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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 18, 2021

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.00/cwt ≈ $791/hd at 557 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.50/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 464 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.50/cwt +22.50 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 446 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 313 464 248
Feeder cattle 313 464 248

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Heifers 148, Bulls 82)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 164.00 $164.00 $612 -4.00
455 455 11 156.00 $156.00 $710 -5.00
549 549 12 158.00 $158.00 $867 -6.00
641 641 8 141.00 $141.00 $904 -3.00
763 763 2 129.00 $129.00 $984 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 170.00 $170.00 $566 —
415 415 1 158.00 $158.00 $656 -11.50
546 546 6 152.00 $152.00 $830 —
613 613 2 139.00 $139.00 $852 -7.00
750 750 1 129.00 $129.00 $968 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 -20.00
563 563 2 124.00 $124.00 $698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 143.00 $143.00 $462 —
445 445 1 139.00 $139.00 $619 —
464 464 20 147.50 $147.50 $684 +13.50
535 535 1 140.50 $140.50 $752 +3.50
557 557 23 142.00 $142.00 $791 —
610–631 629 9 137.00–138.50 $138.34 $870 +9.22
743 743 3 123.00 $123.00 $914 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 363 11 137.00–141.00 $140.61 $510 +4.61
446 446 19 146.50 $146.50 $653 +22.50
510–536 529 11 130.00–142.00 $138.84 $734 +1.77
640 640 2 132.00 $132.00 $845 +3.87
745 745 1 124.00 $124.00 $924 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 128.00 $128.00 $403 —
380 380 1 123.00 $123.00 $467 -8.00
445 445 3 134.00 $134.00 $596 —
558 558 4 126.00 $126.00 $703 —
675 675 1 118.00 $118.00 $796 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 165.00 $165.00 $561 —
414 414 9 164.00 $164.00 $679 +8.00
490 490 14 153.00 $153.00 $750 +3.86
564 564 11 143.00 $143.00 $807 +5.00
642 642 3 133.00 $133.00 $854 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 8 162.00 $162.00 $677 +4.00
485 485 3 146.00 $146.00 $708 -4.00
575 575 4 140.00 $140.00 $805 +5.00
690 690 1 129.00 $129.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–442 439 4 119.00–124.00 $122.78 $539 —
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 ±0.00

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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.