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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 10, 2021

434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.75/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 449 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.75/cwt ≈ $729/hd at 541 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.68/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 540 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 434 366 191
Feeder cattle 434 366 191

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 90, Heifers 231, Bulls 113)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 181.00 $181.00 $623 +7.00
447 447 10 163.00 $163.00 $729 —
535 535 18 159.00 $159.00 $851 -4.00
600–634 630 8 143.00–147.00 $146.52 $923 -2.37
743 743 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,018 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 180.00 $180.00 $639 +24.00
430–446 445 13 153.00–162.00 $161.33 $718 -3.67
539 539 9 165.00 $165.00 $889 +2.00
628 628 3 150.50 $150.50 $945 —
745 745 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,028 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 15 144.00 $144.00 $511 —
449 449 42 136.75 $136.75 $614 -3.00
465 465 3 133.00 $133.00 $618 +2.00
533–541 540 25 131.00–138.25 $137.68 $743 -1.82
654 654 9 129.00 $129.00 $844 —
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 142.00 $142.00 $506 +5.00
442 442 18 134.00 $134.00 $592 +2.00
495 495 1 132.00 $132.00 $653 —
541 541 38 134.75 $134.75 $729 —
643 643 12 128.00 $128.00 $823 +1.60
745 745 3 120.00 $120.00 $894 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 351 9 135.00–140.00 $135.57 $476 -1.43
455 455 4 132.00 $132.00 $601 —
544 544 7 124.00 $124.00 $675 +3.00
635 635 2 115.00 $115.00 $730 —
745 745 2 112.00 $112.00 $834 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 185.00 $185.00 $640 —
425 425 11 159.50 $159.50 $678 +4.00
506 506 8 139.00 $139.00 $703 —
571 571 14 130.00 $130.00 $742 -11.39
635 635 4 130.00 $130.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 161.00 $161.00 $604 —
434–435 434 9 154.00–164.50 $163.33 $709 -1.67
494 494 9 147.50 $147.50 $729 +6.50
560–564 563 6 142.00–144.00 $143.67 $809 +4.67
630 630 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $822 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 5 154.00 $154.00 $679 +3.00

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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.