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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 4, 2021

555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.00/cwt ≈ $704/hd at 546 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.11/cwt +11.11 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 461 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.21/cwt ≈ $577/hd at 440 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 555 247 343
Feeder cattle 555 247 343

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 267, Bulls 184)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 156.00 $156.00 $530 —
461 461 8 155.00 $155.00 $715 +5.00
525–545 544 29 147.00–154.50 $154.00 $838 +6.00
620 620 1 140.00 $140.00 $868 +8.00
650 650 10 145.00 $145.00 $942 +18.00
742 742 6 137.50 $137.50 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–463 462 5 147.00–155.00 $151.80 $701 +1.80
532 532 10 156.00 $156.00 $830 +8.00
678 678 6 145.00 $145.00 $983 —
728 728 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 136.00 $136.00 $639 —
545 545 1 134.00 $134.00 $730 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 12 139.50 $139.50 $497 —
460–470 461 32 124.00–131.00 $130.11 $600 +11.11
530–547 546 33 125.00–129.25 $129.00 $704 —
643 643 22 123.75 $123.75 $796 +10.25
705–740 736 8 117.00 $117.00 $861 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–346 345 15 127.00–139.00 $138.22 $477 —
440 440 29 123.00–131.50 $131.21 $577 —
544 544 29 129.00 $129.00 $702 +7.00
555 555 2 127.00 $127.00 $705 —
631 631 10 131.25 $131.25 $828 +14.25
715 715 1 116.00 $116.00 $829 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 132.00 $132.00 $477 +22.00
456 456 9 128.00 $128.00 $584 —
523 523 3 125.00 $125.00 $654 +15.00
628 628 6 120.50 $120.50 $757 —
720 720 1 104.00 $104.00 $749 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 9 160.00 $160.00 $571 +16.00
418–440 419 18 142.00–156.00 $155.18 $650 +17.20
494 494 16 152.00 $152.00 $751 +17.00
513–540 518 5 136.00–148.00 $145.50 $754 +7.50
584 584 15 137.50 $137.50 $803 +4.70
645 645 15 132.00 $132.00 $851 —
658 658 2 132.00 $132.00 $869 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 7 163.00 $163.00 $553 —
417 417 13 157.00 $157.00 $655 +13.00
480–490 489 7 135.00–149.00 $147.04 $719 +9.98
565–582 578 4 126.00–133.00 $131.29 $759 +0.29
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 +9.00
667 667 6 130.00 $130.00 $867 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 143.00 $143.00 $601 —
562 562 3 129.00 $129.00 $725 +23.00

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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.