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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 28, 2021

300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $158.95/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 413 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $160.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 456 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.28/cwt -7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 547 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 300 302 193
Feeder cattle 300 302 193

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Heifers 105, Bulls 124)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 156.00 $156.00 $608 —
456 456 17 160.00 $160.00 $730 -4.00
505–537 535 14 141.00–151.50 $150.79 $807 +10.79
623 623 5 141.00 $141.00 $878 -8.50
715 715 3 132.00 $132.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 159.00 $159.00 $564 -1.00
443 443 9 164.00 $164.00 $727 —
560 560 2 146.00 $146.00 $818 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 138.00 $138.00 $738 -4.00
650 650 1 131.00 $131.00 $852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 144.00 $144.00 $533 +12.00
463 463 9 136.00 $136.00 $630 -8.00
544–549 547 16 132.00–132.50 $132.28 $724 -7.72
639 639 8 124.00 $124.00 $792 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 10 144.00 $144.00 $523 +9.32
439 439 9 137.00 $137.00 $601 —
500 500 1 124.00 $124.00 $620 —
625 625 1 123.00 $123.00 $769 -4.00
705 705 2 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 129.00 $129.00 $464 —
465 465 4 127.00 $127.00 $591 -12.81
546 546 6 118.50 $118.50 $647 —
605 605 1 117.00 $117.00 $708 -1.00
735 735 1 107.00 $107.00 $786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 162.00 $162.00 $580 —
414 414 10 158.00 $158.00 $654 +6.00
475–495 494 15 139.00–145.00 $144.62 $714 —
574 574 12 140.00 $140.00 $804 +6.00
625–635 633 6 127.00–131.00 $130.34 $825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 164.00 $164.00 $564 —
412–435 413 18 142.00–160.00 $158.95 $656 +3.95
487 487 15 146.00 $146.00 $711 +0.32
575 575 3 140.50 $140.50 $808 +1.00
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 -11.00
560 560 4 131.00 $131.00 $734 +1.00

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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.