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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 28, 2022

163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 446 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.00/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 547 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 365 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 163 416 261
Feeder cattle 163 416 261

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 87, Bulls 34)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 5 167.00 $167.00 $755 +2.50
547 547 12 167.50 $167.50 $916 +17.50
646 646 10 152.50 $152.50 $985 -2.50
708 708 4 141.50 $141.50 $1,002 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 182.00 $182.00 $573 —
400 400 1 168.00 $168.00 $672 +1.34
550 550 4 158.00 $158.00 $869 —
660 660 1 149.00 $149.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 166.00 $166.00 $681 +13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 138.00 $138.00 $442 —
365 365 13 151.00 $151.00 $551 +0.50
446 446 14 146.00 $146.00 $651 +1.00
465 465 1 137.00 $137.00 $637 +10.00
552 552 8 145.50 $145.50 $803 +6.00
660 660 2 128.00 $128.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 153.00 $153.00 $525 —
464 464 8 146.00 $146.00 $677 +3.00
547 547 13 144.00 $144.00 $788 +20.00
649 649 4 131.00 $131.00 $850 -1.00
723 723 2 124.00 $124.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 8 141.00 $141.00 $499 —
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 —
530 530 1 129.00 $129.00 $684 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 5 156.00 $156.00 $672 -4.00
508 508 3 161.00 $161.00 $818 +8.80
584 584 6 157.00 $157.00 $917 +17.00
625 625 2 144.00 $144.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 175.00 $175.00 $612 —
455–483 476 4 154.00 $154.00 $733 —
535–545 540 2 134.00–154.50 $144.34 $779 —
668 668 2 143.00 $143.00 $955 —

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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.