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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 11, 2022

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.25/cwt ≈ $787/hd at 538 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.20/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 457 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 543 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 437 376 405
Feeder cattle 437 376 405

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 184, Bulls 142)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 8 168.00 $168.00 $623 —
451 451 9 166.00 $166.00 $749 +2.00
543 543 25 170.00 $170.00 $923 +1.00
650 650 25 164.50 $164.50 $1,069 +11.50
742 742 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,120 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
365 365 2 165.00 $165.00 $602 ±0.00
454 454 4 160.00 $160.00 $726 -14.00
527 527 9 169.50 $169.50 $893 -1.50
644 644 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,037 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 149.00 $149.00 $663 —
595 595 1 148.00 $148.00 $881 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 154.00 $154.00 $559 +5.00
471 471 17 145.00 $145.00 $683 +2.00
538 538 28 146.25 $146.25 $787 —
634 634 23 138.75 $138.75 $880 +0.17
723 723 4 127.00 $127.00 $918 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
386 386 9 153.00 $153.00 $591 +4.00
457–458 457 25 135.00–145.00 $144.20 $659 +2.50
546 546 20 148.00 $148.00 $808 +0.75
565 565 2 142.00 $142.00 $802 —
636 636 10 138.00 $138.00 $878 +5.31
758 758 4 125.00 $125.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 6 140.00 $140.00 $500 —
420 420 4 136.00 $136.00 $571 +2.00
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 -9.50
560 560 2 130.00 $130.00 $728 —
610 610 1 129.00 $129.00 $787 +4.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 166.00 $166.00 $561 —
410 410 7 164.00 $164.00 $672 ±0.00
494 494 17 167.00 $167.00 $825 -2.00
581 581 13 157.00 $157.00 $912 +1.84
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 —
657 657 20 137.00 $137.00 $900 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 172.00 $172.00 $607 —
423 423 9 165.00 $165.00 $698 -7.12
487 487 13 165.00 $165.00 $804 -1.00
582 582 7 152.00 $152.00 $885 —
648 648 5 144.00 $144.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 150.00 $150.00 $686 -12.00
580 580 1 140.00 $140.00 $812 +5.00

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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.