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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 26, 2021

357 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.50/cwt ≈ $596/hd at 450 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.50/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 540 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.00/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 466 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 357 537 376
Feeder cattle 357 537 376

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 79, Heifers 138, Bulls 140)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 154.00 $154.00 $508 —
464–475 466 6 139.50–146.50 $145.31 $677 +5.31
552 552 10 141.50 $141.50 $781 —
625 625 10 148.00 $148.00 $925 +5.50
733 733 6 130.00 $130.00 $953 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 150.00 $150.00 $537 +3.37
441 441 10 147.00 $147.00 $648 +3.00
566 566 7 142.00 $142.00 $804 +3.50
635 635 5 138.00 $138.00 $876 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 134.00 $134.00 $600 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 9 120.00 $120.00 $428 -13.71
450 450 24 132.50 $132.50 $596 —
545 545 20 127.00 $127.00 $692 —
613 613 3 126.00 $126.00 $772 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 120.00 $120.00 $474 —
466 466 20 138.00 $138.00 $643 +7.50
540 540 21 127.50 $127.50 $688 +3.06
629 629 9 124.50 $124.50 $783 +5.50
728 728 4 104.00 $104.00 $757 -11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 104.00 $104.00 $328 —
370 370 1 110.00 $110.00 $407 +1.00
428 428 5 114.00 $114.00 $488 —
548 548 5 119.00 $119.00 $652 +2.00
710 710 1 106.00 $106.00 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–398 390 6 128.00–140.00 $138.05 $538 —
496 496 9 139.00 $139.00 $689 +8.25
520–545 533 2 120.00–127.00 $123.42 $658 —
592 592 14 125.50 $125.50 $743 +3.00
628–645 643 18 114.00–119.50 $118.90 $765 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 140.00 $140.00 $518 —
423 423 13 139.00 $139.00 $588 +2.00
510 510 12 133.50 $133.50 $681 —
559 559 7 130.00 $130.00 $727 +9.77
630 630 5 120.00 $120.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 124.00 $124.00 $560 -8.00

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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.