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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 24, 2020

578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.11/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 552 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $119.00/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 502 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $112.00/cwt -4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 578 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 578 566 494
Feeder cattle 578 566 494

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 223, Bulls 220)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 156.50 $156.50 $545 -3.50
466–480 467 21 126.50–137.00 $136.49 $637 -4.01
544 544 24 130.00 $130.00 $707 —
640–645 645 20 103.00–121.00 $120.11 $775 -9.98
705–728 725 9 96.00–112.00 $110.27 $799 -10.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 159.50 $159.50 $581 +2.50
471 471 4 133.00 $133.00 $626 —
525–542 541 12 119.00–129.50 $128.65 $696 -3.65
653 653 8 119.00 $119.00 $777 —
718 718 3 111.00 $111.00 $797 -8.00
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 123.00 $123.00 $529 -4.94
567 567 3 111.00 $111.00 $629 —
630 630 2 106.00 $106.00 $668 -16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–380 366 7 111.00–130.00 $127.18 $465 -2.32
415 415 2 115.00 $115.00 $477 —
463 463 27 116.50 $116.50 $539 -2.38
550–552 552 39 107.00–114.00 $113.11 $624 -2.39
645 645 23 106.25 $106.25 $685 -4.63
738 738 10 98.00 $98.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–370 359 23 114.00–128.50 $127.85 $459 -1.15
435 435 27 114.50 $114.50 $498 —
460 460 1 111.00 $111.00 $511 -7.19
543 543 12 114.00 $114.00 $619 -7.00
649 649 4 101.00 $101.00 $655 -9.00
710 710 2 93.00 $93.00 $660 -9.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 119.00 $119.00 $411 —
350 350 3 111.00 $111.00 $388 -8.00
400–445 434 4 106.00–109.00 $106.69 $463 +3.69
550 550 4 101.00 $101.00 $556 —
645 645 2 95.00 $95.00 $613 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 158.00 $158.00 $556 —
405–431 428 20 120.00–134.50 $133.13 $570 -1.87
493 493 6 117.00 $117.00 $577 -2.00
502 502 38 119.00 $119.00 $597 -12.00
578 578 33 112.00 $112.00 $647 -4.98
656–663 657 20 101.00–111.00 $109.49 $719 -8.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 10 159.50 $159.50 $560 +2.50
424 424 15 132.50 $132.50 $562 -1.68
475–479 479 9 119.00–124.00 $123.45 $591 -2.55
565–573 572 7 106.00–117.00 $115.45 $660 -5.63
640 640 1 112.00 $112.00 $717 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–460 455 3 100.00–108.00 $105.31 $479 —
565 565 5 107.50 $107.50 $607 -3.50

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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.