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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 19, 2022

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 534 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 456 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.00/cwt ≈ $821/hd at 540 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 184 444
Feeder cattle 468 184 444

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 112, Heifers 189, Bulls 167)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 166.00 $166.00 $556 —
460 460 16 179.00 $179.00 $823 +31.00
531 531 19 167.00 $167.00 $887 +12.00
640–645 644 14 148.00–150.50 $150.15 $967 +3.15
758–762 760 5 134.00–136.00 $135.20 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 160.00 $160.00 $573 +5.00
447 447 7 160.00 $160.00 $715 —
555 555 9 159.00–171.50 $167.33 $929 +12.33
615 615 1 158.00 $158.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 8 160.00 $160.00 $702 —
550 550 7 162.00 $162.00 $891 —
635 635 1 147.00 $147.00 $933 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 149.00 $149.00 $514 +11.00
360 360 20 153.00 $153.00 $551 +3.00
452 452 23 155.00 $155.00 $701 —
540 540 24 152.00 $152.00 $821 —
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 +2.00
620 620 3 138.00 $138.00 $856 +17.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 6 150.00 $150.00 $556 +5.00
456 456 25 156.00 $156.00 $711 +19.00
534 534 27 140.00 $140.00 $748 +10.00
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
633 633 10 144.00 $144.00 $912 +22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 7 152.00 $152.00 $541 +25.72
451 451 9 140.00 $140.00 $631 —
523 523 7 136.00 $136.00 $711 +26.00
654 654 5 120.00 $120.00 $785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 163.00 $163.00 $584 +7.00
427 427 13 166.00 $166.00 $709 +21.03
460–488 486 15 149.00–155.50 $155.09 $754 —
581–585 581 21 140.00–148.50 $148.09 $860 +15.59
630 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 —
650 650 12 139.00 $139.00 $904 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 6 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
422 422 9 159.00 $159.00 $671 +1.65
455 455 1 148.00 $148.00 $673 —
503 503 17 159.50 $159.50 $802 +22.50
580 580 11 154.00 $154.00 $893 +19.50
620–634 631 5 138.00–140.00 $139.61 $881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 5 147.00 $147.00 $651 +12.00
520 520 4 145.00 $145.00 $754 —

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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.