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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 24, 2021

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.50/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 559 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.51/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 456 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.76/cwt ≈ $618/hd at 452 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 489 542 376
Feeder cattle 489 542 376

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 205, Bulls 169)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 164.00 $164.00 $630 ±0.00
449 449 4 160.00 $160.00 $718 —
465 465 1 144.00 $144.00 $670 -20.59
559 559 31 146.50 $146.50 $819 -12.00
629 629 20 139.00 $139.00 $874 -7.00
700–733 728 6 122.00–126.00 $125.36 $913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 8 170.00 $170.00 $595 +8.00
447 447 12 156.00 $156.00 $697 -6.66
533 533 8 145.00 $145.00 $773 -17.50
580 580 1 141.00 $141.00 $818 ±0.00
624 624 6 135.00 $135.00 $842 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 134.00 $134.00 $650 -12.99
545 545 2 139.00 $139.00 $758 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 6 140.50 $140.50 $514 -0.50
455–475 456 30 121.00–135.00 $134.51 $613 +3.03
549 549 20 130.50 $130.50 $716 -1.61
650 650 11 116.00 $116.00 $754 —
746 746 4 115.50 $115.50 $862 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 356 18 132.00–139.00 $138.60 $493 -10.40
451–470 452 30 130.00–137.00 $136.76 $618 —
536 536 16 136.00 $136.00 $729 +10.00
550 550 1 126.00 $126.00 $693 -6.50
642 642 6 117.00 $117.00 $751 -0.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 7 133.00 $133.00 $504 —
441 441 17 128.50 $128.50 $567 —
542 542 12 122.00 $122.00 $661 —
680 680 2 111.00 $111.00 $755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 173.00 $173.00 $607 —
425–435 425 23 135.00–154.00 $153.16 $651 -8.78
498 498 24 137.00 $137.00 $682 —
515 515 2 128.00 $128.00 $659 -10.00
568 568 17 137.50 $137.50 $781 -2.50
650–653 653 7 110.00–128.00 $125.44 $819 -7.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–346 345 12 168.00–177.00 $174.78 $603 -4.22
398 398 2 135.00 $135.00 $537 —
423 423 17 158.00 $158.00 $668 -6.22
491 491 11 139.50 $139.50 $685 +1.50
592 592 9 135.00 $135.00 $799 -5.00
628 628 2 132.00 $132.00 $829 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 9 136.00 $136.00 $611 -6.59
547 547 3 124.00 $124.00 $678 -1.02

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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.