Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Moneta, VA

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.