Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 108, Bulls 99)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.41/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$208.41

87 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.41

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	214.24	1,113	38
Medium and Large 2	528	208.05	1,099	39
Medium and Large 3	518	187.70	972	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.54/cwt here — about $141 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 sale87 hd

208.41

—

VA average10 barns · 2,214 hd

215.82

−7.41

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 3	—	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,278	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	231.45/cwt	206.00–233.50	1,148	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	224.85/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,297	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,441	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,192	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,301	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	998	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,233	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,003	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,180	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	948	1

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 14, 2023

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

Receipts 255Last week 389Year ago 396

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 108, Bulls 99)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	252.00	252.00
6	—	429	222.00	222.00
8	—	652	196.00	196.00
13	—	496	206.00–233.50	231.45
21	—	577	200.00–227.50	224.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	205.00	205.00
4	—	338	260.00	260.00
1	—	630	205.00	205.00
7	—	511	231.00	231.00
4	—	578	216.00	216.00
1	—	405	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	236.00	236.00
4	—	661	217.00	217.00
1	—	535	226.00	226.00
1	—	320	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	218.00	218.00
8	—	553	233.00	233.00
6	—	730	196.00	196.00
2	—	450	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	220.00	220.00
1	—	465	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	169.00	169.00
3	—	467	190.00	190.00
2	—	520	192.00	192.00
2	—	385	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	195.00	195.00
19	—	547	218.00	218.00
3	—	357	216.00	216.00
11	—	462	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	344	220.00	220.00
7	—	752	173.00	173.00
7	—	558	221.00	221.00
12	—	456	220.00	220.00
1	—	365	206.00	206.00
5	—	639	194.00	194.00

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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