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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 16, 2022

432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.39/cwt ≈ $643/hd at 436 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 489 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.75/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 541 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 432 461 542
Feeder cattle 432 461 542

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Heifers 196, Bulls 165)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 160.00 $160.00 $563 —
458 458 14 170.00 $170.00 $779 -3.31
548 548 12 167.50 $167.50 $918 +8.50
610–628 626 11 148.00–156.00 $155.29 $972 -2.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 7 179.00 $179.00 $650 +8.00
449 449 5 196.00 $196.00 $880 +5.00
522 522 5 182.00 $182.00 $950 —
638 638 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,078 +3.00
685 685 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,062 —
740 740 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,080 —
760 760 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,049 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 162.00 $162.00 $794 -0.50
540 540 1 161.00 $161.00 $869 +11.00
710 710 1 140.00 $140.00 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 13 158.00 $158.00 $542 —
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 -14.00
405–437 436 38 143.00–147.50 $147.39 $643 —
542 542 12 153.50 $153.50 $832 +5.50
600–613 610 4 135.00–140.00 $138.77 $846 +0.77
720 720 1 127.00 $127.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 150.00 $150.00 $534 +2.00
450–454 454 21 137.00–148.00 $146.96 $667 +0.96
541 541 24 147.75 $147.75 $799 +3.50
630 630 14 139.25 $139.25 $877 +2.50
708 708 2 132.00 $132.00 $935 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 159.00 $159.00 $582 +19.00
405–443 441 22 139.00 $139.00 $613 —
530–540 538 8 125.00 $125.00 $672 -8.00
640 640 1 112.00 $112.00 $717 ±0.00
753 753 2 107.00 $107.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 9 160.00 $160.00 $554 —
353 353 3 162.00 $162.00 $572 +12.00
430 430 12 174.00 $174.00 $748 +16.53
489 489 24 159.00 $159.00 $778 +9.00
574 574 11 140.00 $140.00 $804 -10.00
668 668 9 135.00 $135.00 $902 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–347 344 15 184.00–193.00 $191.87 $660 —
403–417 416 20 176.00–182.00 $181.42 $755 +12.42
498 498 9 166.00 $166.00 $827 —
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 -2.79
575–590 578 6 147.00–152.00 $151.15 $874 -0.85
675 675 1 138.00 $138.00 $932 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 174.00 $174.00 $783 +9.00
530–535 534 6 152.00–158.00 $157.01 $838 +17.01

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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.