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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 24, 2021

390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $148.77/cwt +7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 500 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.50/cwt ≈ $609/hd at 446 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 539 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 390 358 476
Feeder cattle 390 358 476

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 197, Bulls 134)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 173.00 $173.00 $588 —
358 358 2 174.00 $174.00 $623 +11.00
458 458 5 150.00 $150.00 $687 +1.67
559 559 10 155.00 $155.00 $866 —
633 633 3 145.00 $145.00 $918 +2.00
738 738 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 152.00 $152.00 $684 -6.00
548 548 8 152.00 $152.00 $833 +1.50
637 637 8 147.00 $147.00 $936 +7.52
724 724 4 137.00 $137.00 $992 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 135.00 $135.00 $594 —
513 513 3 120.00 $120.00 $616 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 19 146.00 $146.00 $531 +19.00
446 446 24 136.50 $136.50 $609 —
539 539 24 136.00 $136.00 $733 -2.00
593 593 2 122.00 $122.00 $723 —
628 628 8 126.00 $126.00 $791 —
718 718 2 116.00 $116.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 160.00 $160.00 $512 —
453–460 453 16 128.00–134.00 $133.62 $605 —
535 535 23 139.00 $139.00 $744 +4.14
600–644 642 18 123.00–125.00 $124.90 $802 +2.27
732 732 3 115.00 $115.00 $842 -0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 126.00 $126.00 $485 +1.00
439 439 10 133.50 $133.50 $586 —
475 475 2 128.00 $128.00 $608 +4.00
549 549 7 127.00 $127.00 $697 -9.00
553 553 2 124.00 $124.00 $686 —
624 624 8 121.50 $121.50 $758 +5.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 185.00 $185.00 $583 +23.00
415 415 13 154.00 $154.00 $639 +6.30
500–503 500 26 128.00–151.50 $148.77 $744 +7.02
575 575 16 132.50 $132.50 $762 -4.50
627 627 5 125.00 $125.00 $784 +2.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 185.00 $185.00 $622 +23.00
420 420 19 151.00 $151.00 $634 +4.00
465 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 -17.00
500 500 9 144.00 $144.00 $720 —
588 588 6 137.50 $137.50 $808 +3.50
680 680 1 135.00 $135.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 140.00 $140.00 $637 —
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 —

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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.