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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Moneta, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Saturday, October 10, 2020

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.50/cwt ≈ $637/hd at 547 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.50/cwt ≈ $638/hd at 548 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.50/cwt ≈ $516/hd at 439 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 462 656 739
Feeder cattle 462 — 739

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 90,Heifers 226, Bulls 146)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
315 315 1 153.00 $153.00 $482
353 353 3 155.00 $155.00 $547
430 430 1 131.00 $131.00 $563
450 450 20 135.00 $135.00 $608
551 551 18 139.00 $139.00 $766
635–639 639 9 123.50–131.00 $130.17 $832
747 747 3 125.00 $125.00 $934
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
363 363 4 152.00 $152.00 $552
440 440 8 135.00 $135.00 $594
558 558 2 135.00 $135.00 $753
644 644 4 127.00 $127.00 $818
723 723 3 126.00 $126.00 $911
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
585 585 1 126.00 $126.00 $737
645 645 2 121.00 $121.00 $780
725 725 1 114.00 $114.00 $826

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
355 355 19 130.50 $130.50 $463
439 439 26 117.50 $117.50 $516
547 547 30 116.50 $116.50 $637
629 629 16 110.00 $110.00 $692
720 720 7 102.00 $102.00 $734
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
373 373 13 130.00 $130.00 $485
425 425 2 116.50 $116.50 $495
452 452 20 118.00 $118.00 $533
548 548 29 116.50 $116.50 $638
640 640 11 109.75 $109.75 $702
670 670 1 106.00 $106.00 $710
727 727 3 103.00 $103.00 $749
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
358 358 7 120.00 $120.00 $430
455 455 2 114.00 $114.00 $519
561 561 6 109.00 $109.00 $611
637 637 7 106.50 $106.50 $678

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
359 359 6 145.00 $145.00 $521
420–428 427 17 131.00–143.00 $140.92 $602
497 497 20 129.00 $129.00 $641
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583
571 571 18 122.00 $122.00 $697
646 646 12 112.00 $112.00 $724
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
353 353 9 149.00 $149.00 $526
418 418 6 135.00 $135.00 $564
499 499 11 127.00 $127.00 $634
567 567 10 127.00 $127.00 $720
650 650 5 118.00 $118.00 $767
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
433 433 2 130.00 $130.00 $563
533 533 3 112.00 $112.00 $597

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.