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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 5, 2020

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.00/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 551 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.50/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 453 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $121.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 577 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 343 430 718
Feeder cattle 343 430 718

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103, Heifers 133, Bulls 107)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–379 372 7 154.00–167.00 $163.47 $608 —
460 460 11 158.00 $158.00 $727 +2.00
540 540 11 138.00 $138.00 $745 +2.00
585 585 2 124.00 $124.00 $725 -2.00
653 653 4 128.00 $128.00 $836 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 168.00 $168.00 $647 —
470 470 5 155.50 $155.50 $731 +4.50
557 557 10 139.00 $139.00 $774 +1.50
645 645 10 132.00 $132.00 $851 +3.00
734 734 5 120.00 $120.00 $881 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 128.00 $128.00 $570 —
452 452 8 133.00 $133.00 $601 —
530 530 2 120.00 $120.00 $636 +14.00
570 570 1 115.00 $115.00 $656 —
658 658 2 113.00 $113.00 $744 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 141.00 $141.00 $510 —
453 453 17 127.50 $127.50 $578 +13.00
551 551 19 121.00 $121.00 $667 +5.50
639 639 10 113.00 $113.00 $722 ±0.00
751 751 5 108.00 $108.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 130.00 $130.00 $442 —
352 352 9 140.00 $140.00 $493 +20.50
447 447 11 126.25 $126.25 $564 —
536 536 9 120.50 $120.50 $646 +6.00
642 642 8 114.75 $114.75 $737 +2.75
718 718 2 104.00 $104.00 $747 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 121.00 $121.00 $426 ±0.00
443 443 6 126.00 $126.00 $558 +10.53
538 538 2 115.00 $115.00 $619 +11.60
648 648 2 105.00 $105.00 $680 +8.00
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 168.00 $168.00 $580 —
426 426 7 159.00 $159.00 $677 +19.00
480 480 1 124.00 $124.00 $595 -8.00
504 504 11 139.00 $139.00 $701 +23.00
577 577 15 121.00 $121.00 $698 +11.00
646 646 6 124.00 $124.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 169.50 $169.50 $595 —
410 410 7 164.00 $164.00 $672 +25.50
490 490 11 137.00 $137.00 $671 +10.00
573 573 2 125.00 $125.00 $716 +15.00
670–675 673 2 118.00–125.00 $121.49 $818 +10.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 4 140.00 $140.00 $592 —
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 +10.00
555 555 2 119.00 $119.00 $660 +25.00

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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.