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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 27, 2021

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.00/cwt ≈ $624/hd at 462 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 543 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $161.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 410 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 93 343
Feeder cattle 248 93 343

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 124, Bulls 76)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 165.00 $165.00 $615 —
425 425 1 147.00 $147.00 $625 —
466 466 5 153.00 $153.00 $713 +2.00
548 548 9 155.50 $155.50 $852 +10.50
639 639 8 140.00 $140.00 $895 +6.00
775 775 1 114.00 $114.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 167.00 $167.00 $584 —
432 432 5 150.00 $150.00 $648 —
508 508 3 151.00 $151.00 $767 +7.00
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 138.00 $138.00 $731 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452 —
371 371 10 144.00 $144.00 $534 +19.01
462 462 30 135.00 $135.00 $624 —
554 554 9 121.50 $121.50 $673 —
640 640 2 113.00 $113.00 $723 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–390 369 8 138.00–149.00 $146.09 $539 —
446 446 11 136.00 $136.00 $607 —
543 543 17 126.00 $126.00 $684 +5.50
623 623 11 114.50 $114.50 $713 -0.25
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 7 125.00 $125.00 $449 —
420 420 1 118.00 $118.00 $496 +5.00
461 461 7 125.00 $125.00 $576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 166.00 $166.00 $599 +20.00
410 410 11 161.00 $161.00 $660 +16.00
494 494 6 146.00 $146.00 $721 +10.00
562 562 3 132.50 $132.50 $745 —
636 636 4 121.00 $121.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–331 330 9 171.00–179.50 $178.57 $589 —
398 398 2 154.00 $154.00 $613 —
400 400 7 160.00 $160.00 $640 +14.10
477 477 5 148.00 $148.00 $706 +11.50
547 547 3 132.50 $132.50 $725 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 9 134.00 $134.00 $594 —

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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.