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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 13, 2021

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.31/cwt ≈ $595/hd at 450 lb · 72 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.88/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 455 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.50/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 539 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 925 788 376
Feeder cattle 925 788 376

Market comments — USDA reporter

Stat Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 160, Heifers 434, Bulls 331) ***Correction Medium and Large 1, Medium and Large 2 Heifers 605 lbs***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 28 162.00 $162.00 $729 -2.00
535 535 35 165.00 $165.00 $883 +1.50
648 648 12 149.00 $149.00 $966 +1.00
734 734 8 139.00 $139.00 $1,020 +7.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 166.00 $166.00 $631 +2.00
407–437 432 17 157.00–163.00 $162.00 $700 —
537 537 11 169.00 $169.00 $908 +8.56
615–629 627 6 138.00–145.00 $143.86 $902 -16.14
691 691 18 139.00 $139.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 142.00 $142.00 $612 +6.00
532 532 3 138.00 $138.00 $734 -17.00
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 356 32 132.00–144.50 $144.08 $513 +7.08
450–452 450 72 128.00–132.50 $132.31 $595 —
530–544 543 49 118.00–124.00 $123.64 $671 -6.07
567 567 5 122.00 $122.00 $692 —
605–641 620 22 115.00–120.75 $117.43 $728 -5.32
739 739 4 107.50 $107.50 $794 -5.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 18 143.00 $143.00 $499 -2.50
450–455 455 50 130.00–133.00 $132.88 $605 +1.54
539 539 50 122.50 $122.50 $660 -5.00
555 555 5 118.00 $118.00 $655 —
646 646 21 119.25 $119.25 $770 +1.25
738 738 6 109.50 $109.50 $808 +1.50
764 764 4 108.00 $108.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 12 140.00 $140.00 $517 —
415 415 2 127.00 $127.00 $527 -5.50
451 451 22 130.00 $130.00 $586 —
510–537 535 11 114.00–119.00 $114.43 $612 -6.57
645 645 2 106.00 $106.00 $684 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 14 170.50 $170.50 $595 —
425–435 426 33 141.00–156.50 $155.06 $661 -1.94
488–494 494 42 141.00–145.00 $144.72 $715 -15.28
577 577 28 130.00 $130.00 $750 -13.00
605–630 613 3 118.00–123.00 $121.29 $744 —
659 659 17 122.00 $122.00 $804 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 22 168.50 $168.50 $588 -7.91
375 375 1 156.00 $156.00 $585 —
425 425 29 158.50 $158.50 $674 +2.37
485–493 493 25 136.00–149.00 $148.49 $732 —
574 574 15 137.00 $137.00 $786 -6.39
648 648 6 129.00 $129.00 $836 —
652 652 3 113.00 $113.00 $737 -17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 16 149.00 $149.00 $653 +13.00
475 475 1 141.00 $141.00 $670 —
536 536 7 130.00 $130.00 $697 +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.