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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 9, 2021

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.82/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 544 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.00/cwt ≈ $544/hd at 428 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $152.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 459 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 370 462
Feeder cattle 399 370 462

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 102, Heifers 177, Bulls 120)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 3 145.00–155.00 $151.70 $558 —
459 459 20 152.00 $152.00 $698 +8.00
548 548 16 142.00 $142.00 $778 —
615–642 639 9 125.00–134.00 $133.04 $850 -4.96
721 721 4 126.00 $126.00 $908 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 159.00 $159.00 $585 —
444 444 9 156.00 $156.00 $693 +12.00
547 547 9 146.00 $146.00 $799 —
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 133.00 $133.00 $595 +2.00
646 646 6 134.00 $134.00 $866 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 127.00 $127.00 $462 -10.00
448 448 16 127.00 $127.00 $569 +3.00
515–547 544 29 110.00–122.00 $120.82 $657 -2.93
625–635 633 12 123.00–124.00 $123.84 $784 -2.16
739 739 7 116.00 $116.00 $857 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 10 127.00 $127.00 $479 -10.00
428 428 22 127.00 $127.00 $544 —
453 453 3 115.00 $115.00 $521 -9.00
534 534 14 127.00 $127.00 $678 -2.50
646 646 4 128.50 $128.50 $830 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 110.00 $110.00 $366 —
448 448 10 117.00 $117.00 $524 -3.00
495 495 1 112.00 $112.00 $554 —
515 515 2 125.00 $125.00 $644 ±0.00
642 642 3 107.00 $107.00 $687 -10.60
665 665 2 110.00 $110.00 $732 —
743 743 4 98.00 $98.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 160.00 $160.00 $528 -15.00
420 420 9 140.00 $140.00 $588 -4.00
494 494 14 136.00 $136.00 $672 -3.50
569 569 17 125.00 $125.00 $711 -1.15
671 671 10 111.50 $111.50 $748 -9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 157.00 $157.00 $534 -15.00
399 399 5 140.00 $140.00 $559 —
460–495 492 12 128.00–136.00 $135.38 $666 -1.62
581 581 10 127.00 $127.00 $738 +1.00
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 -21.50
663 663 3 116.00 $116.00 $769 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 125.00 $125.00 $600 +15.00

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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.