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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 1, 2021

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.50/cwt ≈ $812/hd at 547 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.79/cwt -6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 534 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $156.50/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 457 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 481 489 529
Feeder cattle 481 489 529

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 140, Heifers 191, Bulls 150)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 167.00 $167.00 $526 —
358 358 5 164.00 $164.00 $587 ±0.00
425 425 1 144.00 $144.00 $612 -16.00
457 457 26 156.50 $156.50 $715 +12.50
547 547 36 148.50 $148.50 $812 —
558 558 2 136.00 $136.00 $759 -10.50
643 643 16 140.50 $140.50 $903 +1.50
730 730 2 130.00 $130.00 $949 +4.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 10 165.00 $165.00 $596 -5.00
430 430 1 143.00 $143.00 $615 -13.00
454 454 13 157.50 $157.50 $715 —
520–525 522 3 139.00–157.00 $150.96 $788 +5.96
655 655 1 131.00 $131.00 $858 —
710 710 1 126.00 $126.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 7 139.00 $139.00 $626 +5.00
523 523 5 136.00 $136.00 $711 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 10 148.00 $148.00 $508 —
385 385 1 132.00 $132.00 $508 -6.60
461 461 25 130.50 $130.50 $602 -6.26
530–539 538 25 124.00–133.25 $132.16 $711 -3.84
630 630 4 117.00 $117.00 $737 ±0.00
720 720 1 101.00 $101.00 $727 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 141.00 $141.00 $515 +0.50
465–480 466 20 128.00–130.50 $130.37 $608 -4.14
530–534 534 29 121.00–124.00 $123.79 $661 -6.71
639 639 5 119.00 $119.00 $760 —
730 730 2 105.00 $105.00 $766 -10.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 136.00 $136.00 $484 +3.00
442 442 14 127.50 $127.50 $564 -1.00
468 468 2 123.00 $123.00 $576 —
538 538 11 119.50 $119.50 $643 -2.50
643 643 3 105.00 $105.00 $675 —
755 755 1 84.00 $84.00 $634 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 173.00 $173.00 $599 —
425 425 14 146.00 $146.00 $620 -7.16
493 493 20 147.25 $147.25 $726 +10.25
535 535 2 120.00 $120.00 $642 -8.00
568 568 12 131.50 $131.50 $747 -6.00
603–645 617 3 120.00–123.00 $121.95 $752 —
659 659 9 122.00 $122.00 $804 -3.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–356 355 8 166.00 $166.00 $589 —
402 402 11 153.00 $153.00 $615 -5.00
489 489 15 148.50 $148.50 $726 +9.00
530 530 1 128.00 $128.00 $678 —
574 574 4 133.50 $133.50 $766 -1.50
651 651 7 127.50 $127.50 $830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 9 138.00 $138.00 $635 —
551 551 10 132.50 $132.50 $730 —

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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.