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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 7, 2022

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $158.61/cwt ≈ $704/hd at 444 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 545 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.86/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 627 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 338 411 533
Feeder cattle 338 411 533

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 165, Bulls 74)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 162.00 $162.00 $611 —
430 430 1 159.00 $159.00 $684 +17.00
460 460 9 170.00 $170.00 $782 +10.00
550–554 554 17 155.00–166.00 $165.36 $916 +3.86
600–628 627 21 149.00–152.00 $151.86 $952 -4.14
747 747 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,008 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 162.00 $162.00 $612 -8.00
435 435 11 169.00 $169.00 $735 -5.00
475 475 1 167.00 $167.00 $793 +17.00
553 553 6 166.00 $166.00 $918 +4.00
620–645 633 2 150.00–154.00 $152.04 $962 —
760 760 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,049 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 163.00 $163.00 $763 —
528 528 3 161.00 $161.00 $850 +6.00
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 11 164.00 $164.00 $577 +12.00
441–444 444 34 150.00–159.75 $158.61 $704 —
527 527 11 134.50 $134.50 $709 -2.50
633–648 645 10 124.00–127.00 $126.41 $815 -5.59
729 729 4 117.50 $117.50 $857 -6.50
775 775 1 113.00 $113.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 160.00 $160.00 $600 +14.00
459 459 16 153.75 $153.75 $706 +13.75
545 545 26 130.00 $130.00 $708 -8.00
637 637 11 124.00 $124.00 $790 -0.50
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 —
753 753 2 114.00 $114.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 144.00 $144.00 $497 +4.00
351 351 4 157.00 $157.00 $551 +20.00
439 439 14 151.00 $151.00 $663 +15.68
539 539 6 128.00 $128.00 $690 —
625 625 2 123.00 $123.00 $769 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 162.00 $162.00 $567 —
403 403 6 157.00 $157.00 $633 -1.00
508 508 10 160.50 $160.50 $815 +14.50
550–575 572 8 140.00–148.00 $147.04 $841 -6.96
623 623 2 135.00 $135.00 $841 —
663 663 3 135.00 $135.00 $895 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 166.00 $166.00 $618 —
403–410 405 3 147.00–163.00 $157.61 $638 -3.40
504–535 509 6 140.00–162.50 $158.56 $807 +13.97
565–587 585 10 145.00–151.00 $150.42 $880 +0.42
673 673 2 134.00 $134.00 $902 —

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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.