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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 13, 2021

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.50/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 565 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.50/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 643 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.50/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 550 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 612 278
Feeder cattle 376 612 278

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 174, Bulls 102)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–483 479 3 147.00–148.00 $147.67 $707 -5.33
565 565 23 141.50 $141.50 $799 +3.26
643 643 23 132.50 $132.50 $852 +2.58
729 729 10 124.00 $124.00 $904 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 162.00 $162.00 $522 —
459 459 8 160.50 $160.50 $737 +1.25
547 547 6 143.00 $143.00 $782 +4.00
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 —
649 649 8 124.00 $124.00 $805 -10.00
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 152.00 $152.00 $623 —
560 560 3 126.00 $126.00 $706 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 8 131.00 $131.00 $476 -2.00
444 444 21 123.50 $123.50 $548 —
538–544 543 20 118.00–132.00 $129.92 $705 +4.75
636 636 10 119.00 $119.00 $757 -4.00
735 735 5 110.00 $110.00 $808 -11.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 128.00 $128.00 $467 -0.21
440–446 445 10 116.00–121.00 $120.51 $536 —
550 550 22 124.50 $124.50 $685 +1.00
643 643 10 121.50 $121.50 $781 +4.50
748 748 4 110.00 $110.00 $823 -14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 125.00 $125.00 $448 -1.00
456 456 6 117.00 $117.00 $534 —
534 534 6 119.00 $119.00 $635 -5.75
615 615 1 106.00 $106.00 $652 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 8 139.00 $139.00 $592 -7.00
480 480 2 134.00 $134.00 $643 +4.69
500 500 7 134.00 $134.00 $670 —
585 585 16 127.00 $127.00 $743 +2.28
660 660 11 122.50 $122.50 $808 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 7 161.00 $161.00 $551 —
425 425 5 142.00 $142.00 $604 -0.28
484 484 7 138.00 $138.00 $668 +5.00
563 563 4 124.00 $124.00 $698 +0.06
663 663 2 121.00 $121.00 $802 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 133.00 $133.00 $616 —
562 562 3 125.00 $125.00 $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.