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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 31, 2020

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.50/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 451 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.78/cwt ≈ $653/hd at 541 lb · 25 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $155.04/cwt ≈ $530/hd at 342 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 578 363
Feeder cattle 317 578 363

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 82, Bulls 109, Heifers 126)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 157.00 $157.00 $612 —
420–442 440 12 140.00–142.00 $140.16 $617 —
564 564 15 133.75 $133.75 $754 —
641 641 16 126.50 $126.50 $811 +6.39
655 655 1 121.00 $121.00 $793 —
713 713 3 120.00 $120.00 $856 +9.73
775 775 1 112.50 $112.50 $872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 155.00 $155.00 $606 -4.50
443 443 8 141.00 $141.00 $625 —
527 527 5 135.25 $135.25 $713 +6.60
628 628 2 123.00 $123.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 125.00 $125.00 $612 —
515 515 1 121.00 $121.00 $623 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 5 131.50 $131.50 $504 +4.32
451 451 27 120.50 $120.50 $543 +4.00
505–543 541 25 115.00–121.00 $120.78 $653 —
632 632 7 112.00 $112.00 $708 +5.75
735 735 4 105.00 $105.00 $772 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 7 125.00 $125.00 $455 -2.85
435 435 13 117.00 $117.00 $509 +2.50
556 556 8 117.00 $117.00 $651 —
637 637 6 111.00 $111.00 $707 +10.00
725 725 1 103.00 $103.00 $747 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–537 528 4 95.00–104.00 $101.87 $538 —
630 630 1 85.00 $85.00 $536 -10.00
660 660 1 90.00 $90.00 $594 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–357 357 7 149.00–157.00 $155.86 $556 -2.14
425 425 13 129.00 $129.00 $548 -4.13
480–495 493 8 127.00–128.50 $127.18 $627 +10.18
548 548 2 115.00 $115.00 $630 —
572 572 11 121.50 $121.50 $695 +9.50
626 626 4 110.00 $110.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–344 342 16 139.00–156.00 $155.04 $530 —
423 423 15 128.00 $128.00 $541 -4.50
499 499 7 129.50 $129.50 $646 +6.05
573 573 4 121.00 $121.00 $693 +5.55
680 680 1 118.00 $118.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 110.00 $110.00 $498 +4.69
505 505 1 116.00 $116.00 $586 —

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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.