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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 12, 2021

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.00/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 456 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $139.50/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 495 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.92/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 544 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 379 595
Feeder cattle 405 379 595

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 164, Bulls 132)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 165.00 $165.00 $586 —
456 456 10 152.50 $152.50 $695 +3.60
558 558 12 154.00 $154.00 $859 +10.00
635 635 10 153.00 $153.00 $972 +7.50
761 761 5 124.00 $124.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 165.00 $165.00 $586 +1.00
441 441 9 157.00 $157.00 $692 +7.66
530 530 8 150.00 $150.00 $795 +18.00
620 620 4 136.00 $136.00 $843 +4.00
670 670 1 126.50 $126.50 $848 -7.50
724 724 4 126.00 $126.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 12 136.00 $136.00 $607 —
643 643 2 130.00 $130.00 $836 —
760 760 1 114.00 $114.00 $866 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 13 144.00 $144.00 $508 +2.00
420 420 1 123.00 $123.00 $517 —
456 456 25 136.00 $136.00 $620 +1.50
535–542 542 14 116.00–125.00 $124.36 $674 -1.51
620–633 632 13 118.00–126.00 $125.40 $793 +5.40
715 715 1 104.00 $104.00 $744 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 140.00 $140.00 $542 -4.00
440 440 11 132.00 $132.00 $581 +7.00
500–546 544 22 122.00–124.00 $123.92 $674 -1.83
629 629 10 123.00 $123.00 $774 +4.00
703 703 2 125.00 $125.00 $879 +5.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 6 126.00 $126.00 $471 -2.05
453–485 456 10 119.00–124.00 $123.47 $563 —
550 550 6 116.00 $116.00 $638 -2.00
640 640 4 115.00 $115.00 $736 -2.50
730 730 2 108.00 $108.00 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 169.00 $169.00 $558 —
417 417 13 147.00 $147.00 $613 +3.00
495 495 24 139.50 $139.50 $691 +5.00
574 574 9 128.00 $128.00 $735 +10.33
657 657 8 122.50 $122.50 $805 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 160.00 $160.00 $579 —
422 422 15 146.50 $146.50 $618 +1.50
508 508 12 141.50 $141.50 $719 —
584 584 9 129.50 $129.50 $756 +4.00
658 658 4 125.00 $125.00 $822 +3.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 120.00–128.00 $126.00 $586 -2.19
550 550 3 124.00 $124.00 $682 +4.00

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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.