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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 5, 2022

745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.75/cwt -17.80 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 545 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.25/cwt -10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 540 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.00/cwt +9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 546 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 745 332 788
Feeder cattle 745 332 788

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 327, Bulls 288)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 150.00–165.00 $157.80 $584 —
445 445 15 183.00 $183.00 $814 +10.00
546 546 37 179.00 $179.00 $977 +9.97
642 642 29 163.50 $163.50 $1,050 +9.50
650 650 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,027 —
722 722 11 139.00 $139.00 $1,004 -6.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 160.00 $160.00 $589 -29.00
425 425 1 137.50 $137.50 $584 -34.50
455 455 5 173.00 $173.00 $787 —
549 549 5 178.00 $178.00 $977 +13.51
642 642 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,034 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 156.00 $156.00 $690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 7 143.00 $143.00 $533 -11.52
452 452 27 140.00 $140.00 $633 -7.63
545 545 49 128.75 $128.75 $702 -17.80
638 638 32 122.00 $122.00 $778 -15.15
650 650 1 121.00 $121.00 $786 —
731 731 8 115.50 $115.50 $844 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 21 141.50 $141.50 $490 -4.50
444 444 27 139.50 $139.50 $619 -16.50
540 540 38 132.25 $132.25 $714 -10.21
565 565 1 127.00 $127.00 $718 —
633 633 14 123.50 $123.50 $782 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 17 139.00 $139.00 $499 —
461 461 27 139.00 $139.00 $641 -2.00
533 533 14 124.50 $124.50 $664 —
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 —
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–370 359 14 154.00–163.00 $162.34 $583 —
425–440 426 19 138.00–157.00 $155.97 $664 -34.03
495 495 28 157.00 $157.00 $777 —
550–577 576 20 153.00–156.00 $155.86 $898 -0.14
648 648 15 148.00 $148.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–347 346 19 155.00–161.00 $160.39 $555 -28.61
411 411 21 156.00 $156.00 $641 -39.00
490 490 3 157.00 $157.00 $769 —
502 502 28 155.00 $155.00 $778 -2.00
567 567 12 157.50 $157.50 $893 +7.50
664–680 666 9 141.00–146.00 $145.43 $969 +2.93
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 11 149.00 $149.00 $662 -4.00
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 —
533–545 535 7 140.00–141.00 $140.15 $750 +3.15

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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.