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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 3, 2022

181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.00/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 646 lb · 11 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.00/cwt -6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 658 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.00/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 541 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 181 297 257
Feeder cattle 181 297 257

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 20, Heifers 86, Bulls 75)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 170.00 $170.00 $799 -12.00
535 535 1 177.00 $177.00 $947 —
655 655 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,081 —
775 775 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,201 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 -2.00
583 583 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,014 -1.70
610 610 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,031 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 168.00 $168.00 $790 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 157.00 $157.00 $724 -4.50
541 541 10 153.00 $153.00 $828 +1.50
646 646 11 145.00 $145.00 $937 -4.50
743 743 6 134.00 $134.00 $996 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 161.00 $161.00 $544 -4.00
450 450 3 158.00 $158.00 $711 -8.00
531 531 4 153.00 $153.00 $812 +1.00
646 646 4 145.00 $145.00 $937 -7.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 8 143.00 $143.00 $785 -3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 194.00 $194.00 $689 —
420–440 437 6 171.00–174.00 $173.52 $758 -3.48
482 482 3 167.00 $167.00 $805 -9.00
520 520 3 165.00 $165.00 $858 —
565–569 569 9 157.00–164.00 $163.23 $929 +2.93
658 658 10 152.00 $152.00 $1,000 -6.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 194.00 $194.00 $695 +19.00
416–435 418 8 170.00–187.00 $184.79 $772 +5.79
503 503 2 170.00 $170.00 $855 —
570–585 580 3 158.00–165.00 $162.71 $944 +7.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 166.00 $166.00 $714 -4.00
550 550 1 163.00 $163.00 $896 —

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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.