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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Sep 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Sep 14Sep 21Oct 5 →

Receipts

302 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 388▲ 113 vs year ago 189 · +59.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 85, Heifers 120, Bulls 97)

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 $228.81/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −138.31 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$228.81

36 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$6.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs VA average

−8.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	229.97	1,246	27
Medium and Large 2	544	226.00	1,229	7thin
Medium and Large 3	575	223.00	1,282	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.97/cwt here — about −$36 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale36 hd

228.81

—

VA average9 barns · 538 hd

227.98

+0.83

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−8.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

−138.31

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

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,051	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	278.68/cwt	262.50–284.00	1,084	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	256.17/cwt	232.50–259.00	1,199	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,235	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,362	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,324	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,304	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,322	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,462	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,529	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,656	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	983	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	254.28/cwt	238.00–260.00	966	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,046	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	245.78/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,099	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,120	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	229.97/cwt	215.00–230.50	1,246	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,229	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,282	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,248	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,375	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,380	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,486	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	194.67/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,483	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,049	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,045	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	274.53/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,164	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,190	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,099	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,168	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	239.45/cwt	212.50–241.00	1,202	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,304	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,331	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,313	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	208.19/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,326	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,358	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,461	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 Sep 21, 2024

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

Receipts 302Last week 388Year ago 189

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 85, Heifers 120, Bulls 97)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	282.50	282.50
5	400–450	424	272.50–275.00	274.53
19	500–550	502	212.50–241.00	239.45
10	550–600	567	230.00	230.00
5	600–650	637	208.00–209.00	208.19
2	650–700	653	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	590	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	293.00	293.00
9	400–450	428	278.00	278.00
5	450–500	493	237.00	237.00
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	569	234.00	234.00
2	650–700	655	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	288.00	288.00
9	450–500	468	232.50–259.00	256.17
12	500–550	547	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	550	237.00	237.00
5	600–650	617	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	262.50–284.00	278.68
2	450–500	473	261.00	261.00
24	500–550	547	249.00	249.00
1	550–600	565	234.00	234.00
10	600–650	632	242.00	242.00
5	700–750	717	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	436	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	575	223.00	223.00
1	600–650	600	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	238.00–260.00	254.28
11	450–500	457	245.00	245.00
27	500–550	542	215.00–230.50	229.97
12	600–650	628	219.00	219.00
3	700–750	743	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	260.00	260.00
17	400–450	447	242.00–246.00	245.78
7	500–550	544	226.00	226.00
5	600–650	630	219.00	219.00
3	750–800	762	190.00–197.00	194.67

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.