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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 20, 2021

444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.75/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 451 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.25/cwt +2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 540 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.32/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 468 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 444 925 176
Feeder cattle 444 925 176

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Holstein Steers 99, Heifers 165, Bulls 86)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 162.00 $162.00 $604 -4.00
466 466 12 157.00 $157.00 $732 —
545 545 1 146.00 $146.00 $796 -23.00
563 563 16 165.50 $165.50 $932 —
640 640 7 148.00 $148.00 $947 +4.14
710 710 2 139.00 $139.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 167.00 $167.00 $626 —
462 462 13 155.50 $155.50 $718 -6.50
549 549 10 160.00 $160.00 $878 -5.00
647–648 647 7 134.00–147.00 $143.28 $927 -5.72
720 720 4 134.00 $134.00 $965 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 4 141.00 $141.00 $733 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–349 346 7 135.00–140.50 $139.76 $484 —
431 431 6 130.50 $130.50 $562 —
451 451 34 134.75 $134.75 $608 +2.44
540 540 29 126.25 $126.25 $682 +2.61
628 628 8 120.50 $120.50 $757 +3.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 6 137.00 $137.00 $501 —
450–470 468 16 130.00–131.50 $131.32 $615 -1.56
554–575 555 15 122.00–124.75 $124.56 $691 +6.56
610 610 1 117.00 $117.00 $714 —
718 718 2 113.00 $113.00 $811 +3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 129.00 $129.00 $446 —
452 452 12 130.00 $130.00 $588 ±0.00
537 537 3 117.00 $117.00 $628 +2.57
665 665 1 112.00 $112.00 $745 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 163.00 $163.00 $522 -7.50
417 417 11 159.50 $159.50 $665 +4.44
460–496 494 15 140.00–146.00 $145.63 $719 +0.91
560 560 2 134.00 $134.00 $750 +4.00
654 654 4 115.00 $115.00 $752 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–343 340 7 157.00–167.00 $165.64 $563 -2.86
416 416 5 156.00 $156.00 $649 -2.50
475 475 1 138.00 $138.00 $656 -10.49
508–545 513 7 129.00–145.00 $142.57 $731 —
583 583 10 135.00 $135.00 $787 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 5 148.00 $148.00 $639 -1.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 10 120.00 $120.00 $419 —
455–476 462 17 116.00–124.50 $121.41 $561 —
558–573 560 26 116.00–125.00 $123.94 $694 —
648 648 16 114.00 $114.00 $739 —
743 743 19 107.00 $107.00 $795 —
856 856 11 96.00 $96.00 $822 —

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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.