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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 7, 2021

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.29/cwt ≈ $690/hd at 546 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.86/cwt ≈ $842/hd at 547 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.50/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 452 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 324 478
Feeder cattle 514 324 478

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 240, Bulls 121)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
446 446 16 160.00 $160.00 $714 —
485 485 2 157.00 $157.00 $761 -4.00
541–548 547 38 144.00–155.00 $153.86 $842 —
632–635 632 28 137.00–146.00 $145.03 $917 -4.43
724 724 4 133.00 $133.00 $963 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 191.00 $191.00 $659 —
436 436 9 165.00 $165.00 $719 —
450 450 1 157.00 $157.00 $706 -7.00
524 524 15 156.50 $156.50 $820 +6.50
645 645 4 142.50 $142.50 $919 —
670 670 1 138.00 $138.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 135.00 $135.00 $618 -2.00
553 553 2 136.00 $136.00 $752 —
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 147.50 $147.50 $524 +0.50
448 448 2 128.00 $128.00 $573 —
452 452 31 135.50 $135.50 $612 +3.00
520–549 546 56 124.00–126.50 $126.29 $690 —
615–647 643 26 118.00–123.00 $122.45 $787 -1.55
715–741 737 6 110.00–120.00 $118.38 $872 +0.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 360 16 136.00–150.50 $149.51 $538 +1.51
446 446 23 137.00 $137.00 $611 —
485 485 1 128.00 $128.00 $621 -2.00
520–533 532 23 120.00–128.00 $127.66 $679 -1.34
624 624 9 124.50 $124.50 $777 -4.50
795 795 1 111.00 $111.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 136.00 $136.00 $510 +5.00
433 433 2 130.00 $130.00 $563 +4.00
545 545 1 117.00 $117.00 $638 -7.00
570 570 2 120.00 $120.00 $684 -9.00
610 610 2 120.00 $120.00 $732 +1.50
700 700 2 112.00 $112.00 $784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 6 196.50 $196.50 $702 +33.50
424–425 424 14 160.00–163.00 $160.21 $679 +0.97
509–515 509 13 142.00–143.00 $142.92 $727 +7.92
583 583 18 130.00 $130.00 $758 ±0.00
644 644 8 124.50 $124.50 $802 —
670 670 2 121.00 $121.00 $811 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 199.00 $199.00 $677 +16.50
425 425 10 164.00 $164.00 $697 +1.00
493 493 8 148.00 $148.00 $730 ±0.00
593 593 4 132.00 $132.00 $783 -0.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 138.00 $138.00 $604 —
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 —

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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.