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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 6, 2021

308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.76/cwt ≈ $543/hd at 457 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.00/cwt -11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 449 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.78/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 543 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 308 501 194
Feeder cattle 308 501 194

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 142, Bulls 98)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 161.00 $161.00 $592 -1.00
452 452 13 147.50 $147.50 $667 -5.00
543 543 8 142.50 $142.50 $774 -0.50
630 630 3 125.00 $125.00 $788 -1.00
708 708 2 118.00 $118.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 161.00 $161.00 $580 -3.00
455–457 457 7 135.00–147.00 $145.29 $664 -0.20
565 565 3 141.00 $141.00 $797 +3.61
615–630 627 5 129.00–131.00 $130.61 $819 —
758 758 7 127.00 $127.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 127.00 $127.00 $616 —
560 560 1 119.00 $119.00 $666 —
635 635 1 117.00 $117.00 $743 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 11 138.50 $138.50 $474 —
375 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 -20.00
449 449 18 117.00 $117.00 $525 -11.53
470 470 4 113.50 $113.50 $533 —
500–546 543 17 108.00–112.00 $111.78 $607 -5.28
635 635 10 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
715 715 1 101.00 $101.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 139.00 $139.00 $473 —
455–485 457 18 115.00–119.00 $118.76 $543 —
538 538 4 112.50 $112.50 $605 +0.50
550 550 14 116.00 $116.00 $638 -2.00
623–635 633 12 107.50–110.00 $109.59 $694 -4.41
737 737 3 95.00 $95.00 $700 -14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 116.00 $116.00 $371 —
450 450 4 112.50 $112.50 $506 —
522 522 3 107.00 $107.00 $559 +3.00
625 625 1 100.00 $100.00 $625 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 160.00 $160.00 $538 -9.50
432 432 7 140.50 $140.50 $607 -4.50
470–498 496 12 128.00–135.50 $134.91 $669 —
581 581 15 126.50 $126.50 $735 -0.50
630 630 1 111.00 $111.00 $699 —
662 662 7 109.00 $109.00 $722 -6.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 8 160.50 $160.50 $554 -6.50
429–435 430 9 131.00–140.00 $138.99 $598 -10.01
503–535 508 7 120.00–132.00 $130.19 $661 +1.12
561 561 6 123.50 $123.50 $693 -5.00
638 638 4 105.00 $105.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 126.50 $126.50 $582 —
520 520 1 105.00 $105.00 $546 -1.00

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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.