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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 14, 2021

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 444 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $131.25/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 574 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $150.66/cwt -13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 416 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 465 514 208
Feeder cattle 465 514 208

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 113, Heifers 198, Bulls 154)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 151.00 $151.00 $551 -19.00
448 448 9 149.00 $149.00 $668 -11.00
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 -17.00
532 532 13 153.00 $153.00 $814 -0.86
560 560 2 135.00 $135.00 $756 —
654 654 10 142.00 $142.00 $929 —
755 755 5 131.00 $131.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 10 157.00 $157.00 $545 -34.00
410–444 441 10 139.00–151.00 $149.88 $661 -15.12
545 545 11 156.00 $156.00 $850 -0.50
631 631 5 144.00 $144.00 $909 +1.50
785 785 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 117.00 $117.00 $503 —
460 460 2 135.00 $135.00 $621 ±0.00
745 745 1 127.00 $127.00 $946 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 364 20 131.00–138.00 $137.63 $501 -11.88
444 444 28 132.00 $132.00 $586 -5.00
539 539 14 128.00 $128.00 $690 +0.34
644 644 9 122.00 $122.00 $786 -2.50
730 730 1 112.00 $112.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 139.00 $139.00 $553 —
458 458 21 131.00 $131.00 $600 -4.50
540 540 15 128.50 $128.50 $694 +2.21
560 560 2 121.00 $121.00 $678 —
632 632 14 127.00 $127.00 $803 +4.55
775 775 1 107.00 $107.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 130.00 $130.00 $474 -6.00
461 461 7 131.50 $131.50 $606 —
537 537 9 127.00 $127.00 $682 +10.00
633 633 3 116.00 $116.00 $734 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 155.00 $155.00 $578 -41.50
417–443 423 9 133.00–148.00 $144.51 $611 -15.70
500–540 507 18 115.00–135.25 $133.21 $675 -9.71
574 574 21 131.25 $131.25 $753 +1.25
640 640 6 123.50 $123.50 $790 -1.00
650 650 1 114.00 $114.00 $741 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 155.00 $155.00 $539 -44.00
416–420 416 21 134.00–151.50 $150.66 $627 -13.34
496 496 11 135.50 $135.50 $672 -12.50
556 556 4 134.00 $134.00 $745 —
648 648 3 131.50 $131.50 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 6 134.00 $134.00 $595 -4.00
510–525 515 3 124.00–132.00 $129.28 $666 -0.72

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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.