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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 6, 2021

612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $129.31/cwt ≈ $627/hd at 485 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.50/cwt ≈ $816/hd at 650 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 556 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 612 399 518
Feeder cattle 612 399 518

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 261, Bulls 208)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 156.00 $156.00 $585 +9.00
466 466 5 153.00 $153.00 $713 +2.00
557–595 559 25 132.50–138.50 $138.24 $773 +10.24
630–643 642 24 129.75–134.00 $129.92 $834 —
749 749 7 125.00 $125.00 $936 -9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 156.00 $156.00 $569 —
457 457 13 159.25 $159.25 $728 —
549 549 18 139.00 $139.00 $763 +4.00
638 638 7 134.00 $134.00 $855 -2.00
710 710 2 131.00 $131.00 $930 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 10 147.00 $147.00 $666 —
539 539 4 137.00 $137.00 $738 +21.00
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 —
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 16 133.00 $133.00 $489 +0.52
453 453 21 122.50 $122.50 $555 -1.50
515–536 535 25 117.00–125.50 $125.17 $670 —
641 641 17 123.00 $123.00 $788 -2.50
700–744 739 8 103.00–124.00 $121.51 $898 +4.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–390 385 4 120.00–131.00 $128.21 $494 —
543 543 2 114.00 $114.00 $619 —
556 556 29 123.50 $123.50 $687 -3.50
630 630 1 117.00 $117.00 $737 -10.29
650 650 32 125.50 $125.50 $816 —
722 722 12 124.00 $124.00 $895 +0.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 14 126.00 $126.00 $459 ±0.00
425 425 6 120.00 $120.00 $510 -2.42
534 534 10 124.75 $124.75 $666 —
615 615 2 117.00 $117.00 $720 +3.00
749 749 4 94.00 $94.00 $704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 151.00 $151.00 $566 —
428 428 8 146.00 $146.00 $625 ±0.00
467–498 485 35 123.50–139.00 $129.31 $627 —
570–585 583 20 124.50–126.00 $124.72 $727 +3.22
656 656 15 121.00 $121.00 $794 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 7 150.00 $150.00 $530 +2.00
418–422 422 22 135.00–143.00 $142.28 $600 -5.22
486 486 18 133.00 $133.00 $646 +5.00
570 570 17 123.00–124.00 $123.94 $706 +3.94
660 660 11 117.00 $117.00 $772 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 10 136.00 $136.00 $600 —
547 547 13 127.00 $127.00 $695 +12.82

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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.