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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 8, 2022

299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.50/cwt ≈ $650/hd at 453 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 572 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.50/cwt ≈ $843/hd at 651 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 299 313 434
Feeder cattle 299 313 434

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Heifers 119, Bulls 109)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 168.00 $168.00 $588 +4.00
460 460 3 160.00 $160.00 $736 +4.00
551 551 17 163.00 $163.00 $898 —
628 628 10 150.00 $150.00 $942 +9.00
736 736 9 139.50 $139.50 $1,027 —
795 795 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 167.00 $167.00 $605 —
405–444 439 8 150.00–160.00 $158.85 $697 +0.85
535 535 2 160.00 $160.00 $856 +8.00
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
705 705 1 136.00 $136.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 149.00 $149.00 $656 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
458–475 460 9 136.00–138.00 $137.77 $634 -9.73
548 548 15 135.00 $135.00 $740 -5.50
570 570 1 132.00 $132.00 $752 -10.00
651 651 17 129.50 $129.50 $843 —
780 780 1 114.00 $114.00 $889 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 142.00 $142.00 $447 —
383 383 6 150.50 $150.50 $576 +9.89
453 453 22 143.50 $143.50 $650 —
500–540 535 8 138.00–138.50 $138.44 $741 -0.40
633–640 636 5 128.00–129.00 $128.60 $818 -3.40
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 144.00 $144.00 $446 +16.00
351 351 9 154.00 $154.00 $541 +31.00
420 420 1 139.00 $139.00 $584 +5.00
450 450 4 144.00 $144.00 $648 —
558 558 4 136.00 $136.00 $759 +10.00
660 660 1 118.00 $118.00 $779 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 4 157.00 $157.00 $669 -7.00
497 497 15 152.00 $152.00 $755 -1.00
572 572 20 147.00 $147.00 $841 +4.00
655 655 13 134.75 $134.75 $883 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 171.00 $171.00 $593 —
414–440 419 5 147.00–158.00 $155.69 $652 -6.31
492 492 9 154.50 $154.50 $760 +8.50
578 578 7 148.00 $148.00 $855 +8.00
690 690 2 127.00 $127.00 $876 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 —

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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.