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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 6, 2021

788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.82/cwt ≈ $616/hd at 447 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.50/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 547 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.50/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 540 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 788 248 471
Feeder cattle 788 248 471

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 206, Heifers 329, Bulls 253)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 164.00 $164.00 $607 -1.00
461 461 21 164.00 $164.00 $756 +11.00
540 540 45 163.50 $163.50 $883 +8.00
580 580 1 148.00 $148.00 $858 —
646 646 22 148.00 $148.00 $956 +8.00
725–738 736 6 124.00–133.00 $131.52 $968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 8 164.00 $164.00 $585 -3.00
454 454 11 169.00 $169.00 $767 —
542–545 543 13 148.00–166.00 $160.44 $871 +9.44
614 614 7 160.00 $160.00 $982 —
651 651 18 152.00 $152.00 $990 —
727–735 734 18 124.00–137.50 $135.27 $993 +10.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 136.00 $136.00 $605 —
549 549 8 155.00 $155.00 $851 +17.00
645 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 13 145.50 $145.50 $503 —
455–460 455 34 126.00–131.50 $131.34 $598 —
547 547 54 127.50 $127.50 $697 +1.50
636 636 20 118.00 $118.00 $750 +3.50
740 740 5 108.00 $108.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 22 137.00 $137.00 $499 -7.00
447–448 447 55 133.00–138.00 $137.82 $616 —
535–536 536 35 125.00–130.00 $129.71 $695 —
613 613 8 122.75 $122.75 $752 +9.75
710 710 2 113.00 $113.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–346 345 11 128.00–129.00 $128.82 $444 —
438 438 19 132.50 $132.50 $580 +14.50
546 546 9 121.00 $121.00 $661 —
630 630 2 111.00 $111.00 $699 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–385 368 5 150.00–169.00 $157.74 $580 -8.26
428 428 14 157.00 $157.00 $672 -4.00
495 495 29 160.00 $160.00 $792 +14.00
513 513 2 151.00 $151.00 $775 —
577 577 26 143.00 $143.00 $825 +10.50
655 655 21 129.50 $129.50 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–341 338 12 169.00–177.00 $176.41 $596 -2.16
422–435 423 33 143.00–157.00 $156.13 $660 -3.87
503 503 23 162.00 $162.00 $815 —
560–576 575 19 132.00–144.00 $143.39 $824 —
658 658 7 130.00 $130.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 6 136.00 $136.00 $601 +2.00
544 544 4 129.00 $129.00 $702 —

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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.