Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 106, Bulls 85)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.71/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$172.71

93 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.75

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	174.46	926	61
Medium and Large 2	543	171.00	928	19thin
Medium and Large 3	437	166.96	730	13thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $195 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 sale93 hd

172.71

—

VA average9 barns · 1,324 hd

177.46

−4.75

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 2	—	653	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,018	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	196.13/cwt	187.00–198.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	169.66/cwt	161.00–170.00	925	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	838	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,074	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	173.71/cwt	155.00–181.50	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,032	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	162.50/cwt	150.00–175.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	180.92/cwt	166.00–184.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	696	3

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 Dec 2, 2023

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

Receipts 219Last week 221Year ago 323

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 106, Bulls 85)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	152.00	152.00
6	—	433	194.00	194.00
7	—	582	155.00–181.50	173.71
8	—	494	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	661	154.00	154.00
6	—	480	200.00	200.00
8	—	563	180.50	180.50
1	—	530	186.00	186.00
3	—	358	226.00	226.00
6	—	426	187.00–198.00	196.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	190.00	190.00
2	—	570	150.00–175.00	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	167.00	167.00
2	—	733	145.00	145.00
4	—	456	182.00	182.00
4	—	534	167.00	167.00
3	—	372	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
3	—	418	175.00	175.00
3	—	537	140.00	140.00
6	—	366	166.00–184.00	180.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	545	161.00–170.00	169.66
8	—	637	173.00	173.00
16	—	458	183.00	183.00
5	—	739	151.00	151.00
6	—	346	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	203.00	203.00
4	—	735	163.00	163.00
5	—	631	175.00	175.00
9	—	541	198.50	198.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	196.00	196.00
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	191.00	191.00

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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