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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 18, 2022

268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 457 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.50/cwt ≈ $649/hd at 437 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.33/cwt ≈ $1,024/hd at 623 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 268 437 537
Feeder cattle 268 437 537

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Heifers 128, Bulls 57)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 166.00 $166.00 $727 —
525–539 538 14 158.00–170.00 $169.16 $910 -0.84
613–624 623 16 156.00–165.50 $164.33 $1,024 —
740–741 741 6 141.00–149.00 $147.67 $1,094 -3.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 168.00 $168.00 $576 +18.00
380 380 1 152.00 $152.00 $578 -13.00
451–465 453 8 156.00–167.00 $165.59 $750 +5.59
539 539 6 166.00 $166.00 $895 -3.50
550 550 1 153.00 $153.00 $842 —
673–685 677 3 146.00–152.00 $149.98 $1,015 —
700 700 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 159.00 $159.00 $739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 155.00 $155.00 $575 +1.00
457 457 19 149.00 $149.00 $681 +4.00
541 541 15 147.00 $147.00 $795 +0.75
637–645 638 14 139.50–142.50 $142.28 $908 +3.53
755 755 3 126.00 $126.00 $951 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 155.50 $155.50 $538 +15.50
437 437 16 148.50 $148.50 $649 —
478 478 3 138.00 $138.00 $660 -6.20
534 534 14 149.50 $149.50 $798 +1.50
634 634 4 142.50 $142.50 $903 +4.50
655 655 1 137.00 $137.00 $897 —
740 740 3 124.00 $124.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 146.00 $146.00 $496 —
451 451 9 136.00 $136.00 $613 —
547 547 3 128.00 $128.00 $700 +8.00
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 157.00 $157.00 $499 -9.00
419 419 4 161.00 $161.00 $675 -3.00
505–509 509 9 140.00–155.00 $153.34 $781 —
579 579 4 142.00 $142.00 $822 -15.00
650 650 4 142.50 $142.50 $926 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 -12.00
405 405 1 162.00 $162.00 $656 -3.00
490 490 4 158.50 $158.50 $777 -6.50
570 570 5 152.00 $152.00 $866 ±0.00
658 658 2 147.00 $147.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 148.00 $148.00 $733 —

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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.