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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Nov 2

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Receipts

347 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 425▲ 135 vs year ago 212 · +63.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 141, Bulls 144)

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 $221.75/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −145.37 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$221.75

40 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$20.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

vs VA average

−38.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	224.38	1,219	24
Medium and Large 2	551	221.00	1,218	13thin
Medium and Large 3	528	204.00	1,077	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $142 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 sale40 hd

221.75

—

VA average8 barns · 631 hd

227.07

−5.32

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−38.71

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

−145.37

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,122	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,295	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,321	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,452	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,442	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,599	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,607	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,605	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,705	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,695	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	240.64/cwt	236.00–241.00	818	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	820	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,022	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	236.31/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,037	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,081	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,077	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,222	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,218	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,051	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,251	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,261	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,369	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,426	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	987	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,032	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,024	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,149	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,170	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,115	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,326	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,242	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	269.37/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,374	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,250	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	237.38/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,327	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	243.48/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,415	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,433	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	208.54/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,378	9

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 Nov 2, 2024

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

Receipts 347Last week 425Year ago 212

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 141, Bulls 144)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	286.00	286.00
13	400–450	424	276.00	276.00
16	500–550	510	265.00–270.00	269.37
17	550–600	581	225.00–246.00	243.48
9	650–700	661	207.00–209.00	208.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	439	254.00	254.00
1	500–550	525	238.00	238.00
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	286.00	286.00
1	350–400	390	262.50	262.50
11	400–450	421	273.00	273.00
6	450–500	491	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	503	247.00	247.00
5	550–600	559	231.00–239.00	237.38
3	600–650	637	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	278.00	278.00
12	500–550	536	269.00	269.00
12	600–650	637	251.00	251.00
1	650–700	695	231.00	231.00
4	700–750	738	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	284.00	284.00
6	450–500	461	281.00	281.00
6	500–550	528	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	648	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	750	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	340	236.00–241.00	240.64
10	400–450	439	230.00–237.00	236.31
13	550–600	551	221.00	221.00
7	650–700	655	192.50	192.50
1	750–800	775	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	346	237.00	237.00
13	450–500	464	233.00	233.00
23	500–550	543	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
23	600–650	640	195.50	195.50
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00
4	700–750	728	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	433	236.00	236.00
3	500–550	528	204.00	204.00
3	600–650	622	169.00	169.00

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.