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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 11, 2021

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 544 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.00/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 457 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 579 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 555 649
Feeder cattle 464 555 649

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 200, Bulls 196)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 168.00 $168.00 $622 —
454 454 9 161.00 $161.00 $731 +6.00
534 534 14 164.00 $164.00 $876 +10.00
580 580 1 132.00 $132.00 $766 —
646 646 6 144.00 $144.00 $930 +4.00
650 650 1 136.00 $136.00 $884 -9.00
705 705 1 136.00 $136.00 $959 —
753 753 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 166.00 $166.00 $631 —
446 446 8 169.50 $169.50 $756 —
630 630 1 146.00 $146.00 $920 —
653 653 2 150.00 $150.00 $980 +5.00
770 770 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 140.00 $140.00 $672 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 12 139.50 $139.50 $515 ±0.00
457 457 26 134.00 $134.00 $612 +3.89
544 544 29 137.00 $137.00 $745 +8.00
633–641 639 9 126.00–130.00 $129.12 $825 +5.37
721 721 4 120.00 $120.00 $865 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 6 136.00 $136.00 $492 —
425 425 2 124.00 $124.00 $527 -7.21
452 452 23 133.50 $133.50 $603 —
545 545 15 131.00–138.00 $137.07 $747 +8.07
632–645 634 7 123.00–129.00 $128.13 $812 -3.12
733 733 3 118.00 $118.00 $865 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 131.00 $131.00 $483 -1.00
463–475 464 10 110.00–118.00 $117.18 $544 -10.82
543 543 9 123.00 $123.00 $668 -2.00
643 643 2 95.00 $95.00 $611 -25.50
755 755 1 106.00 $106.00 $800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 12 168.00 $168.00 $588 +8.00
412 412 10 156.00 $156.00 $643 +0.82
493–498 498 23 140.00–150.00 $149.14 $743 -2.86
540 540 1 136.00 $136.00 $734 -9.50
579 579 24 138.00 $138.00 $799 +0.50
653 653 12 128.00 $128.00 $836 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 172.00 $172.00 $583 +9.00
411 411 9 158.00 $158.00 $649 +1.00
496 496 14 150.00 $150.00 $744 +2.96
567 567 8 135.00 $135.00 $765 +3.71
649 649 10 130.50 $130.50 $847 +4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 130.00 $130.00 $641 —
549 549 11 110.00 $110.00 $604 —

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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.