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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 28, 2020

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.63/cwt -15.87 vs last sale · ≈ $511/hd at 450 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.50/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 538 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $110.00/cwt -15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 571 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 430 502 241
Feeder cattle 430 502 241

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 84, Heifers 177, Bulls 169)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 6 151.00 $151.00 $719 —
558 558 12 137.50 $137.50 $767 —
641 641 12 129.00 $129.00 $827 +3.00
743 743 2 111.00 $111.00 $825 -4.00
755 755 1 108.00 $108.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 10 156.00 $156.00 $713 —
535 535 13 136.00 $136.00 $728 -3.00
565 565 1 126.00 $126.00 $712 -5.00
641 641 5 124.00 $124.00 $795 -2.00
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 —
748 748 2 108.00 $108.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 132.00 $132.00 $653 —
528 528 3 106.00 $106.00 $560 —
620 620 1 100.00 $100.00 $620 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 14 119.50 $119.50 $445 -11.50
450–452 450 24 113.50–114.50 $113.63 $511 -15.87
538 538 21 114.50 $114.50 $616 -12.00
560 560 1 107.00 $107.00 $599 -8.00
641 641 14 112.00 $112.00 $718 -8.50
725 725 3 96.00 $96.00 $696 -16.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 122.00 $122.00 $412 —
430 430 2 117.50 $117.50 $505 -12.50
461 461 6 114.50 $114.50 $528 -3.50
505 505 1 112.00 $112.00 $566 —
557 557 12 115.50 $115.50 $643 —
631 631 11 113.00 $113.00 $713 -6.67
727 727 7 97.00 $97.00 $705 -13.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 6 121.00 $121.00 $443 ±0.00
440–447 447 15 115.00–115.50 $115.47 $516 +0.47
510–539 535 8 99.00–104.00 $103.40 $553 -4.60
628 628 6 97.00 $97.00 $609 -10.00
725 725 2 90.00 $90.00 $652 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 148.00 $148.00 $503 -17.00
421 421 15 138.50 $138.50 $583 +2.33
498 498 8 127.00 $127.00 $632 -8.00
575 575 16 110.00 $110.00 $632 -12.00
678 678 14 111.00 $111.00 $753 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 144.00 $144.00 $514 —
416 416 6 140.00 $140.00 $582 +1.05
498 498 14 132.00 $132.00 $657 -3.00
525 525 1 116.00 $116.00 $609 -25.00
571 571 16 110.00 $110.00 $628 -15.00
652 652 10 113.00 $113.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 5 115.00 $115.00 $521 -14.00
547 547 3 103.00 $103.00 $563 -14.00
590 590 1 94.00 $94.00 $555 —

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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.