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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 21, 2022

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.75/cwt +5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 550 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.50/cwt ≈ $769/hd at 551 lb · 33 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.00/cwt -14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 444 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 416 438 306
Feeder cattle 416 438 306

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 190, Bulls 127)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 —
405 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 —
467 467 14 164.50 $164.50 $768 -19.00
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 -21.00
552 552 28 163.50 $163.50 $903 +2.50
639 639 19 155.00 $155.00 $990 -7.00
708 708 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,027 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 170.00 $170.00 $598 ±0.00
420–431 429 10 155.00–169.50 $166.66 $715 -17.84
540 540 11 168.00 $168.00 $907 -10.00
615 615 1 159.00 $159.00 $978 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 153.00 $153.00 $635 -12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 12 150.50 $150.50 $539 —
444 444 31 145.00 $145.00 $644 -14.00
463 463 3 127.00 $127.00 $588 -23.00
551 551 33 139.50 $139.50 $769 —
648 648 6 129.00 $129.00 $836 -6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 3 135.00–150.00 $145.05 $527 -10.64
458 458 16 143.00 $143.00 $655 -10.51
530 530 1 124.00 $124.00 $657 -22.50
550 550 36 135.75 $135.75 $747 +5.75
634 634 14 132.00 $132.00 $837 -4.30
755 755 3 120.00 $120.00 $906 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 135.00 $135.00 $466 +5.00
410–416 414 6 124.00–138.00 $133.38 $552 —
534 534 6 134.00 $134.00 $716 -12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 166.00 $166.00 $569 —
412 412 9 160.00 $160.00 $659 -15.95
500 500 20 136.00–154.00 $152.20 $761 +12.20
581 581 17 140.00 $140.00 $813 -12.54
651 651 9 134.00 $134.00 $872 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 10 165.00 $165.00 $573 -19.00
434 434 15 164.00 $164.00 $712 -1.14
503 503 8 156.00 $156.00 $785 —
587 587 6 144.00 $144.00 $845 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 155.00 $155.00 $725 —
538 538 3 138.00 $138.00 $742 —

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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.