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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Fri, Mar 15
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186
← Mar 9Mar 15Mar 16 →
Receipts
228 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 181▼ 259 vs year ago 487 · −53.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Springlake Weaned and Vaccinated Sale

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 80)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $316.00/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −132.62 against this barn's trailing median of $448.62.
Average price
$316.00
39 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.38
vs VA average
−0.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545316.001,72239
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
507462417372median 448.6212/2003/1405/0206/2708/15
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.88, low $386.23, median $448.62 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale39 hd
316.00
—
VA average8 barns · 384 hd
305.62
+10.38
National average167 barns · 13,796 hd
316.07
−0.07
This barn, trailing median28 sales
448.62
−132.62
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

9 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750725254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,84567
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550545316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,72239
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650630293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,84627
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850840224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,88615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,41528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650645244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,57423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,26913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,60611
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850810205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6615

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.
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