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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Mar 16

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Mar 15Mar 16Mar 23 →

Receipts

543 head

▲ 362 vs last sale 181▲ 73 vs year ago 470 · +15.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Heifers 216, Bulls 203)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.29/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −108.83 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$258.29

44 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs VA average

−17.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	259.00	1,399	23
Medium and Large 2	545	258.91	1,411	15thin
Medium and Large 3	531	254.00	1,349	6thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

258.29

—

VA average9 barns · 525 hd

257.11

+1.18

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−17.88

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

−108.83

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.03, low $326.28, median $367.12 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

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. 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,221	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	349	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,204	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,394	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,427	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,576	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,574	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	547	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,586	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,690	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,653	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	285.30/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,007	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	249.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	919	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	277.52/cwt	240.00–279.00	1,238	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	266.30/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,193	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	448	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,066	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	451	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,109	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,349	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,399	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	258.91/cwt	250.00–259.50	1,411	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,385	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,595	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,488	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,207	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,026	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,183	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,129	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,346	21
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	303.79/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,294	32
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	446	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,249	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	294.68/cwt	280.00–296.50	1,423	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,338	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,393	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,372	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,452	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,450	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,456	2

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 Mar 16, 2024

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

Receipts 543Last week 181Year ago 470

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Heifers 216, Bulls 203)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	299.00	299.00
4	350–400	353	335.00	335.00
21	400–450	426	316.00	316.00
17	450–500	483	280.00–296.50	294.68
5	550–600	568	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	668	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	342	353.00	353.00
1	350–400	375	301.00	301.00
32	400–450	426	292.00–305.00	303.79
2	450–500	483	277.00	277.00
26	500–550	500	278.50	278.50
19	550–600	567	256.00	256.00
17	650–700	659	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	446	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	508	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	353	270.00–287.00	285.30
26	400–450	446	240.00–279.00	277.52
15	500–550	545	250.00–259.50	258.91
10	600–650	643	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	705	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	350	295.00	295.00
33	400–450	448	240.00–268.00	266.30
23	500–550	540	259.00	259.00
11	600–650	635	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	369	240.00–250.00	249.04
2	400–450	448	238.00	238.00
7	450–500	451	246.00	246.00
6	500–550	531	254.00	254.00
2	600–650	605	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	349	345.00	345.00
16	400–450	446	320.00	320.00
6	500–550	536	294.00	294.00
4	600–650	619	273.00	273.00
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	345	354.00	354.00
19	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
12	500–550	539	292.00	292.00
14	600–650	643	257.00	257.00
1	700–750	725	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	316.00	316.00
3	500–550	547	290.00	290.00

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.