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Reporter comment USDA
As filed
Springlake Weaned and Vaccinated Sale
In-Barn State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 206, Heifers 166)
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 $146.07/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$146.07
206 head · 664 lb average
Value per head Derived
$970
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$0.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.76
vs VA average
Price by quality 0–100 lb
Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscle
Avg wt
$/cwt
$/head
Head
Medium and Large 1
713
146.10
1,042
143
Medium and Large 1-2
553
145.98
808
63
One grade step is worth $0.12/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.
How it compared 0–100 lb
Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale206 hd
146.07
—
VA average9 barns · 2,296 hd
140.31
+5.76
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.
Every lot
8 lots · USDA AMS · Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Moneta, VA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
Class
Weight
Grade / description
Avg wt
Price
Range
Per head
Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
530
147.00/cwt
147.00–147.00
779
31
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
576
145.00/cwt
145.00–145.00
835
32
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
652
148.00/cwt
148.00–148.00
965
75
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
770
146.00/cwt
146.00–146.00
1,124
63
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
906
119.00/cwt
119.00–119.00
1,078
5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
545
139.00/cwt
139.00–139.00
758
88
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
645
132.00/cwt
132.00–132.00
851
74
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1Value Added
789
118.00/cwt
118.00–118.00
931
4
This sale against other markets
Virginia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.
In-Barn State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 206, Heifers 166)
Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.
Feeder Cattle
As reported
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
75
—
652
148.00
148.00
63
—
770
146.00
146.00
5
—
906
119.00
119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
32
—
576
145.00
145.00
31
—
530
147.00
147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
88
—
545
139.00
139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
Source: USDA AMS · Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. · Fri, Sep 18 · 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-2186/2020-09-18
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
74
—
645
132.00
132.00
4
—
789
118.00
118.00
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.