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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 29, 2021

261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 548 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 554 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.00/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 450 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 261 306 298
Feeder cattle 261 306 298

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 74, Heifers 117, Bulls 70)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 162.00 $162.00 $588 -5.50
463 463 9 149.00 $149.00 $690 -1.00
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 —
554 554 19 146.00 $146.00 $809 -2.00
647 647 14 139.00 $139.00 $899 -6.00
735 735 3 128.00 $128.00 $941 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 159.00 $159.00 $585 —
400 400 1 138.00 $138.00 $552 —
466 466 10 146.50 $146.50 $683 -0.50
520 520 1 127.00 $127.00 $660 —
550 550 1 139.00 $139.00 $764 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 122.00 $122.00 $628 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 137.00 $137.00 $510 +1.00
458 458 8 134.00 $134.00 $614 +5.00
548 548 44 125.00 $125.00 $685 +0.50
622 622 6 118.00 $118.00 $734 —
725 725 4 101.00 $101.00 $732 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 10 133.00 $133.00 $487 -8.00
450 450 15 131.00 $131.00 $590 -1.99
523 523 4 127.00 $127.00 $664 +2.24
605 605 3 119.00 $119.00 $720 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–432 425 4 122.00–127.00 $123.19 $524 —
551 551 7 116.00 $116.00 $639 -7.00
630 630 1 111.00 $111.00 $699 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 10 144.00 $144.00 $598 +6.50
480 480 7 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
505 505 1 123.00 $123.00 $621 -14.00
588 588 3 119.00 $119.00 $700 -8.50
680 680 3 118.00 $118.00 $802 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 164.00 $164.00 $541 -6.00
427–445 429 10 137.00–140.00 $139.69 $599 -0.31
460–492 484 4 133.00–140.00 $138.34 $670 +0.34
578 578 5 124.00 $124.00 $717 ±0.00
673 673 2 122.00 $122.00 $821 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 6 135.00 $135.00 $628 -2.00
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 —

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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.