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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 6, 2022

193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $177.78/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 380 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $165.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 482 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 540 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 193 426 514
Feeder cattle 193 426 514

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 27, Heifers 85, Bulls 81)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 181.50 $181.50 $653 —
473 473 2 174.00 $174.00 $823 +7.00
545 545 11 173.75 $173.75 $947 —
630 630 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,040 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 184.00 $184.00 $754 +18.00
550 550 4 171.00 $171.00 $940 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 167.00 $167.00 $793 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 150.00 $150.00 $526 +2.00
451 451 8 154.00 $154.00 $695 +2.00
540 540 13 150.00 $150.00 $810 +2.00
570 570 1 141.00 $141.00 $804 -11.00
622 622 10 149.00 $149.00 $927 +4.17
705–730 718 2 130.00 $130.00 $933 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 8 154.00 $154.00 $537 —
463 463 10 157.50 $157.50 $729 —
537 537 7 150.00 $150.00 $806 -0.73
585 585 1 138.00 $138.00 $807 —
625 625 4 140.00 $140.00 $875 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 132.00 $132.00 $521 -6.00
459 459 4 140.00 $140.00 $643 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–399 380 17 175.00–179.50 $177.78 $676 +3.78
482 482 14 165.50 $165.50 $798 +3.50
584 584 9 163.00 $163.00 $952 +15.00
653 653 4 145.50 $145.50 $950 —
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 180.00 $180.00 $603 +6.13
400–414 409 6 169.00–176.00 $173.72 $711 +7.72
491 491 9 167.00 $167.00 $820 +5.00
578 578 2 161.00 $161.00 $931 +6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 160.00 $160.00 $712 —

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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.