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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 12, 2020

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.16/cwt ≈ $641/hd at 547 lb · 48 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.75/cwt -5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $553/hd at 454 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.00/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 499 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 649 343 161
Feeder cattle 649 343 161

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 97, Heifers 297, Bulls 255)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 9 154.50 $154.50 $717 -1.00
551 551 24 139.00 $139.00 $766 ±0.00
660 660 22 127.00 $127.00 $838 —
728 728 7 117.00 $117.00 $852 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 166.00 $166.00 $604 +2.53
428 428 9 166.00 $166.00 $710 —
545 545 3 135.00 $135.00 $736 -3.00
637 637 3 121.00 $121.00 $771 —
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 119.00 $119.00 $625 -1.00
723 723 2 101.00 $101.00 $730 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–385 362 9 125.00–136.00 $134.70 $488 -6.30
438 438 2 119.00 $119.00 $521 —
454 454 42 121.75 $121.75 $553 -5.75
520–548 547 48 109.00–117.50 $117.16 $641 —
615–639 638 24 102.00–115.00 $114.48 $730 +1.48
729 729 7 102.00 $102.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 25 133.00 $133.00 $484 -7.00
447 447 31 119.00 $119.00 $532 -7.25
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 —
515–541 540 27 115.00–121.00 $120.79 $652 +0.29
628 628 9 114.00 $114.00 $716 -0.75
711 711 4 103.50 $103.50 $736 -0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 112.00 $112.00 $370 —
370 370 1 107.00 $107.00 $396 -14.00
449 449 4 121.00 $121.00 $543 -5.00
539 539 7 107.00 $107.00 $577 -8.00
638 638 2 95.00 $95.00 $606 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 9 170.00 $170.00 $581 +2.00
360 360 1 152.00 $152.00 $547 —
425 425 22 162.00 $162.00 $688 +3.00
499 499 35 138.00 $138.00 $689 +14.00
503 503 4 116.00 $116.00 $583 -23.00
570–578 578 31 105.00–115.00 $114.68 $663 -6.32
653 653 11 113.00 $113.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 9 169.00 $169.00 $581 —
413 413 16 164.00 $164.00 $677 ±0.00
475–498 496 15 118.00–135.00 $133.92 $664 -3.08
573 573 10 119.50 $119.50 $685 -5.50
640–643 643 6 102.00–114.00 $112.01 $720 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 133.00 $133.00 $600 +8.00
539 539 7 114.00 $114.00 $614 —

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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.