Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 79, Heifers 200, Bulls 149)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.51/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$197.51

179 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$14.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.71

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	201.00	1,071	71
Medium and Large 1	563	198.56	1,118	79
Medium and Large 3	522	186.14	972	29

One grade step is worth $14.86/cwt here — about $99 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 sale179 hd

197.51

—

VA average11 barns · 2,353 hd

210.23

−12.71

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

42 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 1	—	452	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,161	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	932	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	185.85/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,372	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,192	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	214.01/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,074	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	174.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,139	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,015	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,136	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,198	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	203.13/cwt	183.00–204.00	930	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,203	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	867	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,144	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	210.49/cwt	181.00–214.00	1,080	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	954	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 428Last week 255Year ago 359

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 79, Heifers 200, Bulls 149)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	452	220.00	220.00
6	—	720	175.00–188.00	185.85
2	—	660	196.00	196.00
2	—	363	242.50	242.50
1	—	555	201.00	201.00
10	—	638	215.00	215.00
7	—	532	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	640	207.00	207.00
6	—	751	196.00	196.00
5	—	447	220.00	220.00
4	—	553	226.00	226.00
3	—	385	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	185.00	185.00
1	—	545	207.00	207.00
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
4	—	419	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	553	210.00	210.00
22	—	457	204.00	204.00
2	—	663	175.00	175.00
3	—	388	216.00	216.00
8	—	738	177.50	177.50
20	—	640	188.00	188.00
1	—	520	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	534	190.00	190.00
3	—	635	150.00	150.00
8	—	454	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	736	183.00	183.00
9	—	332	226.00	226.00
12	—	546	208.00	208.00
18	—	634	189.00	189.00
24	—	458	183.00–204.00	203.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	175.00	175.00
7	—	578	198.00	198.00
10	—	513	181.00–214.00	210.49
7	—	428	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	576	207.00	207.00
15	—	502	201.00–215.00	214.01
14	—	652	170.00–175.00	174.64
5	—	422	218.00	218.00
2	—	363	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	157.50	157.50
7	—	532	175.00	175.00

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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