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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 13, 2022

377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.04/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 546 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.92/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 458 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.25/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 537 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 377 193 465
Feeder cattle 377 193 465

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 187, Bulls 130)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 -1.50
446 446 8 177.00 $177.00 $789 —
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
553 553 6 173.00 $173.00 $957 —
646 646 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,059 -1.00
665 665 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,051 —
751 751 4 149.50 $149.50 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 181.00 $181.00 $606 —
421 421 5 175.00 $175.00 $737 -9.00
554 554 5 174.00 $174.00 $964 +3.00
610 610 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 169.00 $169.00 $740 —
555 555 3 165.00 $165.00 $916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 164.00 $164.00 $599 +14.00
448 448 15 158.00 $158.00 $708 —
544–546 546 25 139.00–149.75 $148.04 $808 -1.96
638 638 6 141.00 $141.00 $900 -8.00
761 761 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 10 160.00 $160.00 $579 —
455–478 458 18 144.00–159.75 $157.92 $723 +0.42
537 537 18 150.25 $150.25 $807 +0.25
627 627 6 148.00 $148.00 $928 +8.00
655 655 1 137.00 $137.00 $897 —
700 700 1 138.00 $138.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 11 147.00 $147.00 $531 +15.00
440 440 1 136.00 $136.00 $598 —
450 450 11 144.00 $144.00 $648 +4.00
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 —
550 550 14 139.00 $139.00 $764 —
639 639 5 135.00 $135.00 $863 —
700 700 1 131.00 $131.00 $917 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 175.00 $175.00 $567 —
423–425 424 4 161.00–175.00 $171.49 $727 —
470–489 488 16 156.00–171.00 $170.10 $830 +4.60
550–590 587 12 150.00–158.00 $157.38 $924 -5.62
644 644 6 148.50 $148.50 $956 —
663 663 2 145.00 $145.00 $961 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 174.00 $174.00 $607 -6.00
390 390 1 158.00 $158.00 $616 —
422 422 5 179.00 $179.00 $755 +5.28
490 490 5 172.00 $172.00 $843 +5.00
568 568 6 159.00 $159.00 $903 -2.00
648 648 2 150.00 $150.00 $972 —
665 665 1 145.00 $145.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 7 166.00 $166.00 $759 —
538 538 6 146.00 $146.00 $785 —

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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.