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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 27, 2022

297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.50/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 547 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 550 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $160.30/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 574 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 297 346 300
Feeder cattle 297 346 300

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 144, Bulls 93)

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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 -6.00
466 466 7 182.00 $182.00 $848 +3.27
550 550 15 176.00 $176.00 $968 +1.00
633 633 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,038 -3.50
763 763 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 182.00 $182.00 $715 —
443 443 8 182.00 $182.00 $806 +1.36
553–560 554 7 168.00–177.00 $175.70 $973 +0.70
628 628 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,017 —
720 720 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,138 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 174.00 $174.00 $853 +4.00
545 545 3 167.00 $167.00 $910 —
610–635 623 2 150.00–158.00 $153.92 $959 -1.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 162.00 $162.00 $599 —
464 464 11 161.50 $161.50 $749 +10.34
547 547 24 151.50 $151.50 $829 -1.76
640 640 9 149.50 $149.50 $957 -1.88
723 723 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,019 +10.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 165.00 $165.00 $561 —
463 463 10 166.00 $166.00 $769 +8.00
541 541 11 152.00 $152.00 $822 ±0.00
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
625–645 642 6 146.00–153.25 $152.07 $976 —
745 745 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,050 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 147.00 $147.00 $523 +2.00
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 —
463 463 10 162.00 $162.00 $750 —
545 545 9 146.50 $146.50 $798 +4.50
634 634 4 144.00 $144.00 $913 +14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 6 177.00 $177.00 $738 +0.05
496 496 12 176.00 $176.00 $873 +1.99
560–575 574 14 151.00–161.00 $160.30 $920 +6.61
656–675 658 10 155.00–159.00 $158.59 $1,044 +11.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 175.00 $175.00 $648 —
417 417 5 179.00 $179.00 $746 +4.00
481 481 4 176.00 $176.00 $847 +4.00
550–565 558 2 150.00–160.00 $155.07 $865 +0.07
665 665 2 154.00–155.00 $154.50 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 170.00 $170.00 $762 —
549 549 5 160.00 $160.00 $878 —

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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.