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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 19, 2021

537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.50/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 446 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.00/cwt ≈ $705/hd at 555 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $756/hd at 540 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 537 405 240
Feeder cattle 537 405 240

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 134, Heifers 246, Bulls 157)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 157.00 $157.00 $557 -8.00
464 464 12 140.00 $140.00 $650 -12.50
540 540 31 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
642 642 30 142.50 $142.50 $915 -10.50
740 740 5 130.50 $130.50 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–395 381 7 133.00–149.00 $146.63 $559 -18.37
448 448 14 144.00 $144.00 $645 -13.00
550 550 13 138.50 $138.50 $762 —
637 637 5 135.50 $135.50 $863 -0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 131.00 $131.00 $576 -5.00
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 14 117.00–135.00 $133.71 $481 -10.29
446 446 34 131.50 $131.50 $586 +8.50
555 555 32 127.00 $127.00 $705 —
637 637 13 120.00 $120.00 $764 -5.40
718 718 4 113.00 $113.00 $811 +9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 11 135.00 $135.00 $483 -5.00
428 428 2 127.00 $127.00 $544 -5.00
458 458 22 130.50 $130.50 $598 —
540–545 545 30 120.00–124.75 $124.44 $678 +0.52
644 644 25 119.00 $119.00 $766 -4.00
660 660 2 117.00 $117.00 $772 —
733 733 3 115.50 $115.50 $847 -9.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 109.00 $109.00 $396 -17.00
462–465 463 11 111.00–117.00 $114.81 $532 -8.66
528 528 4 117.00 $117.00 $618 —
655 655 3 111.00 $111.00 $727 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 156.00 $156.00 $541 -13.00
423 423 17 140.50 $140.50 $594 -6.50
493 493 18 130.75 $130.75 $645 -8.75
576 576 22 122.50 $122.50 $706 -5.50
660–680 661 14 111.00–119.50 $118.88 $786 -3.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 6 152.00 $152.00 $508 —
421 421 4 137.00 $137.00 $577 -9.50
494 494 12 128.50 $128.50 $635 —
566–580 567 16 109.00–121.00 $120.23 $682 -9.27
654 654 5 121.50 $121.50 $795 -3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 132.00 $132.00 $638 +6.00
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 —
570 570 1 115.00 $115.00 $656 -9.00

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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.