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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Moneta, VA

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

Sale of Saturday, July 30, 2022

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $156.00/cwt ≈ $700/hd at 449 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.73/cwt ≈ $824/hd at 547 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.50/cwt ≈ $1,058/hd at 643 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 300 324
Feeder cattle 426 300 324

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 201, Bulls 92)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 167.00 $167.00 $827 —
560 560 15 171.50 $171.50 $960 —
643 643 27 164.50 $164.50 $1,058 —
743 743 17 150.00 $150.00 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 166.00 $166.00 $664 —
467 467 11 172.50 $172.50 $806 —
557 557 16 175.00 $175.00 $975 —
645 645 16 160.00 $160.00 $1,032 —
713 713 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 165.00 $165.00 $713 —
525 525 2 158.00 $158.00 $830 —
633 633 2 144.00 $144.00 $912 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 23 150.00 $150.00 $530 —
449 449 29 156.00 $156.00 $700 —
525–548 547 28 143.00–151.00 $150.73 $824 —
620 620 1 132.00 $132.00 $818 —
655 655 10 146.00 $146.00 $956 —
715 715 2 131.00 $131.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 148.00 $148.00 $559 —
455 455 13 152.00 $152.00 $692 —
505 505 2 148.00 $148.00 $747 —
560 560 23 152.00 $152.00 $851 —
605–627 626 17 142.00–145.00 $144.83 $907 —
730 730 6 130.00 $130.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 138.00 $138.00 $518 —
445 445 2 126.00 $126.00 $561 —
450 450 10 134.00 $134.00 $603 —
505–538 535 13 127.00–132.00 $131.64 $704 —
665 665 1 132.00 $132.00 $878 —
725 725 1 125.00 $125.00 $906 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 174.00 $174.00 $646 —
418 418 5 162.00 $162.00 $677 —
493 493 12 162.00 $162.00 $799 —
569 569 4 148.00 $148.00 $842 —
610–648 635 3 141.00–144.00 $141.96 $901 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–339 334 8 157.00–176.00 $173.87 $581 —
414 414 4 166.00 $166.00 $687 —
498 498 4 162.00 $162.00 $807 —
566 566 6 154.50 $154.50 $874 —
654 654 5 145.50 $145.50 $952 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 153.00 $153.00 $696 —
583 583 2 145.00 $145.00 $845 —

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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.