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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 4, 2022

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.00/cwt ≈ $809/hd at 554 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.70/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 455 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.25/cwt ≈ $797/hd at 541 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 163 379
Feeder cattle 376 163 379

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 185, Bulls 95)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 164.00 $164.00 $749 -3.00
548 548 12 169.00 $169.00 $926 +1.50
649 649 21 158.50 $158.50 $1,029 +6.00
683 683 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,045 —
736 736 5 147.50 $147.50 $1,086 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 165.00 $165.00 $615 —
460 460 16 174.00 $174.00 $800 —
549 549 16 171.00 $171.00 $939 —
614 614 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,013 —
740 740 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 169.00 $169.00 $690 +3.00
528 528 2 158.00 $158.00 $834 —
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 149.00 $149.00 $571 —
459 459 22 143.00 $143.00 $656 -3.00
554 554 33 146.00 $146.00 $809 —
620–637 636 23 129.00–139.00 $138.58 $881 +7.58
746 746 4 121.00 $121.00 $903 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 149.00 $149.00 $538 -2.00
455–460 455 27 134.00–142.00 $141.70 $645 +4.70
541 541 24 147.25 $147.25 $797 —
640–648 647 6 121.00–135.00 $132.69 $859 —
730 730 2 119.00 $119.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 139.00 $139.00 $482 —
449 449 8 134.00 $134.00 $602 —
544 544 6 129.50 $129.50 $704 +0.50
629–640 631 5 118.00–126.00 $124.38 $785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 164.00 $164.00 $599 —
428 428 6 164.00 $164.00 $702 +8.00
489 489 7 169.00 $169.00 $826 —
573–579 578 11 140.00–158.50 $155.16 $897 -1.84
661 661 5 134.00 $134.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 175.00 $175.00 $607 —
411–430 412 13 162.00–173.00 $172.12 $709 —
491 491 6 166.00 $166.00 $815 +12.00
612 612 3 152.00 $152.00 $930 —
660 660 2 134.00 $134.00 $884 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 5 162.00 $162.00 $734 —
576 576 4 135.00 $135.00 $778 —

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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.