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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 17, 2021

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.11/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 540 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.48/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 454 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.50/cwt ≈ $873/hd at 551 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 542 434 512
Feeder cattle 542 434 512

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 152, Heifers 199, Bulls 191)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 164.00 $164.00 $610 —
476–480 476 10 152.00–166.00 $164.59 $783 —
528 528 2 141.00 $141.00 $744 -18.00
551 551 30 158.50 $158.50 $873 —
626 626 26 146.00 $146.00 $914 -0.52
755–767 762 5 122.00–124.00 $123.21 $939 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 7 162.00 $162.00 $598 -18.00
441–445 442 15 154.00–164.00 $162.66 $719 +1.33
541 541 14 162.50 $162.50 $879 -2.50
555 555 1 141.00 $141.00 $783 —
647 647 9 147.00 $147.00 $951 -3.50
708 708 2 131.00 $131.00 $927 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–455 453 4 141.00–149.00 $146.99 $666 —
510 510 1 142.00 $142.00 $724 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 156.00 $156.00 $538 —
375 375 2 141.00 $141.00 $529 -1.00
453–480 454 34 131.00–131.50 $131.48 $597 —
540 540 38 127.50–132.50 $132.11 $713 -2.64
637 637 16 128.50 $128.50 $819 +0.50
715 715 2 115.00 $115.00 $822 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 16 149.00 $149.00 $529 +5.00
428–443 440 23 131.50–134.50 $133.99 $590 -2.76
510 510 1 126.00 $126.00 $643 -11.68
550 550 21 132.50 $132.50 $729 —
600–628 625 9 117.00–121.00 $117.43 $734 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 140.00 $140.00 $487 —
469 469 4 129.00 $129.00 $605 -3.00
553 553 4 122.00 $122.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 10 177.50 $177.50 $616 -7.50
414–420 415 23 151.00–163.00 $161.94 $672 +2.44
500 500 19 138.00 $138.00 $690 -1.00
574 574 26 140.00 $140.00 $804 +10.00
654 654 8 133.00 $133.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 9 179.00 $179.00 $607 —
413–418 414 16 145.00–167.00 $164.22 $680 +0.89
498 498 17 138.00 $138.00 $687 -9.50
505 505 1 129.00 $129.00 $651 —
570 570 11 140.00 $140.00 $798 -3.67
645 645 5 134.50 $134.50 $868 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–446 445 12 138.00–143.00 $142.59 $635 -11.41
510–520 515 2 123.00–127.00 $125.02 $644 —

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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.