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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 3, 2021

366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 546 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.50/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 453 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.50/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 545 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 366 503 391
Feeder cattle 366 503 391

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 168, Bulls 107)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 174.00 $174.00 $566 —
372 372 3 164.00 $164.00 $610 ±0.00
405 405 1 144.00 $144.00 $583 —
468 468 17 161.00 $161.00 $753 +8.94
546 546 28 163.00 $163.00 $890 +2.00
578 578 2 158.00 $158.00 $913 —
615–644 642 13 147.50–149.00 $148.89 $956 +4.14
708 708 3 135.00 $135.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 150.00–162.00 $156.00 $608 —
419 419 4 165.00 $165.00 $691 +11.31
547 547 6 163.00 $163.00 $892 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 153.00 $153.00 $635 +8.00
520 520 2 136.00 $136.00 $707 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 10 142.50 $142.50 $489 —
448 448 20 139.75 $139.75 $626 —
460 460 1 131.00 $131.00 $603 -8.00
545 545 21 139.50 $139.50 $760 +6.35
623 623 10 128.00 $128.00 $797 +12.00
735 735 3 119.00 $119.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 11 137.00 $137.00 $507 -2.00
410 410 1 132.00 $132.00 $541 —
453 453 26 135.50 $135.50 $614 -1.25
563 563 15 134.75 $134.75 $759 —
640–646 645 5 124.00–127.00 $126.40 $815 +9.40
716 716 5 123.00 $123.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 137.00 $137.00 $490 +12.76
436 436 6 128.00 $128.00 $558 +2.50
528 528 6 121.00 $121.00 $639 +4.97
695 695 1 116.00 $116.00 $806 —
790 790 1 107.00 $107.00 $845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 11 180.00 $180.00 $612 —
413 413 9 165.00 $165.00 $681 +11.00
493 493 11 141.00 $141.00 $695 +1.50
584 584 9 139.00 $139.00 $812 +1.00
651 651 6 130.00 $130.00 $846 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–375 358 4 148.00–164.00 $159.81 $572 —
426 426 9 155.50 $155.50 $662 -5.50
455–483 480 8 142.00 $142.00 $682 +3.50
550–569 567 8 137.00–142.00 $141.39 $802 +2.39
669 669 5 128.00 $128.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 151.00 $151.00 $672 —
568 568 2 131.00 $131.00 $744 —

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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.