Sale reports / Virginia / Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. / 2023-12-09

Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Dec 9

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Receipts

309 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 219▲ 136 vs year ago 173 · +78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 149, Bulls 109)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.68/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$170.68

130 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$16.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.75

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	176.10	903	62
Medium and Large 1	584	167.94	981	50
Medium and Large 3	548	159.61	874	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.49/cwt here — about $29 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 sale130 hd

170.68

—

VA average9 barns · 1,676 hd

186.43

−15.75

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

40 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	862	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	901	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	188.92/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,001	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,079	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,211	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	174.73/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,183	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,323	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	697	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	673	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	838	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	182.68/cwt	168.00–184.50	839	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	907	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	944	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	948	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,049	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,082	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	722	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,054	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	356	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	748	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	398	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	880	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	890	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	494	181.98/cwt	176.00–185.00	899	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	919	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	173.39/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,000	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,064	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	654	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,079	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Moneta, VA

Sat Dec 9, 2023

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

Receipts 309Last week 219Year ago 173

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 149, Bulls 109)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	208.00	208.00
4	—	398	221.00	221.00
8	—	505	182.00	182.00
8	—	654	165.00	165.00
9	—	578	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
4	—	356	210.00	210.00
8	—	577	162.50–175.00	173.39
12	—	494	176.00–185.00	181.98
7	—	424	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	210.00	210.00
3	—	677	155.00–185.00	174.73
4	—	530	180.00–192.00	188.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	221.00	221.00
1	—	445	195.00	195.00
15	—	641	189.00	189.00
3	—	472	202.00	202.00
7	—	545	198.00	198.00
1	—	555	180.00	180.00
1	—	765	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	194.00	194.00
1	—	520	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	155.00	155.00
8	—	354	197.00	197.00
6	—	621	169.00	169.00
3	—	750	137.00	137.00
18	—	459	168.00–184.50	182.68
24	—	544	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	167.00	167.00
2	—	640	140.00	140.00
3	—	722	123.00	123.00
1	—	345	176.00	176.00
4	—	430	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	732	144.00	144.00
14	—	648	167.00	167.00
4	—	374	180.00	180.00
4	—	453	185.00	185.00
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
19	—	548	173.00	173.00

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.