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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 19, 2022

636 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $158.73/cwt +14.73 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 454 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 554 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.05/cwt +5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 541 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 636 844 93
Feeder cattle 636 844 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 120, Heifers 276, Bulls 240)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 7 194.00 $194.00 $728 +16.00
442 442 13 196.00 $196.00 $866 —
515–545 544 21 160.00–174.00 $173.37 $943 —
635 635 9 168.50 $168.50 $1,070 +6.50
735–748 746 8 140.00–159.00 $156.66 $1,169 -4.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 172.00 $172.00 $568 —
356 356 7 192.00 $192.00 $684 +13.00
440–444 443 6 160.00–186.00 $181.70 $805 -13.30
520–538 531 5 171.00–178.00 $175.26 $931 —
651 651 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,048 —
733 733 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,092 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 151.00 $151.00 $657 -9.00
580 580 1 149.00 $149.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 18 168.50 $168.50 $625 +11.50
450–474 454 45 140.00–163.00 $158.73 $721 +14.73
533–542 541 33 130.00–146.00 $145.05 $785 +5.05
641 641 18 130.00 $130.00 $833 —
733 733 7 130.00 $130.00 $953 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 6 156.00 $156.00 $565 +1.54
453 453 24 156.00–163.25 $162.34 $735 +18.84
540 540 2 135.00 $135.00 $729 -9.00
554 554 33 153.00 $153.00 $848 +13.00
647 647 16 141.00 $141.00 $912 +14.50
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 -9.75
749 749 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,004 +12.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 160.50 $160.50 $591 +10.50
446 446 10 150.00 $150.00 $669 +8.49
531 531 8 127.00 $127.00 $674 +1.00
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 195.50 $195.50 $710 —
419 419 20 192.00 $192.00 $804 +17.86
501–518 502 25 150.00–166.00 $164.68 $827 +1.46
569–585 570 21 140.00–145.00 $144.76 $825 -5.74
645 645 15 147.75 $147.75 $953 -1.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 6 194.00 $194.00 $648 +5.00
431–435 431 14 164.00–190.00 $188.13 $811 +13.62
460–497 495 17 140.00–167.00 $165.52 $819 -1.48
583 583 14 151.75 $151.75 $885 +1.36
645 645 7 149.50 $149.50 $964 +5.50
650 650 1 139.00 $139.00 $904 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 13 151.00 $151.00 $693 +3.21
565 565 6 130.00 $130.00 $734 -6.00

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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.