Sale reports / Virginia / Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. / 2024-02-24

Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Feb 24
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186
Receipts
405 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 364▲ 72 vs year ago 333 · +21.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 144, Bulls 192)

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $266.83/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$266.83
143 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.18
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2471286.731,34956
Medium and Large 1523254.481,33079
Medium and Large 3470249.381,1728thin
One grade step is worth $37.36/cwt here — about $177 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 sale143 hd
266.83
—
VA average6 barns · 703 hd
266.65
+0.18
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2—531248.01/cwt220.00–249.501,31719
HeifersMedium and Large 2—460242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,11320
HeifersMedium and Large 3—660206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3601
SteersMedium and Large 3—530262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3911
SteersMedium and Large 3—735192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4151
HeifersMedium and Large 1—634215.88/cwt214.00–216.001,36916
HeifersMedium and Large 1—439234.74/cwt232.50–235.001,03119
HeifersMedium and Large 1—546244.15/cwt226.00–247.001,33322
HeifersMedium and Large 2—610206.50/cwt205.00–208.001,2602
HeifersMedium and Large 2—720194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3972
HeifersMedium and Large 2—357253.26/cwt237.50–256.009047
BullsMedium and Large 2—666229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5255
HeifersMedium and Large 3—335257.50/cwt257.50–257.508632
BullsMedium and Large 1—665221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4701
BullsMedium and Large 1—350335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1738
BullsMedium and Large 1—429307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,3179
BullsMedium and Large 1—640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,47213
BullsMedium and Large 1—489247.52/cwt246.00–265.001,21023
BullsMedium and Large 1—576230.29/cwt230.00–237.501,32625
SteersMedium and Large 1—495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
SteersMedium and Large 2—460296.60/cwt290.00–301.251,36410
SteersMedium and Large 2—725227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6463
SteersMedium and Large 2—545264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4391
SteersMedium and Large 2—641243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5584
SteersMedium and Large 2—553275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5216
SteersMedium and Large 3—461278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2825
SteersMedium and Large 1—641241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5455
SteersMedium and Large 1—747221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6516
SteersMedium and Large 1—555266.23/cwt260.00–268.001,4789
SteersMedium and Large 2—368338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,2444
SteersMedium and Large 1—360338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,2171
HeifersMedium and Large 2—445227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 3—538230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2375
HeifersMedium and Large 3—434246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,06810
HeifersMedium and Large 1—345256.00/cwt256.00–256.008833
HeifersMedium and Large 1—736191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4068
BullsMedium and Large 2—558238.77/cwt230.00–240.001,3328
BullsMedium and Large 3—533240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2793
BullsMedium and Large 3—432255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1025
BullsMedium and Large 2—342356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,2189
BullsMedium and Large 2—416306.19/cwt280.00–308.001,27416
BullsMedium and Large 2—490272.16/cwt257.50–273.001,33418

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.