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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 11, 2021

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 546 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.54/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 446 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 544 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 521 257 649
Feeder cattle 521 257 649

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 131, Heifers 214, Bulls 176)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 176.50 $176.50 $655 +10.50
450–461 460 16 144.00–161.50 $160.43 $738 -10.57
543 543 20 150.00 $150.00 $814 -8.00
565 565 1 143.00 $143.00 $808 —
637 637 3 148.00 $148.00 $943 -5.00
710 710 1 136.00 $136.00 $966 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 167.00 $167.00 $543 -3.00
556–585 558 16 137.00–153.50 $152.42 $851 —
635–644 644 20 137.00–145.00 $144.61 $931 -3.39
748 748 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,002 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 6 141.00 $141.00 $613 +1.00
515 515 1 131.00 $131.00 $675 —
633 633 3 133.50 $133.50 $845 -0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 156.00 $156.00 $563 +12.00
433–447 446 34 134.00–142.00 $141.54 $631 +3.54
544 544 30 136.00 $136.00 $740 -3.00
583 583 2 124.00 $124.00 $723 —
632 632 6 133.00 $133.00 $841 +3.25
710 710 1 124.00 $124.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 146.00 $146.00 $482 —
420 420 1 133.00 $133.00 $559 -4.00
459–460 459 24 139.00–159.50 $144.13 $662 +8.13
546 546 34 135.00 $135.00 $737 +0.50
643 643 9 133.00 $133.00 $855 +6.50
750 750 1 122.00 $122.00 $915 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–375 372 10 132.00–138.00 $137.40 $511 +6.40
445 445 2 132.00 $132.00 $587 —
453 453 18 134.50 $134.50 $609 +1.50
530–542 540 13 115.00–132.00 $129.43 $699 —
675 675 3 120.50 $120.50 $813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 176.00 $176.00 $607 —
365 365 1 159.00 $159.00 $580 -7.00
425–435 427 12 155.00–180.00 $175.75 $750 +29.75
501–515 503 13 138.00–148.50 $146.85 $739 +2.35
570–575 570 21 130.50–141.50 $140.44 $801 +1.94
655–670 668 17 117.00–123.50 $122.75 $820 -4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–355 354 10 153.00–183.00 $179.99 $637 +15.99
421–435 422 18 149.00–180.00 $178.22 $752 +24.22
494 494 21 151.00 $151.00 $746 —
571 571 5 139.00 $139.00 $794 +1.00
649 649 4 125.50 $125.50 $814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 141.00 $141.00 $627 —

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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.