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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 16, 2021

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $527/hd at 447 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $129.79/cwt ≈ $657/hd at 506 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.25/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 536 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 454 399 566
Feeder cattle 454 399 566

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 190, Bulls 188)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 7 147.00 $147.00 $623 —
480 480 2 137.00 $137.00 $658 -15.00
535–545 543 16 138.50–140.50 $140.01 $760 -1.99
632–649 636 17 132.50 $132.50 $843 -0.54
790 790 1 123.00 $123.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 155.00 $155.00 $566 -4.00
460 460 9 128.00–140.00 $138.67 $638 —
555 555 4 142.00 $142.00 $788 —
693 693 2 133.00 $133.00 $922 —
735 735 1 129.00 $129.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 118.00 $118.00 $472 —
665 665 1 128.00 $128.00 $851 —
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 135.00 $135.00 $468 —
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 -7.00
462 462 18 119.00 $119.00 $550 —
536 536 29 123.25 $123.25 $661 +2.43
580 580 1 117.00 $117.00 $679 —
643 643 12 117.00 $117.00 $752 -6.84
724 724 7 112.00 $112.00 $811 -4.00
765 765 1 109.00 $109.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 15 124.00 $124.00 $446 -3.00
447 447 32 118.00 $118.00 $527 -9.00
495 495 1 116.00 $116.00 $574 —
525–530 530 13 120.00–126.00 $125.54 $665 -1.46
621 621 4 125.00 $125.00 $776 -3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 7 124.00 $124.00 $454 —
448 448 2 116.00 $116.00 $520 -1.00
456 456 13 119.50 $119.50 $545 —
543 543 6 123.00 $123.00 $668 -2.00
608 608 2 111.00 $111.00 $675 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 9 150.00 $150.00 $516 -7.00
424 424 26 142.00 $142.00 $602 —
450–496 494 25 120.00–129.00 $128.35 $634 -7.03
565 565 12 130.50 $130.50 $737 +3.50
645 645 3 125.50 $125.50 $809 +25.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 154.00 $154.00 $500 -6.00
360 360 1 148.00 $148.00 $533 —
415–417 417 14 143.00–146.00 $145.79 $608 +5.79
505–506 506 29 127.00–130.00 $129.79 $657 —
572–580 573 8 123.00–129.00 $128.24 $735 +3.24
664–680 666 8 119.00–122.00 $121.62 $810 +10.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 5 126.00 $126.00 $585 +1.00
525–534 533 10 112.00–115.00 $114.70 $611 —

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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.