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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 4, 2021

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 449 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 542 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.50/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 548 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 257 300 271
Feeder cattle 257 300 271

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 101, Bulls 61)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
415–448 445 11 146.00–161.00 $159.73 $711 —
542 542 9 152.00 $152.00 $824 +1.21
643 643 9 148.00 $148.00 $952 +7.00
733 733 12 143.00 $143.00 $1,048 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 6 166.00 $166.00 $613 +7.00
452 452 7 171.00 $171.00 $773 —
534 534 9 158.00 $158.00 $844 —
643 643 8 153.00 $153.00 $984 —
730 730 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
463 463 3 151.00 $151.00 $699 —
615 615 3 134.00 $134.00 $824 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 144.00 $144.00 $554 ±0.00
449 449 17 138.00 $138.00 $620 +1.00
542 542 17 139.00 $139.00 $753 —
633 633 8 129.75 $129.75 $821 +6.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 137.00 $137.00 $555 —
480 480 4 136.00 $136.00 $653 ±0.00
548 548 13 134.50 $134.50 $737 +2.22
628 628 9 126.50 $126.50 $794 +2.50
780 780 3 116.00 $116.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 131.00 $131.00 $469 +2.00
460 460 3 133.00 $133.00 $612 +6.00
550 550 5 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 166.00 $166.00 $652 +4.00
430 430 2 146.00 $146.00 $628 -12.00
503 503 6 144.50 $144.50 $727 —
563 563 5 138.50 $138.50 $780 -1.50
634 634 7 132.50 $132.50 $840 +2.16
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 164.00 $164.00 $615 —
442 442 3 154.00 $154.00 $681 -4.95
502 502 8 148.00 $148.00 $743 —
597 597 3 138.00 $138.00 $824 -2.50
677 677 3 133.00 $133.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 141.00 $141.00 $737 —

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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.