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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 17, 2021

358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.86/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 538 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.61/cwt ≈ $602/hd at 447 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.75/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 507 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 358 393 539
Feeder cattle 358 393 539

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 164, Bulls 129)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 163.00 $163.00 $595 +5.00
445 445 1 144.00 $144.00 $641 -9.00
460 460 7 158.00 $158.00 $727 +16.00
525 525 16 150.50 $150.50 $790 -1.50
560 560 1 136.00 $136.00 $762 +3.00
626–645 629 11 135.00–140.50 $139.48 $877 -3.62
739 739 4 130.00 $130.00 $961 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 163.00 $163.00 $587 +9.00
475–495 490 4 140.00–151.00 $148.33 $727 —
518 518 3 153.00 $153.00 $793 +2.00
630 630 1 143.00 $143.00 $901 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 129.00 $129.00 $787 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 138.00 $138.00 $501 -3.00
430–448 447 25 124.00–135.50 $134.61 $602 —
510–539 538 35 130.00–135.00 $134.86 $726 +0.36
636–645 636 22 115.00–123.00 $122.63 $780 -0.37
734 734 4 115.50 $115.50 $848 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 137.00 $137.00 $470 —
353 353 2 127.00 $127.00 $448 -7.00
462–480 464 10 124.00–137.00 $135.65 $629 -3.35
533 533 16 138.00 $138.00 $736 +2.93
668 668 2 118.00 $118.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 125.00 $125.00 $454 -4.36
473 473 4 124.00 $124.00 $587 -13.50
533 533 4 136.00 $136.00 $725 —
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 162.00 $162.00 $557 —
425–427 427 10 145.00–148.00 $147.70 $631 +2.70
507 507 22 141.75 $141.75 $719 -4.25
567 567 19 137.00 $137.00 $777 +1.50
600–643 640 13 122.00–126.00 $122.29 $783 +1.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 162.00 $162.00 $552 -3.00
423 423 9 147.00 $147.00 $622 +3.00
498 498 5 143.00 $143.00 $712 -5.00
587 587 6 134.00 $134.00 $787 -2.50
649 649 5 123.00 $123.00 $798 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 —

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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.