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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 19, 2020

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.00/cwt ≈ $659/hd at 554 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $549/hd at 446 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $138.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 552 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 649 0
Feeder cattle 248 649 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 106, Bulls 78)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 176.00 $176.00 $660 —
458 458 6 145.00 $145.00 $664 -9.50
552 552 14 138.00 $138.00 $762 -1.00
657 657 13 125.00 $125.00 $821 -2.00
745 745 2 108.00 $108.00 $805 -9.00
793 793 2 109.00 $109.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 4 145.00 $145.00 $637 -21.00
520–525 521 4 129.00–133.00 $131.99 $688 -3.01
605 605 1 119.00 $119.00 $720 -2.00
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —
740 740 1 109.00 $109.00 $807 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 —
610 610 1 107.00 $107.00 $653 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 152.00 $152.00 $547 +17.30
460 460 10 123.00 $123.00 $566 +1.25
554 554 17 119.00 $119.00 $659 —
642 642 8 110.00 $110.00 $706 -4.48
725 725 6 111.00 $111.00 $805 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 10 159.00 $159.00 $547 —
446 446 15 123.00 $123.00 $549 +4.00
528 528 9 122.00 $122.00 $644 +1.21
620 620 3 110.00 $110.00 $682 -4.00
715 715 1 103.00 $103.00 $736 -0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 146.00 $146.00 $502 +34.00
415 415 4 119.00 $119.00 $494 -2.00
545 545 2 115.00 $115.00 $627 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 184.00 $184.00 $642 +14.00
425 425 4 167.00 $167.00 $710 +5.00
517 517 7 134.50 $134.50 $695 +18.50
569–575 570 11 120.00–126.50 $125.31 $714 +10.63
645 645 3 108.00 $108.00 $697 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 185.00 $185.00 $633 +16.00
417 417 9 171.50 $171.50 $715 +7.50
488 488 5 147.00 $147.00 $717 +13.08
580 580 7 127.50 $127.50 $740 +8.00
635 635 3 107.00 $107.00 $679 -5.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 140.00 $140.00 $602 —
565–568 567 3 114.00–116.00 $115.34 $654 —

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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.