441	219.00	219.00
7	—	634	186.00–195.00	193.77
7	—	366	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	584	172.00–204.00	201.79
11	—	487	233.00	233.00
8	—	418	204.00–239.00	234.61
6	—	648	180.00	180.00
3	—	347	241.00	241.00
1	—	505	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	490	214.00	214.00
15	—	427	190.00–225.00	222.70
11	—	560	170.00–200.00	197.27
4	—	343	246.00	246.00
3	—	662	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	196.00	196.00
3	—	537	185.00	185.00

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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