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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 22, 2021

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 638 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 556 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.50/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 542 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 304 90
Feeder cattle 306 304 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 134, Heifers 120, Bulls 52)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 167.50 $167.50 $611 —
460 460 12 150.00 $150.00 $690 +9.00
556 556 37 148.00 $148.00 $823 -2.00
638 638 43 145.00 $145.00 $925 +6.00
722 722 9 120.00 $120.00 $866 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 175.00 $175.00 $586 —
467 467 7 147.00 $147.00 $686 +7.00
572 572 5 144.00 $144.00 $824 —
638 638 3 138.00 $138.00 $880 +8.00
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 403 2 120.00–130.00 $124.97 $504 —
560 560 2 137.00 $137.00 $767 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 136.00 $136.00 $530 -4.00
459 459 16 129.00 $129.00 $592 +6.00
542 542 28 124.50 $124.50 $675 +3.00
651 651 10 115.00 $115.00 $749 —
705 705 2 112.00 $112.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 141.00 $141.00 $503 -2.25
451–465 452 22 128.00–133.50 $132.99 $601 +0.49
505–532 530 12 122.00–125.00 $124.76 $661 -3.24
622 622 3 118.00 $118.00 $734 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–480 457 10 110.00–125.00 $123.42 $564 —
535 535 1 119.00 $119.00 $637 -6.00
555 555 5 123.00 $123.00 $683 —
620 620 1 114.00 $114.00 $707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 172.50 $172.50 $543 —
370 370 1 147.50 $147.50 $546 -17.50
435 435 1 137.50 $137.50 $598 +1.47
504 504 6 137.00 $137.00 $690 -0.50
579 579 10 127.50 $127.50 $738 +1.11
650 650 6 119.50 $119.50 $777 +8.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 170.00 $170.00 $583 —
423 423 2 140.00 $140.00 $592 +2.00
490 490 2 138.00 $138.00 $676 +5.75
578 578 2 124.00 $124.00 $717 +0.96
658 658 2 121.00 $121.00 $796 +18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 137.00 $137.00 $641 —
575 575 2 120.00 $120.00 $690 —

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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.