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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 21, 2020

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.89/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 548 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.67/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 640 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.00/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 506 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 502 278 434
Feeder cattle 502 278 434

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Heifers 212, Bulls 192)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 6 165.00 $165.00 $620 —
445 445 12 157.00 $157.00 $699 —
547 547 19 141.00 $141.00 $771 +5.00
634 634 14 126.00 $126.00 $799 +1.00
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 164.00 $164.00 $566 —
445 445 18 157.00 $157.00 $699 —
538 538 9 139.00 $139.00 $748 —
555 555 2 131.00 $131.00 $727 -1.98
642 642 3 126.00 $126.00 $809 +5.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 137.00 $137.00 $566 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 131.00 $131.00 $474 -2.00
445 445 24 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
453 453 4 118.00 $118.00 $535 -2.50
540–549 548 32 119.00–128.00 $126.89 $695 +6.39
615–641 640 29 110.00–120.00 $119.67 $766 +5.67
715–736 733 6 110.00–114.00 $110.65 $811 +7.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 15 131.00 $131.00 $468 +6.00
451 451 19 129.50 $129.50 $584 —
531 531 14 126.50 $126.50 $672 +8.00
585 585 2 115.00 $115.00 $673 —
646 646 9 120.50 $120.50 $778 +12.19
730 730 6 112.00 $112.00 $818 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 121.00 $121.00 $431 —
442 442 9 115.00 $115.00 $508 —
510 510 1 108.00 $108.00 $551 +6.37
625 625 1 107.00 $107.00 $669 +9.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 169.00 $169.00 $568 +2.00
420–423 423 17 131.00–140.00 $138.95 $588 -3.05
468 468 2 135.00 $135.00 $632 —
506 506 25 141.00 $141.00 $713 +0.83
574 574 23 125.00 $125.00 $718 -1.50
600–648 641 17 109.00–115.00 $113.46 $727 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 165.00 $165.00 $574 -4.50
400–415 414 14 125.00–137.00 $136.17 $564 -8.83
497 497 15 135.00 $135.00 $671 -4.00
520 520 1 127.00 $127.00 $660 —
567 567 12 122.00 $122.00 $692 +0.84
652 652 7 116.00 $116.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 5 129.00 $129.00 $599 —
520 520 1 117.00 $117.00 $608 -8.00

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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.