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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Feb 3

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Receipts

581 head

▲ 355 vs last sale 226▲ 308 vs year ago 273 · +112.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 272, Bulls 201)

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 $230.75/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$230.75

219 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$29.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	237.54	1,121	102
Medium and Large 1	519	230.33	1,194	88
Medium and Large 3	480	208.16	999	29

One grade step is worth $29.38/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 sale219 hd

230.75

—

VA average9 barns · 1,367 hd

227.08

+3.68

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,138	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	454	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,162	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,412	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,431	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,537	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,532	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,713	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	346	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	820	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	351	242.70/cwt	214.00–244.00	852	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	876	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	983	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	447	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,083	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,017	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,099	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	537	184.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	990	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	239.60/cwt	210.00–241.50	1,303	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,297	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	201.08/cwt	198.00–201.50	1,279	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,296	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,144	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,055	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	342	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,050	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	349	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,071	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,201	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,248	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	230.17/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,013	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	494	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,489	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,318	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	554	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,280	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	224.91/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,295	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,354	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,308	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	651	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,400	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	652	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,428	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	727	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,410	5

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 Feb 3, 2024

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

Receipts 581Last week 226Year ago 273

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 272, Bulls 201)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	447	242.25	242.25
32	—	544	210.00–241.50	239.60
24	—	351	214.00–244.00	242.70
9	—	640	202.50	202.50
3	—	450	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	180.00–185.00	184.32
13	—	443	222.00	222.00
1	—	715	147.50	147.50
3	—	650	176.00	176.00
5	—	346	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	180.00	180.00
2	—	445	225.00	225.00
17	—	636	198.00–201.50	201.08
24	—	457	240.50	240.50
10	—	368	238.00	238.00
33	—	545	238.00	238.00
1	—	555	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	581	233.00	233.00
1	—	540	222.00	222.00
1	—	645	214.00	214.00
11	—	349	307.00	307.00
19	—	423	295.00	295.00
19	—	652	219.00	219.00
24	—	495	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	440	200.00–235.00	230.17
4	—	554	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	727	194.00	194.00
8	—	651	215.00	215.00
3	—	527	250.00	250.00
1	—	635	206.00	206.00
14	—	494	301.50	301.50
5	—	342	307.00	307.00
11	—	576	224.00–225.00	224.91
13	—	417	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	226.00	226.00
4	—	366	311.00	311.00
4	—	650	255.00	255.00
8	—	553	277.00	277.00
13	—	463	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	645	256.00	256.00
14	—	545	282.00	282.00
15	—	460	307.00	307.00
3	—	768	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	225.00	225.00
7	—	454	256.00	256.00

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.