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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 9, 2022

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 547 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.55/cwt ≈ $697/hd at 448 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.25/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 530 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 349 393
Feeder cattle 508 349 393

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 118, Heifers 243, Bulls 147)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 166.00 $166.00 $599 —
470 470 11 169.00 $169.00 $794 +6.00
560–567 567 24 156.00–170.50 $169.90 $963 —
645 645 17 161.75 $161.75 $1,043 —
745 745 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 370 5 159.00–169.00 $167.11 $618 +9.11
460 460 3 176.00 $176.00 $810 —
554 554 14 172.00 $172.00 $953 —
625 625 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,031 +0.50
740 740 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 160.00 $160.00 $714 —
551 551 6 153.00 $153.00 $843 —
615 615 2 152.00 $152.00 $935 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 152.00 $152.00 $518 —
430 430 2 142.00 $142.00 $611 —
465 465 16 152.50 $152.50 $709 +3.75
547 547 40 147.00 $147.00 $804 +13.00
585 585 1 141.00 $141.00 $825 -6.00
624 624 16 145.00 $145.00 $905 +9.00
724 724 8 129.00 $129.00 $934 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 10 153.50 $153.50 $533 —
443–448 448 40 142.00–156.25 $155.55 $697 —
530 530 24 150.25 $150.25 $796 +1.25
635–648 637 11 124.00–137.00 $134.60 $857 -6.90
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 145.00 $145.00 $502 +4.00
438 438 7 142.00 $142.00 $622 +4.00
547 547 12 135.00 $135.00 $738 ±0.00
633 633 2 124.00 $124.00 $785 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 6 167.00 $167.00 $564 +7.00
412–415 412 13 155.00–167.00 $165.14 $680 +5.14
490 490 1 156.00 $156.00 $764 +5.16
500 500 16 164.50 $164.50 $822 —
576–580 577 16 151.00–157.00 $156.25 $902 -1.25
643 643 2 146.00 $146.00 $939 +1.00
670 670 4 148.00 $148.00 $992 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 8 169.00 $169.00 $581 +9.00
408–420 417 8 152.00–168.00 $164.09 $684 +4.09
485 485 12 165.50 $165.50 $803 +9.50
515 515 2 156.00 $156.00 $803 +11.00
564 564 7 155.00 $155.00 $874 +1.00
610–645 639 6 146.00–147.00 $146.16 $934 —
660 660 1 140.00 $140.00 $924 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 150.00 $150.00 $650 —
520 520 2 145.00 $145.00 $754 —

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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.