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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 23, 2022

613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.50/cwt ≈ $795/hd at 550 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.00/cwt ≈ $932/hd at 545 lb · 42 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.42/cwt ≈ $674/hd at 445 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 613 64 489
Feeder cattle 613 64 489

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 263, Bulls 218)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 169.00 $169.00 $668 —
460 460 23 166.00 $166.00 $764 —
545 545 42 171.00 $171.00 $932 —
580 580 1 154.00 $154.00 $893 —
640–645 644 13 149.00–157.00 $155.16 $999 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–370 360 5 161.00–176.00 $169.83 $611 —
448 448 14 169.00 $169.00 $757 —
543 543 12 174.00 $174.00 $945 —
657 657 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 161.00 $161.00 $705 —
535 535 5 162.00 $162.00 $867 —
650 650 2 152.00 $152.00 $988 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
350 350 24 158.00 $158.00 $553 —
430–445 445 37 139.00–151.75 $151.42 $674 —
534 534 16 146.00 $146.00 $780 —
623 623 10 136.00 $136.00 $847 —
680 680 1 123.00 $123.00 $836 —
722 722 5 126.00 $126.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 151.00 $151.00 $565 —
450 450 22 145.25 $145.25 $654 —
550 550 46 144.50 $144.50 $795 —
624–640 625 16 128.00–134.50 $134.08 $838 —
737 737 3 125.00 $125.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 12 144.00 $144.00 $492 —
435 435 1 134.00 $134.00 $583 —
457 457 16 148.00 $148.00 $676 —
533–540 534 9 120.00–134.00 $132.43 $707 —
650–653 652 8 108.00–117.00 $114.76 $748 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 12 172.00 $172.00 $597 —
415 415 11 170.00 $170.00 $706 —
500 500 17 140.00–150.00 $149.41 $747 —
569–592 572 26 150.00–154.50 $153.96 $881 —
668 668 26 143.50 $143.50 $959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 16 173.00 $173.00 $585 —
385 385 1 161.00 $161.00 $620 —
413 413 11 176.00 $176.00 $727 —
502–510 503 15 146.00–158.00 $156.38 $787 —
570–578 577 13 150.00–154.00 $153.70 $887 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 12 170.00 $170.00 $740 —
547 547 3 152.00 $152.00 $831 —

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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.