Sale reports / Virginia / Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. / 2021-10-02

Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Oct 2
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186
Receipts
370 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 433▼ 286 vs year ago 656 · −43.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 155, Bulls 166)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.22/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$135.22
135 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$19.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.02
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2499137.5168659
Medium and Large 1508136.6769463
Medium and Large 3479117.8556413thin
One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about $122 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 sale135 hd
135.22
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VA average8 barns · 796 hd
140.25
−5.02
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

41 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 3440131.00/cwt131.00–131.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 2445144.00/cwt144.00–144.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1465144.00/cwt144.00–144.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1554144.50/cwt144.50–144.5080110
Steers—Medium and Large 2558144.00/cwt144.00–144.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1626138.00/cwt138.00–138.0086410
Steers—Medium and Large 2636134.00/cwt134.00–134.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 3670128.00/cwt128.00–128.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2718128.00/cwt128.00–128.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 1745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3357126.00/cwt126.00–126.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363137.00/cwt137.00–137.004978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369137.00/cwt137.00–137.005067
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1447124.00/cwt124.00–124.0055412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458124.00/cwt124.00–124.0056828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533129.50/cwt129.50–129.506909
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538125.00/cwt125.00–125.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1547123.75/cwt123.75–123.7567720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3639117.60/cwt112.00–119.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2646127.00/cwt127.00–127.008206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1648126.00/cwt126.00–126.008169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724123.00/cwt123.00–123.008919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2743119.00/cwt119.00–119.008843
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2341172.00/cwt172.00–172.005875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1348175.00/cwt175.00–175.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418144.00/cwt144.00–144.0060213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427144.00/cwt144.00–144.0061515
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005349
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495139.50/cwt139.50–139.5069121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2496137.00/cwt137.00–137.0068022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572126.15/cwt120.00–126.5072218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576126.00/cwt126.00–126.0072613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578114.00/cwt114.00–114.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2649121.50/cwt121.50–121.507896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661121.00/cwt121.00–121.008005

This sale against other markets

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.