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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 8, 2021

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.23/cwt ≈ $653/hd at 552 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.00/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 546 lb · 45 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.00/cwt ≈ $569/hd at 441 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 533 481 385
Feeder cattle 533 481 385

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 145, Heifers 234, Bulls 154)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 154.00 $154.00 $598 -10.00
467 467 11 148.00 $148.00 $691 -8.50
546 546 45 140.00 $140.00 $764 -8.50
550 550 4 135.00 $135.00 $742 -1.00
608–629 627 26 120.00–141.00 $139.43 $874 -1.07
720 720 1 121.00 $121.00 $871 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 165.00 $165.00 $586 ±0.00
461–475 462 11 141.00–149.00 $148.25 $685 -9.25
543 543 9 139.00 $139.00 $755 -11.96
570 570 2 130.00 $130.00 $741 —
645 645 1 117.00 $117.00 $755 —
653 653 4 125.00 $125.00 $816 -6.00
700 700 1 118.00 $118.00 $826 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 132.00 $132.00 $591 —
520 520 1 126.00 $126.00 $655 -10.00
605 605 2 105.00 $105.00 $635 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 120.00 $120.00 $403 -28.00
351 351 24 133.50 $133.50 $469 +1.50
441 441 39 129.00 $129.00 $569 —
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 -5.50
524–525 524 24 122.00–125.00 $124.75 $654 -7.41
615–636 633 8 108.00–110.00 $109.76 $695 -7.24
723 723 4 101.00 $101.00 $730 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 134.00 $134.00 $505 -7.00
453–460 453 26 120.00–128.00 $127.69 $578 -2.68
552–560 552 50 105.00–118.50 $118.23 $653 —
641 641 12 112.00 $112.00 $718 -7.00
743 743 4 101.00 $101.00 $750 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 —
430 430 1 126.00 $126.00 $542 -1.50
460 460 12 126.00 $126.00 $580 +3.00
505 505 1 121.00 $121.00 $611 +1.50
620 620 2 107.00 $107.00 $663 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–408 407 10 120.00–146.00 $143.45 $584 -2.55
491 491 19 129.50 $129.50 $636 -17.75
505 505 2 123.00 $123.00 $621 +3.00
580–590 581 14 115.00–123.00 $122.42 $711 -9.08
653 653 14 109.50 $109.50 $715 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 6 167.00 $167.00 $553 —
408 408 14 143.00 $143.00 $583 -10.00
455–490 486 16 126.00–132.50 $131.29 $638 -17.21
540 540 2 120.00 $120.00 $648 -8.00
568 568 5 122.00 $122.00 $693 -11.50
635 635 1 109.00 $109.00 $692 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 7 119.00 $119.00 $552 -19.00
505–549 544 8 110.00–115.00 $114.42 $622 —

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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.