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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 25, 2021

433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.32/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 467 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.94/cwt ≈ $696/hd at 553 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.68/cwt ≈ $700/hd at 505 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 433 518 262
Feeder cattle 433 518 262

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 194, Bulls 148)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 156.00 $156.00 $523 -13.00
460–468 467 7 140.00–152.00 $150.31 $702 —
547–548 547 24 142.00–149.00 $147.54 $807 -1.92
636 636 10 138.50 $138.50 $881 -4.50
680 680 1 132.00 $132.00 $898 -2.00
712 712 8 133.00 $133.00 $947 +3.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 157.00 $157.00 $573 -8.00
459 459 7 154.00 $154.00 $707 -2.00
549 549 6 147.00 $147.00 $807 -2.00
632 632 5 144.00 $144.00 $910 +3.00
750 750 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 140.00 $140.00 $763 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 134.00 $134.00 $489 -15.50
466–485 467 38 122.00–128.50 $128.32 $599 -4.14
552–575 553 35 121.00–126.25 $125.94 $696 —
634–645 635 28 118.00–124.00 $123.56 $785 +2.46
729 729 7 119.00 $119.00 $868 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 133.00 $133.00 $452 -16.00
359 359 7 134.00 $134.00 $481 —
439 439 19 127.50 $127.50 $560 -11.50
548 548 16 127.00 $127.00 $696 +0.25
637 637 10 126.00 $126.00 $803 +3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 123.00 $123.00 $609 —
555 555 2 121.00 $121.00 $672 —
625 625 1 118.00 $118.00 $738 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 169.00 $169.00 $529 —
415–419 419 10 135.00–150.00 $148.51 $622 -10.49
505–515 505 29 130.00–139.00 $138.68 $700 —
550–570 569 21 135.00–139.00 $138.82 $790 -2.07
649 649 20 120.00 $120.00 $779 -4.50
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 9 164.00 $164.00 $549 —
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 -32.00
406 406 12 154.00 $154.00 $625 -3.54
465–497 493 9 136.00–142.50 $141.82 $699 -1.48
566 566 5 137.00 $137.00 $775 +2.50
645 645 1 126.00 $126.00 $813 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 —

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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.