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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 30, 2022

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.00/cwt ≈ $651/hd at 455 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.00/cwt ≈ $742/hd at 538 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.50/cwt -9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 633 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 411 613 481
Feeder cattle 411 613 481

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 174, Bulls 156)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 142.00 $142.00 $618 —
465 465 3 160.00 $160.00 $744 -6.00
569 569 16 161.50 $161.50 $919 +7.50
636 636 21 156.00 $156.00 $992 +0.84
748 748 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 170.00 $170.00 $654 +0.17
448 448 4 174.00 $174.00 $780 +5.00
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 —
560 560 4 162.00 $162.00 $907 —
670 670 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,032 -2.00
760 760 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 161.00 $161.00 $713 ±0.00
525 525 1 155.00 $155.00 $814 -7.00
635 635 2 153.00 $153.00 $972 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 146.00 $146.00 $520 -5.00
458 458 10 140.00 $140.00 $641 -5.25
538 538 21 138.00 $138.00 $742 —
595 595 1 129.00 $129.00 $768 —
633 633 21 124.50 $124.50 $788 -9.58
748 748 4 122.00 $122.00 $913 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 7 152.00 $152.00 $565 -6.00
455 455 26 143.00 $143.00 $651 —
537 537 18 137.00 $137.00 $736 -9.00
615 615 2 132.00 $132.00 $812 -4.00
730 730 1 124.00 $124.00 $905 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 10 140.00 $140.00 $483 -4.00
380 380 1 137.00 $137.00 $521 —
415–447 441 11 132.00–136.00 $135.32 $597 +1.32
552 552 10 125.50 $125.50 $693 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 +5.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 155.00 $155.00 $536 -17.00
416 416 12 158.00 $158.00 $657 -12.00
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 —
501 501 10 146.00 $146.00 $731 -3.41
576 576 18 154.00 $154.00 $887 +0.04
655 655 14 141.00 $141.00 $924 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 169.00 $169.00 $588 -4.00
425–428 428 6 151.00–163.00 $161.01 $689 -14.99
514–530 516 8 135.00–146.00 $144.59 $746 -11.79
564 564 9 150.00 $150.00 $846 -3.70
649 649 9 140.00 $140.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 8 155.00 $155.00 $730 —
555–563 557 10 150.50–153.75 $153.09 $853 —

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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.