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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 23, 2021

458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.50/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 548 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.99/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 642 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.00/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 546 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 458 454 578
Feeder cattle 458 454 578

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 185, Bulls 147)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 144.00 $144.00 $454 —
350 350 2 154.00 $154.00 $539 —
461 461 8 148.00 $148.00 $682 +11.00
505 505 1 132.00 $132.00 $667 —
550 550 20 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
630–642 642 26 124.00–137.50 $136.99 $879 +4.49
710–740 738 14 133.00–133.50 $133.47 $985 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 147.00 $147.00 $441 —
448 448 14 147.00 $147.00 $659 —
545 545 14 146.50 $146.50 $798 —
635 635 1 139.00 $139.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 134.00 $134.00 $563 +16.00
553 553 2 126.00 $126.00 $697 —
755 755 1 125.00 $125.00 $944 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 133.00 $133.00 $492 +13.00
463–495 465 21 115.00–124.50 $124.02 $577 +5.02
548 548 27 121.50 $121.50 $666 -1.75
635 635 14 125.00 $125.00 $794 +8.00
680 680 1 119.00 $119.00 $809 —
738 738 6 120.00 $120.00 $886 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 6 133.50 $133.50 $449 —
400 400 1 126.00 $126.00 $504 —
468 468 15 123.50 $123.50 $578 +7.50
546 546 24 127.00 $127.00 $693 +1.46
630 630 13 123.00 $123.00 $775 -2.00
745 745 3 119.00 $119.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 129.00 $129.00 $482 +5.00
456 456 8 120.00 $120.00 $547 +0.50
548 548 10 124.00 $124.00 $680 +1.00
626–630 627 8 113.00–117.00 $116.50 $730 +5.50
718 718 3 109.00 $109.00 $783 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 347 5 144.00–156.00 $153.62 $533 +3.62
417–435 419 9 140.00–152.00 $150.62 $631 +8.62
500 500 22 137.00 $137.00 $685 —
559 559 10 132.25 $132.25 $739 +1.75
655 655 11 128.00 $128.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 151.00 $151.00 $515 -3.00
424 424 8 145.00 $145.00 $615 -0.79
496 496 19 136.50 $136.50 $677 —
569 569 10 131.00 $131.00 $745 +2.76
651 651 7 125.00 $125.00 $814 +3.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 139.00 $139.00 $581 —
580 580 1 121.00 $121.00 $702 —

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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.