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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 17, 2020

566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.00/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 549 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.88/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 454 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.19/cwt ≈ $544/hd at 460 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 566 462 569
Feeder cattle 566 462 569

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 137. Heifers 235, Bulls 194)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 +7.00
463 463 9 140.50 $140.50 $651 +5.50
563–568 567 17 124.00–133.50 $131.28 $744 -7.72
643–646 646 24 120.00–131.00 $130.09 $840 -0.08
731 731 12 120.75 $120.75 $883 -4.25
755 755 1 109.00 $109.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 157.00 $157.00 $557 +5.00
441 441 14 143.00 $143.00 $631 +8.00
500–543 539 12 124.00–133.00 $132.30 $713 —
638 638 3 125.00 $125.00 $798 -2.00
705 705 1 119.00 $119.00 $839 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–442 440 9 119.00–129.00 $127.94 $563 —
548 548 6 124.50 $124.50 $682 —
613 613 3 122.00 $122.00 $748 +1.00
730 730 1 113.00 $113.00 $825 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 129.50 $129.50 $478 -0.50
453–454 454 34 109.00–119.50 $118.88 $540 +0.88
549 549 42 123.00 $123.00 $675 +6.50
551 551 6 115.50 $115.50 $636 —
634–645 643 19 108.50–111.50 $110.88 $713 +1.13
760 760 1 101.00 $101.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 9 129.00 $129.00 $472 -1.50
459–475 460 32 109.00–118.50 $118.19 $544 —
541 541 19 121.00 $121.00 $655 +4.50
638 638 8 110.00 $110.00 $702 ±0.00
717 717 6 102.50 $102.50 $735 +0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 7 119.00 $119.00 $443 -1.00
444 444 12 103.00 $103.00 $457 —
537 537 14 110.00 $110.00 $591 —
635 635 1 89.00 $89.00 $565 -17.50
750 750 1 95.50 $95.50 $716 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
395 395 1 129.00 $129.00 $510 —
423 423 13 135.00 $135.00 $571 -5.92
473–475 474 3 118.00–121.00 $119.00 $564 -10.00
504 504 22 131.00 $131.00 $660 +21.00
586–588 586 25 109.00–118.50 $116.98 $686 -5.02
632 632 3 107.00 $107.00 $676 -5.00
652 652 12 117.50 $117.50 $766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 9 157.00 $157.00 $551 +8.00
405–419 418 23 127.00–134.50 $134.18 $561 -0.82
498 498 10 126.00 $126.00 $627 -1.00
555–573 572 15 115.00–121.50 $121.08 $693 -5.92
640 640 4 115.00 $115.00 $736 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 126.00 $126.00 $533 -4.00
590 590 1 111.00 $111.00 $655 —

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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.