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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 26, 2022

409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 452 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.50/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 361 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.00/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 550 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 409 468 503
Feeder cattle 409 468 503

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Heifers 193, Bulls 118)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 164.00 $164.00 $623 —
435 435 12 193.00 $193.00 $840 —
540 540 1 166.00 $166.00 $896 -1.00
573 573 12 175.00 $175.00 $1,003 —
662 662 9 156.00 $156.00 $1,033 —
752 752 6 137.00 $137.00 $1,030 +1.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 182.00 $182.00 $679 +22.00
455 455 10 185.00 $185.00 $842 —
555 555 6 175.00 $175.00 $971 +7.67
641 641 11 159.00 $159.00 $1,019 +1.00
705 705 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 4 159.00 $159.00 $755 —
557 557 3 162.00 $162.00 $902 ±0.00
629 629 4 150.00 $150.00 $944 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 143.00 $143.00 $429 —
361 361 24 154.50 $154.50 $558 +1.50
452 452 26 147.00 $147.00 $664 -8.00
550 550 23 150.00 $150.00 $825 +20.00
620 620 10 143.00 $143.00 $887 +5.00
749 749 4 126.00 $126.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 6 151.00 $151.00 $535 +1.00
433 433 2 135.00 $135.00 $585 —
459 459 19 152.00 $152.00 $698 -4.00
551–565 552 17 135.00–147.50 $146.75 $810 +1.75
641 641 7 143.00 $143.00 $917 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–385 368 8 133.00–136.00 $135.61 $499 -16.39
435 435 5 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
455 455 10 129.00 $129.00 $587 -11.00
528–531 530 10 120.00–130.00 $128.01 $678 -7.99
615 615 5 127.00 $127.00 $781 —
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 166.00 $166.00 $551 —
423 423 12 167.00 $167.00 $706 +1.00
502 502 11 159.00 $159.00 $798 —
563 563 21 145.00 $145.00 $816 -3.09
644 644 7 141.00 $141.00 $908 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–390 372 5 163.00–181.00 $177.23 $659 +17.23
430 430 14 172.00 $172.00 $740 +13.00
496 496 10 166.00 $166.00 $823 —
581 581 6 145.00 $145.00 $842 -9.00
660 660 4 141.00 $141.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 163.00 $163.00 $709 +16.00
578–595 584 3 130.00–140.00 $136.60 $798 —

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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.