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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 5, 2022

246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.00/cwt ≈ $820/hd at 558 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $164.19/cwt ≈ $933/hd at 568 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $171.48/cwt ≈ $693/hd at 404 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 246 84 308
Feeder cattle 246 84 308

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 97, Bulls 100)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 170.00 $170.00 $595 -4.00
451–480 457 5 173.00–176.00 $175.37 $801 —
552 552 7 177.50 $177.50 $980 +7.00
631 631 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,003 +1.50
708 708 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–369 367 5 170.00–177.00 $175.63 $645 —
446 446 4 174.00 $174.00 $776 —
527 527 3 174.00 $174.00 $917 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 161.00 $161.00 $724 —
515–540 528 2 160.00–170.00 $164.88 $871 +17.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 153.50 $153.50 $548 -2.50
445 445 4 153.00 $153.00 $681 —
558 558 21 147.00 $147.00 $820 —
645 645 11 125.00 $125.00 $806 +0.97
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 156.00 $156.00 $491 —
358 358 6 158.00 $158.00 $566 +1.00
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 +4.50
453 453 5 153.00 $153.00 $693 —
525 525 1 137.00 $137.00 $719 -1.00
557 557 12 149.00 $149.00 $830 —
650 650 1 121.00 $121.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
443 443 2 140.00 $140.00 $620 —
454 454 6 147.00 $147.00 $667 —
500 500 1 139.00 $139.00 $695 —
573 573 2 136.00 $136.00 $779 +7.00
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 171.00 $171.00 $588 —
431 431 9 169.00 $169.00 $728 —
498 498 2 166.00 $166.00 $827 —
508 508 14 173.00 $173.00 $879 +21.00
568 568 16 162.00–164.50 $164.19 $933 —
660 660 10 148.00 $148.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 8 178.00 $178.00 $595 —
403–410 404 15 165.00–172.50 $171.48 $693 —
468 468 3 169.00 $169.00 $791 —
575 575 1 158.00 $158.00 $908 +4.00
630 630 1 140.00 $140.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 2 135.00 $135.00 $726 -5.00

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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.