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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 16, 2022

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.68/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 443 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.00/cwt ≈ $814/hd at 550 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 541 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 465 508 358
Feeder cattle 465 508 358

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 226, Bulls 158)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 6 165.00 $165.00 $597 -1.00
464 464 5 170.00 $170.00 $789 +1.00
555 555 14 175.50 $175.50 $974 +5.60
637 637 8 166.50 $166.50 $1,061 +4.75
728 728 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,128 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 160.00 $160.00 $629 -7.11
455 455 17 169.00 $169.00 $769 -7.00
529 529 6 176.00 $176.00 $931 —
623 623 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,034 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 150.00 $150.00 $650 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 141.00 $141.00 $458 -12.50
351 351 10 157.00 $157.00 $551 —
420–444 443 39 137.00–150.00 $149.68 $663 -5.87
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 -20.25
550 550 30 148.00 $148.00 $814 —
615–637 635 11 125.00–143.00 $141.42 $898 +6.82
734 734 4 130.00 $130.00 $954 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 6 162.00 $162.00 $573 —
459 459 15 150.50 $150.50 $691 -2.00
541 541 27 146.00 $146.00 $790 -1.00
650 650 15 142.00 $142.00 $923 —
725–730 726 4 129.00–130.00 $129.75 $942 +0.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 16 147.00 $147.00 $517 —
440–448 448 27 130.00–140.00 $139.64 $626 -2.36
537 537 3 132.00 $132.00 $709 -3.00
610 610 1 131.00 $131.00 $799 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 165.00 $165.00 $581 —
429–440 430 8 149.00–161.00 $159.47 $686 -5.67
470–499 496 19 150.00–154.00 $153.60 $762 -2.40
560–588 586 16 153.00–159.00 $158.64 $930 +2.39
620 620 1 155.00 $155.00 $961 +9.00
661 661 6 157.00 $157.00 $1,038 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–351 351 10 150.00–169.00 $165.21 $580 —
412 412 8 165.00 $165.00 $680 +0.91
500–505 500 17 135.00–156.00 $154.75 $774 -1.25
565–574 573 13 148.00–156.00 $155.39 $890 +0.39
654 654 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,014 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 11 145.00 $145.00 $667 —
564 564 4 140.00 $140.00 $790 —

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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.