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Reporter comment USDA
As filed
Springlake Weaned and Vaccinated Sale.
In-Barn State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 274, Heifers 82)
Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.
Weight classPick one — the panels below update
Steers · summary 0–100 lb
Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.30/cwt on 274 head.
Average price
$152.30
274 head · 662 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,008
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$13.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.18
vs VA average
Price by quality 0–100 lb
Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscle
Avg wt
$/cwt
$/head
Head
Medium and Large 1-2
519
164.00
851
34
Medium and Large 1
682
150.64
1,027
240
One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about −$176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.
How it compared 0–100 lb
Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale274 hd
152.30
—
VA average7 barns · 866 hd
150.12
+2.18
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.
Every lot
6 lots · USDA AMS · Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Moneta, VA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
Class
Weight
Grade / description
Avg wt
Price
Range
Per head
Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
519
164.00/cwt
164.00–164.00
851
34
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
592
162.50/cwt
162.50–162.50
962
78
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
665
149.00/cwt
149.00–149.00
991
72
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
740
145.00/cwt
145.00–145.00
1,073
67
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
871
132.00/cwt
132.00–132.00
1,150
23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
607
129.00/cwt
129.00–129.00
783
82
This sale against other markets
Virginia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.
In-Barn State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 274, Heifers 82)
Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.
Feeder Cattle
As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
82
—
607
129.00
129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
23
—
871
132.00
132.00
67
—
740
145.00
145.00
72
—
665
149.00
149.00
78
—
592
162.50
162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
34
—
519
164.00
164.00
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.
Source: USDA AMS · Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. · Fri, Jan 24 · slug 2186 · RaisedBeef's rendering of USDA data, not a copy of USDA's document and not endorsed by USDA · www.raisedbeef.com/markets/barn/va/springlake-graded-feeder-cattle-sale-2186/2020-01-24