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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 23, 2021

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 553 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $127.00/cwt +10.91 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 573 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $129.79/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 500 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 433 341
Feeder cattle 501 433 341

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 89, Heifers 199, Bulls 213)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 164.00 $164.00 $590 +15.00
475–483 481 9 133.00–149.00 $145.49 $700 +0.60
559–575 561 14 128.00–139.00 $137.39 $771 +11.39
651 651 13 131.00 $131.00 $853 +19.00
735 735 7 126.00 $126.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 162.00 $162.00 $595 —
462 462 10 152.50 $152.50 $705 —
536 536 6 143.00 $143.00 $766 —
633 633 2 126.00 $126.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 97.00 $97.00 $771 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 9 138.00 $138.00 $495 +11.00
435–445 444 28 126.00–127.00 $126.93 $564 +7.93
540 540 1 112.00 $112.00 $605 +3.50
553 553 43 118.00 $118.00 $653 +11.00
648 648 17 114.00 $114.00 $739 +15.00
685 685 1 112.00 $112.00 $767 +17.00
724 724 5 109.00 $109.00 $789 +24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 9 140.00 $140.00 $493 +4.23
433–448 446 25 125.00–129.00 $128.53 $573 +15.53
518–533 530 11 115.00–117.50 $117.06 $620 +10.06
656 656 8 110.00 $110.00 $722 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 121.00 $121.00 $436 +5.00
420–449 444 6 108.00–109.00 $108.16 $480 -8.34
540–545 541 7 104.00 $104.00 $563 +1.00
645 645 1 101.00 $101.00 $651 —
730 730 1 94.00 $94.00 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 169.50 $169.50 $578 +8.50
380 380 1 137.00 $137.00 $521 —
422 422 24 145.00 $145.00 $612 -1.00
500 500 34 123.00–130.00 $129.79 $649 -0.46
573 573 39 127.00 $127.00 $728 +10.91
660–668 667 18 114.00–116.00 $115.78 $772 +1.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 7 167.00 $167.00 $554 +8.86
410 410 11 149.00 $149.00 $611 +5.00
503–515 504 11 120.00–130.00 $129.07 $651 +1.05
551 551 5 128.50 $128.50 $708 +11.00
652–655 654 6 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $746 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 7 128.50 $128.50 $572 +2.50
548 548 2 106.00 $106.00 $581 -12.00

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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.