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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 10, 2021

393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.50/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 542 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.00/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 459 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.07/cwt +8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 534 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 393 357 512
Feeder cattle 393 357 512

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 97, Heifers 197, Bulls 99)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 158.00 $158.00 $574 —
437 437 13 153.00 $153.00 $669 —
495 495 1 142.00 $142.00 $703 -3.31
545 545 14 152.00 $152.00 $828 —
585 585 2 133.00 $133.00 $778 -8.50
625–649 647 14 131.00–144.00 $143.10 $926 -4.90
715 715 2 136.00 $136.00 $972 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 154.00 $154.00 $568 +4.00
452 452 16 151.50 $151.50 $685 —
549 549 12 151.00 $151.00 $829 —
626 626 4 136.00 $136.00 $851 -2.00
713 713 2 134.00 $134.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 7 134.00 $134.00 $616 —
563 563 2 120.00 $120.00 $676 —
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 11 141.00 $141.00 $502 —
450 450 19 135.50 $135.50 $610 -2.50
542 542 46 134.50 $134.50 $729 +7.00
631 631 20 123.00 $123.00 $776 -1.50
728 728 2 114.00 $114.00 $830 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 14 134.00 $134.00 $502 +14.00
459 459 28 139.00 $139.00 $638 +6.50
520–535 534 23 125.00–136.00 $135.07 $721 +8.07
639 639 9 125.00 $125.00 $799 -1.00
728 728 2 110.00 $110.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 362 6 113.00–133.00 $129.36 $468 +19.36
456 456 11 137.50 $137.50 $627 —
567 567 5 127.50 $127.50 $723 —
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 154.00 $154.00 $578 +15.95
418 418 15 145.00 $145.00 $606 —
503 503 13 146.00 $146.00 $734 +22.58
578 578 11 135.50 $135.50 $783 +10.00
605–642 638 9 120.00–124.00 $120.42 $768 +1.52
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 8 165.00 $165.00 $569 —
421 421 14 144.00 $144.00 $606 +5.00
491 491 14 148.00 $148.00 $727 —
530 530 1 136.00 $136.00 $721 +2.50
564 564 5 136.50 $136.50 $770 +6.50
625 625 1 123.00 $123.00 $769 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 128.00 $128.00 $584 +4.00
565 565 2 116.00 $116.00 $655 —

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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.