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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 12, 2022

844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.00/cwt ≈ $791/hd at 549 lb · 69 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 453 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $163.22/cwt -9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 502 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 844 246 102
Feeder cattle 844 246 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 142, Heifers 383, Bulls 319)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 178.00 $178.00 $685 +8.00
468 468 13 195.00 $195.00 $913 +19.63
550–575 551 36 170.00–177.00 $176.80 $974 -0.70
646 646 21 162.00 $162.00 $1,047 +3.00
748 748 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 179.00 $179.00 $689 +3.37
447 447 12 195.00 $195.00 $872 +21.00
551 551 19 187.00 $187.00 $1,030 —
640–644 644 13 155.00–158.00 $157.77 $1,016 —
735 735 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 160.00 $160.00 $712 —
523 523 6 166.00 $166.00 $868 +1.12
625 625 1 146.00 $146.00 $912 —
680 680 1 142.00 $142.00 $966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–370 367 13 148.00–155.00 $154.46 $567 +0.96
453–456 456 32 136.00–144.00 $143.50 $654 —
549 549 69 144.00 $144.00 $791 —
557 557 6 140.00 $140.00 $780 -7.00
623 623 4 126.50 $126.50 $788 +1.50
654 654 22 129.75 $129.75 $849 —
739 739 9 121.50 $121.50 $898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 22 157.00 $157.00 $556 -1.00
445 445 2 138.00 $138.00 $614 -12.00
453 453 44 144.00 $144.00 $652 -9.00
547 547 31 140.00 $140.00 $766 +3.00
550 550 2 134.00 $134.00 $737 -15.00
654 654 13 137.00 $137.00 $896 +16.00
749 749 5 120.00 $120.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 145.00 $145.00 $490 +15.00
358 358 15 150.00 $150.00 $537 —
435–440 440 16 134.00–142.00 $141.51 $623 +1.51
546 546 15 126.00 $126.00 $688 —
640 640 3 119.00 $119.00 $762 +4.00
650 650 1 113.00 $113.00 $734 —
710 710 1 111.00 $111.00 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 190.00 $190.00 $657 +19.00
413–419 418 31 166.00–175.00 $174.14 $728 +5.14
500–502 502 39 158.00–163.50 $163.22 $819 -9.78
568 568 29 150.50 $150.50 $855 -13.69
648 648 18 149.50 $149.50 $969 —
664 664 5 144.00 $144.00 $956 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 14 189.00 $189.00 $641 +11.00
417–432 419 27 163.00–176.00 $174.51 $731 +3.03
488 488 22 167.00 $167.00 $815 -2.00
508 508 6 139.00 $139.00 $706 —
563–577 575 18 137.00–153.00 $150.39 $865 -7.61
640 640 2 144.00 $144.00 $922 +4.00
657 657 9 154.00 $154.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–455 450 15 131.00–149.00 $147.79 $665 —
558 558 9 136.00 $136.00 $759 —

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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.