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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 7, 2020

518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.28/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 541 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 457 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.51/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 638 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 518 317 705
Feeder cattle 518 317 705

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers 227, Bulls 150)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 155.00 $155.00 $574 -2.00
470 470 14 143.00 $143.00 $672 —
544 544 26 137.50 $137.50 $748 —
565 565 1 127.00 $127.00 $718 -6.75
647 647 29 128.50 $128.50 $831 +2.00
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 -11.00
740 740 2 112.00 $112.00 $829 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 151.00 $151.00 $565 -4.00
450–474 454 20 127.00–142.00 $140.14 $636 —
546 546 8 137.50 $137.50 $751 +2.25
637 637 7 115.00 $115.00 $733 -8.00
655 655 1 116.00 $116.00 $760 —
700–745 715 3 111.00–113.00 $112.31 $803 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 124.00 $124.00 $543 —
595 595 1 126.00 $126.00 $750 —
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 —
720 720 1 102.00 $102.00 $734 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 131.00 $131.00 $479 -0.50
457 457 35 125.00 $125.00 $571 +4.50
541–545 541 42 117.00–121.50 $121.28 $656 +0.50
635–638 638 32 106.00–113.75 $113.51 $724 +1.51
741 741 4 107.75 $107.75 $798 +2.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–335 333 13 127.00–133.00 $132.54 $441 —
449 449 19 126.75 $126.75 $569 +9.75
485 485 1 115.00 $115.00 $558 —
527–537 535 20 109.50–122.75 $119.48 $639 —
639 639 7 115.00 $115.00 $735 +4.00
743 743 2 106.00 $106.00 $788 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 119.00 $119.00 $388 —
459 459 7 110.50 $110.50 $507 —
625 625 1 103.00 $103.00 $644 +18.00
650 650 3 107.50 $107.50 $699 +17.50
730 730 1 92.00 $92.00 $672 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 12 139.00 $139.00 $575 +10.00
475 475 1 119.00 $119.00 $565 -8.18
502 502 23 124.00 $124.00 $622 —
574 574 18 122.50 $122.50 $703 +1.00
605–635 620 2 107.00–112.00 $109.44 $679 -0.56
660 660 14 115.00 $115.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 151.00 $151.00 $522 -4.04
427 427 10 130.50 $130.50 $557 +2.50
496 496 5 123.00 $123.00 $610 -6.50
585 585 3 119.00 $119.00 $696 -2.00
658 658 2 117.00 $117.00 $770 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 438 4 118.00–121.00 $120.26 $527 —
515–549 542 5 111.00 $111.00 $602 —

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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.