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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 9, 2021

434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.19/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 442 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.75/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 556 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.75/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 579 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 434 248 497
Feeder cattle 434 248 497

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 187, Bulls 139)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–380 374 6 147.00–169.00 $165.28 $618 -10.72
405 405 1 139.00 $139.00 $563 —
453 453 14 151.00 $151.00 $684 +6.00
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 —
552 552 16 141.00 $141.00 $778 +3.00
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
655 655 10 129.00 $129.00 $845 +4.00
715 715 2 112.00 $112.00 $801 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 169.00 $169.00 $598 —
456–460 457 10 131.00–150.00 $146.17 $668 —
515–546 544 17 130.00–145.50 $144.64 $787 +12.65
641 641 4 125.00 $125.00 $801 —
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 132.00 $132.00 $587 -3.00
558 558 2 122.00 $122.00 $681 —
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 13 137.00 $137.00 $500 —
415–445 442 29 120.00–122.00 $120.19 $531 -2.81
549 549 23 124.50 $124.50 $684 +2.50
560 560 2 107.00 $107.00 $599 —
633 633 10 108.50 $108.50 $687 -1.50
735 735 3 90.00 $90.00 $662 -13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 11 137.00 $137.00 $477 —
413–441 438 19 120.00–123.00 $120.30 $527 —
556–560 556 25 105.00–119.50 $117.75 $655 -1.25
620–635 634 15 103.00–107.00 $106.74 $677 -3.26
790 790 1 90.00 $90.00 $711 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 116.00 $116.00 $389 -30.00
368 368 2 123.00 $123.00 $453 —
420–436 433 5 109.00–113.00 $112.22 $486 -6.78
585 585 3 108.00 $108.00 $632 —
625 625 3 95.00 $95.00 $594 —
715 715 1 80.00 $80.00 $572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 169.00 $169.00 $602 —
423 423 13 150.50 $150.50 $637 -16.50
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 —
507 507 19 137.00 $137.00 $695 +2.50
579 579 23 128.75 $128.75 $745 +3.44
644 644 7 115.00 $115.00 $741 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 174.00 $174.00 $607 -11.00
425 425 8 147.00 $147.00 $625 -24.50
502 502 10 135.00 $135.00 $678 —
584 584 10 128.00 $128.00 $748 +0.50
615–643 636 4 108.00–111.00 $110.27 $701 +3.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 133.00 $133.00 $583 -7.00
505 505 1 118.00 $118.00 $596 —

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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.