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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 14, 2020

278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.50/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 544 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $140.17/cwt +16.17 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 501 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.50/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 441 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 278 518 502
Feeder cattle 278 518 502

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 126, Bulls 108)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 7 146.00 $146.00 $670 +3.00
536 536 7 136.00 $136.00 $729 -1.50
636 636 8 125.00 $125.00 $795 -3.50
790 790 1 111.00 $111.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 164.00 $164.00 $581 +13.00
461 461 5 147.00 $147.00 $678 +6.86
560–570 563 3 129.00–135.00 $132.98 $749 —
605–625 612 3 119.00–122.00 $120.98 $740 +5.98
755 755 1 109.00 $109.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 135.00 $135.00 $567 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 133.00 $133.00 $496 +2.00
454 454 14 120.50 $120.50 $547 -4.50
544 544 30 120.50 $120.50 $656 -0.78
615 615 8 114.00 $114.00 $701 +0.49
748 748 2 103.00 $103.00 $770 -4.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 11 134.00 $134.00 $456 +1.46
365 365 1 125.00 $125.00 $456 —
441 441 17 122.50 $122.50 $540 -4.25
548 548 8 118.50 $118.50 $649 -0.98
630–645 635 3 105.00–110.00 $108.31 $688 -6.69
708 708 3 106.00 $106.00 $750 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 107.50 $107.50 $505 -3.00
510–540 525 2 97.50–106.00 $101.63 $534 —
615 615 1 97.50 $97.50 $600 -5.50
675 675 1 85.00 $85.00 $574 -22.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 167.00 $167.00 $578 —
424 424 9 142.00 $142.00 $602 +3.00
500–515 501 17 135.00–140.50 $140.17 $702 +16.17
569 569 9 126.50 $126.50 $720 +4.00
651 651 9 114.00 $114.00 $742 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 169.50 $169.50 $556 +18.50
410–415 415 12 145.00 $145.00 $602 +14.50
480 480 5 139.00 $139.00 $667 +16.00
575–583 582 7 110.00–123.00 $121.16 $705 +2.16
639 639 4 117.00 $117.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 —

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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.