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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 5, 2021

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.75/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 543 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.00/cwt +28.00 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 522 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.87/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 533 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 379 261 420
Feeder cattle 379 261 420

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 145, Bulls 104)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 175.00 $175.00 $604 —
458–475 459 15 134.00–150.00 $148.90 $683 -0.10
522 522 28 153.00 $153.00 $799 +28.00
556 556 4 144.00 $144.00 $801 -2.00
638 638 18 145.50 $145.50 $928 +6.50
740 740 3 127.00 $127.00 $940 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 11 164.00 $164.00 $597 +5.00
445–447 445 14 136.00–153.00 $149.34 $665 —
510 510 1 132.00 $132.00 $673 +5.00
615 615 1 132.00 $132.00 $812 —
650 650 5 134.00 $134.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 16 148.00 $148.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 +4.00
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 142.00 $142.00 $513 +9.00
455 455 22 134.50 $134.50 $612 +3.50
505–535 533 26 121.00–126.25 $125.87 $671 -1.13
630 630 5 120.00 $120.00 $756 +1.00
740 740 1 114.00 $114.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 144.00 $144.00 $508 +7.00
443 443 2 125.00 $125.00 $554 —
470 470 12 135.50 $135.50 $637 +1.50
543 543 30 125.75 $125.75 $683 +0.75
644 644 4 119.00 $119.00 $766 +1.00
715 715 4 119.50 $119.50 $854 +18.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–368 364 3 124.00–130.00 $128.05 $466 —
439 439 6 128.50 $128.50 $564 +5.31
544 544 9 119.00 $119.00 $647 —
570 570 1 118.00 $118.00 $673 +2.00
628 628 3 117.50 $117.50 $738 +6.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 171.00 $171.00 $604 —
423 423 9 144.00 $144.00 $609 ±0.00
494 494 16 134.50 $134.50 $664 -5.50
580–598 594 12 112.00–119.50 $117.67 $699 -1.33
650 650 8 124.00 $124.00 $806 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 175.00 $175.00 $604 +11.00
428 428 9 145.00 $145.00 $621 +5.31
480 480 3 134.00 $134.00 $643 -4.34
575 575 9 125.50 $125.50 $722 +1.50
655–690 662 5 110.00–124.00 $121.08 $802 -0.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–470 460 4 120.00–131.00 $128.19 $590 -6.81
552 552 3 120.00 $120.00 $662 —

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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.