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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 30, 2021

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.50/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 455 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.00/cwt ≈ $704/hd at 554 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 451 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 458 317
Feeder cattle 399 458 317

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 88, Heifers 185, Bulls 126)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 147.00 $147.00 $556 -7.00
454 454 12 151.00 $151.00 $686 +3.00
545 545 14 145.00 $145.00 $790 —
570 570 1 128.00 $128.00 $730 -17.00
651 651 17 135.00 $135.00 $879 —
734 734 4 134.50 $134.50 $987 +1.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 146.00 $146.00 $496 —
441 441 10 155.00 $155.00 $684 +8.00
539 539 5 135.00 $135.00 $728 -11.50
630 630 1 136.00 $136.00 $857 -3.00
720 720 1 134.00 $134.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 120.00 $120.00 $496 -14.00
513 513 2 116.00 $116.00 $595 —
675 675 1 131.00 $131.00 $884 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 8 134.50 $134.50 $465 —
440 440 2 120.00 $120.00 $528 —
455 455 25 124.50 $124.50 $566 +0.48
554 554 25 127.00 $127.00 $704 —
605–644 640 11 125.00–127.50 $127.29 $815 +2.29
710–720 717 3 123.00–124.00 $123.33 $884 +3.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 366 10 124.00–133.50 $132.48 $485 —
420 420 2 121.00 $121.00 $508 -5.00
451 451 19 124.00 $124.00 $559 +0.50
550 550 18 120.00–129.50 $128.44 $706 —
648 648 8 125.50 $125.50 $813 +2.50
670 670 1 119.00 $119.00 $797 —
740 740 1 117.00 $117.00 $866 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 126.00 $126.00 $456 -3.00
430–445 442 10 120.00–123.00 $122.42 $541 —
552–590 556 9 117.00–123.00 $122.29 $680 —
639 639 4 114.00 $114.00 $728 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 9 146.00 $146.00 $610 +1.00
516 516 7 131.00 $131.00 $676 —
577 577 18 121.50 $121.50 $701 -9.50
650 650 12 117.00 $117.00 $760 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 7 150.00 $150.00 $518 -3.62
380 380 1 148.00 $148.00 $562 —
414 414 9 147.50 $147.50 $611 -3.12
493 493 16 128.00 $128.00 $631 —
503 503 2 114.00 $114.00 $573 -23.00
573 573 6 120.00 $120.00 $688 -12.25
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 -13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 132.00 $132.00 $607 —
525–537 534 4 110.00–127.00 $114.18 $610 —

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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.