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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 20, 2021

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.59/cwt ≈ $564/hd at 456 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.18/cwt ≈ $660/hd at 549 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.70/cwt -12.22 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 537 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 449 376 502
Feeder cattle 449 376 502

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 84, Heifers 212, Bulls 153)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 156.00 $156.00 $601 —
432 432 3 150.00 $150.00 $648 —
451 451 11 164.50 $164.50 $742 +16.83
543 543 13 141.00–157.50 $154.96 $841 —
635 635 3 132.00 $132.00 $838 -0.50
745 745 4 129.50 $129.50 $965 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 146.00–155.00 $150.68 $573 —
439 439 9 168.25 $168.25 $739 —
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 -10.50
538 538 7 157.50 $157.50 $847 +14.50
653 653 7 135.50 $135.50 $885 —
725 725 1 132.00 $132.00 $957 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 5 143.00 $143.00 $666 —
548 548 3 131.00 $131.00 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 10 136.50 $136.50 $506 +5.50
452–456 456 41 112.00–124.50 $123.59 $564 —
530–537 537 26 110.00–118.00 $117.70 $632 -12.22
648 648 13 115.75 $115.75 $750 -3.25
747 747 6 107.00 $107.00 $799 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 136.00 $136.00 $460 —
461 461 11 125.00 $125.00 $576 —
543–549 549 29 109.00–121.00 $120.18 $660 —
648 648 12 114.75 $114.75 $744 -6.75
730–735 733 4 105.00–106.00 $105.50 $773 -4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 125.00 $125.00 $446 ±0.00
428 428 2 116.00 $116.00 $496 —
543 543 15 114.00 $114.00 $619 -5.00
649 649 7 113.00 $113.00 $733 +7.00
770 770 2 100.50 $100.50 $774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 7 148.00 $148.00 $651 +9.00
503 503 20 141.00 $141.00 $709 +7.00
572 572 16 125.75 $125.75 $719 -1.25
615 615 1 119.50 $119.50 $735 —
654 654 15 115.50 $115.50 $755 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 5 164.00 $164.00 $548 +3.00
429 429 7 151.50 $151.50 $650 +9.50
485–499 498 18 138.00–142.00 $141.78 $706 +3.78
575 575 10 129.50 $129.50 $745 +5.50
649 649 12 122.00 $122.00 $792 —
660 660 1 118.00 $118.00 $779 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 133.00 $133.00 $632 ±0.00
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 —

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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.