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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 15, 2021

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.00/cwt ≈ $593/hd at 449 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 553 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.00/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 534 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 304 533 439
Feeder cattle 304 533 439

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 136, Bulls 104)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 7 141.00 $141.00 $643 -7.00
553 553 21 150.00 $150.00 $830 +15.00
634 634 4 139.00 $139.00 $881 -0.43
710 710 3 115.00 $115.00 $816 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 146.00 $146.00 $548 -19.00
460 460 6 140.00 $140.00 $644 -8.25
549 549 8 141.00 $141.00 $774 +2.00
622 622 3 130.00 $130.00 $809 +13.00
750–753 752 3 110.00–122.00 $118.01 $887 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 125.00 $125.00 $578 —
510 510 1 132.00 $132.00 $673 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 12 143.25 $143.25 $510 +9.75
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 +1.00
453 453 17 132.50 $132.50 $600 +7.50
534 534 19 128.00 $128.00 $684 +3.25
642 642 6 116.00 $116.00 $745 +6.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 140.00 $140.00 $517 +6.00
449 449 21 132.00 $132.00 $593 —
468 468 2 123.00 $123.00 $576 -4.69
534 534 15 121.50 $121.50 $649 —
623 623 11 117.00 $117.00 $729 +5.00
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 132.00 $132.00 $499 —
441 441 4 130.00 $130.00 $573 +4.00
524 524 10 125.00 $125.00 $655 +4.00
650 650 2 105.00 $105.00 $682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 —
410–422 421 10 127.00–137.00 $136.03 $573 -7.42
502 502 15 137.50 $137.50 $690 +14.50
579–595 581 9 110.00–128.50 $126.39 $734 +3.97
650–670 655 4 104.00–113.00 $110.70 $725 +1.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 154.00 $154.00 $562 —
427 427 7 138.00 $138.00 $589 -5.00
465–483 481 9 126.00–133.00 $132.25 $636 +0.96
560–584 581 9 115.00–124.00 $123.04 $715 +1.04
640 640 3 110.00 $110.00 $704 +1.00
680 680 1 103.00 $103.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 144.00 $144.00 $631 —
523–548 541 7 115.00 $115.00 $622 +0.58

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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.