Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 31, 2021

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.00/cwt ≈ $586/hd at 451 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.46/cwt ≈ $967/hd at 647 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.00/cwt ≈ $725/hd at 562 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	324	444	513
Feeder cattle	324	444	513

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 88, Heifers 153, Bulls 83)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–482	482	12	150.00–162.00	$161.00	$776	—
556	556	9	149.50	$149.50	$831	—
620–648	647	25	136.00–150.00	$149.46	$967	—
718	718	4	130.00	$130.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–385	380	3	166.00–170.00	$168.65	$641	—
450	450	8	164.00	$164.00	$738	—
527	527	8	150.00	$150.00	$790	—
563	563	3	145.00	$145.00	$816	—
600	600	1	132.00	$132.00	$792	—
705	705	1	133.00	$133.00	$938	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	137.00	$137.00	$651	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	6	148.00	$148.00	$521	—
451–453	451	26	130.00	$130.00	$586	—
537	537	10	129.00	$129.00	$693	—
642	642	3	129.00	$129.00	$828	—
755	755	2	118.00	$118.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	147.00	$147.00	$522	—
458	458	6	132.50	$132.50	$607	—
562	562	18	129.00	$129.00	$725	—
629	629	15	124.00	$124.00	$780	—
720	720	3	118.00	$118.00	$850	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	127.00	$127.00	$381	—
388	388	2	131.00	$131.00	$508	—
445	445	1	126.00	$126.00	$561	—
455	455	13	130.00	$130.00	$592	—
530	530	1	124.00	$124.00	$657	—
551	551	10	129.00	$129.00	$711	—
635	635	3	118.50	$118.50	$752	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	5	178.00	$178.00	$614	—
370	370	1	163.00	$163.00	$603	—
403–426	420	12	159.00–160.00	$159.24	$669	—
485	485	4	149.00	$149.00	$723	—
525	525	1	135.00	$135.00	$709	—
597	597	5	130.00	$130.00	$776	—
603	603	2	128.00	$128.00	$772	—
660	660	8	124.50	$124.50	$822	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	5	182.50	$182.50	$610	—
419	419	4	163.00	$163.00	$683	—
478	478	2	148.00	$148.00	$707	—
560–568	567	6	120.00–135.50	$132.95	$754	—
665	665	1	128.00	$128.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	138.00	$138.00	$649	—

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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.