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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 27, 2021

503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.00/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 461 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.15/cwt +6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 545 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 545 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 503 444 267
Feeder cattle 503 444 267

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 224, Bulls 152)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 164.00 $164.00 $595 -3.00
450–465 451 12 142.00–153.00 $152.06 $686 -3.44
545 545 23 161.00 $161.00 $877 +1.00
645 645 14 144.75 $144.75 $934 +1.47
745 745 1 126.00 $126.00 $939 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–348 344 8 163.00–170.00 $168.31 $579 —
405–443 440 12 150.00–154.00 $153.69 $676 —
531 531 16 165.00 $165.00 $876 +19.00
630 630 4 141.00 $141.00 $888 -7.00
730–748 742 3 123.00–129.50 $127.37 $945 -11.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
463 463 3 146.00 $146.00 $676 —
523 523 3 130.00 $130.00 $680 -11.00
640 640 1 134.00 $134.00 $858 —
725 725 1 116.00 $116.00 $841 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 17 140.50 $140.50 $495 —
405 405 1 127.00 $127.00 $514 -3.50
461 461 26 139.00 $139.00 $641 +4.25
545 545 23 120.00–133.75 $133.15 $726 +6.90
631 631 6 116.00 $116.00 $732 -4.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 141.00 $141.00 $486 —
361 361 8 139.00 $139.00 $502 +2.00
456 456 22 136.75 $136.75 $624 +5.43
540–548 541 22 126.00–132.50 $131.90 $714 —
630 630 10 117.00 $117.00 $737 ±0.00
750–755 753 2 105.00–111.00 $108.01 $813 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–395 360 14 124.00–127.00 $124.24 $447 —
441 441 16 125.50 $125.50 $553 —
536–545 537 15 113.00–116.50 $116.03 $623 -0.97
654 654 4 108.00 $108.00 $706 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 170.00 $170.00 $581 +7.00
415 415 11 161.00 $161.00 $668 +1.50
493 493 16 138.50 $138.50 $683 -7.13
572 572 10 139.00 $139.00 $795 +5.00
645 645 1 126.00 $126.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 167.00 $167.00 $586 —
422 422 11 154.00 $154.00 $650 -2.00
492 492 13 139.50 $139.50 $686 +1.50
562 562 5 138.00 $138.00 $776 +3.00
652 652 5 130.00 $130.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–495 472 14 143.00–150.00 $148.95 $703 —
531–545 534 5 125.00–130.00 $128.98 $689 —

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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.