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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 12, 2022

184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.51/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 440 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 450 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $157.35/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 404 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 184 745 925
Feeder cattle 184 745 925

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 93, Bulls 67)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 139.00 $139.00 $598 -44.00
473 473 2 148.00 $148.00 $700 —
549 549 4 155.00 $155.00 $851 -24.00
640 640 3 147.00 $147.00 $941 -16.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 155.00 $155.00 $589 -5.00
561 561 6 155.00 $155.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 145.00 $145.00 $513 +2.00
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 —
450 450 11 137.00 $137.00 $616 -3.00
543 543 10 130.00 $130.00 $706 +1.25
642 642 5 122.00 $122.00 $783 ±0.00
734 734 4 117.00 $117.00 $859 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 138.00 $138.00 $466 -3.50
365 365 6 150.00 $150.00 $548 —
405–442 440 17 131.00–140.00 $139.51 $614 +0.01
555 555 3 128.00 $128.00 $710 +1.00
625 625 3 121.00 $121.00 $756 -2.50
708 708 2 116.00 $116.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–363 359 3 124.00–131.00 $126.28 $453 -12.72
448 448 4 134.00 $134.00 $600 —
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 -14.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–338 335 8 145.00–155.00 $151.22 $507 -9.17
402–425 404 10 139.00–159.50 $157.35 $636 +1.35
505 505 3 137.00 $137.00 $692 -18.00
568 568 3 134.50 $134.50 $764 -23.00
652 652 3 134.50 $134.50 $877 -10.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 156.00 $156.00 $565 -6.34
440–445 443 2 139.00–151.00 $144.97 $642 -11.00
503 503 9 139.00 $139.00 $699 —
571 571 8 132.50 $132.50 $757 -23.36
665 665 2 132.00 $132.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 -14.00
595 595 1 117.50 $117.50 $699 —

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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.