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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 9, 2022

461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.00/cwt -7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 453 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.00/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 466 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.00/cwt -18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 499 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 461 377 434
Feeder cattle 461 377 434

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 193, Bulls 145)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 167.00 $167.00 $581 —
452–485 454 20 161.00–174.00 $173.31 $787 +2.31
523 523 2 159.00 $159.00 $832 -10.50
553 553 21 167.25 $167.25 $925 —
640 640 11 157.50 $157.50 $1,008 —
753 753 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 171.00 $171.00 $650 —
447 447 9 191.00 $191.00 $854 —
551 551 16 178.50 $178.50 $984 +4.50
638 638 8 166.00 $166.00 $1,059 —
700 700 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 162.50 $162.50 $743 +1.50
535 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 -10.00
570 570 6 161.00 $161.00 $918 —
600 600 1 151.00 $151.00 $906 -7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 6 148.00 $148.00 $527 -2.00
425 425 1 131.00 $131.00 $557 —
466 466 29 146.00 $146.00 $680 -2.40
540 540 25 144.25 $144.25 $779 -5.00
629–644 633 17 128.00–139.50 $136.75 $866 -5.00
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 18 154.00 $154.00 $553 +2.46
453 453 32 145.00 $145.00 $657 -7.50
547 547 17 148.00 $148.00 $810 -4.00
635 635 6 138.00 $138.00 $876 -3.50
765 765 1 118.00 $118.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
454 454 9 135.50 $135.50 $615 -4.50
526 526 4 133.00 $133.00 $700 +4.20
630 630 1 112.00 $112.00 $706 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 —
430–447 445 11 152.00–158.00 $157.47 $701 -7.53
499 499 27 150.00 $150.00 $748 -18.00
510 510 2 147.00 $147.00 $750 —
575 575 13 150.00 $150.00 $862 -6.00
652 652 9 142.00 $142.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–366 364 6 160.00–180.00 $173.41 $631 -11.59
418 418 13 169.00 $169.00 $706 -25.00
500–501 501 17 152.50–157.50 $152.79 $765 —
570 570 10 152.00 $152.00 $866 -13.00
651 651 4 145.00 $145.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 4 165.00 $165.00 $764 ±0.00
534 534 6 140.00 $140.00 $748 -19.00

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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.