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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 10, 2022

397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.81/cwt -8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 542 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.00/cwt ≈ $984/hd at 550 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 548 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 397 181 521
Feeder cattle 397 181 521

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 85, Heifers 180, Bulls 132)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 181.00 $181.00 $688 —
476 476 8 174.00 $174.00 $828 +4.00
550 550 24 179.00 $179.00 $984 —
636 636 14 169.50 $169.50 $1,078 —
665 665 1 150.00 $150.00 $998 -15.00
710 710 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,051 —
752 752 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,158 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 184.00 $184.00 $681 +4.00
454 454 7 173.00 $173.00 $785 —
544 544 5 175.00 $175.00 $952 —
613 613 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,057 +3.50
735 735 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 169.00 $169.00 $913 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 158.00 $158.00 $542 -3.00
448 448 20 152.50 $152.50 $683 —
500–544 542 29 139.00–145.00 $144.81 $785 -8.19
620–634 633 15 137.00–139.50 $139.34 $882 -5.66
747 747 7 131.00 $131.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 157.00 $157.00 $589 —
460 460 14 152.00 $152.00 $699 -5.00
548 548 22 147.00 $147.00 $806 -6.00
620 620 9 134.50 $134.50 $834 -10.50
741 741 8 132.50 $132.50 $982 -1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 144.00 $144.00 $478 —
445 445 4 141.00 $141.00 $627 —
523 523 6 143.00 $143.00 $748 ±0.00
643 643 2 126.00 $126.00 $810 —
710 710 1 119.00 $119.00 $845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 184.00 $184.00 $653 -10.00
428 428 5 179.00 $179.00 $766 +5.48
501–504 503 16 164.00–171.75 $169.34 $852 +4.34
555–576 573 13 159.50–165.25 $164.39 $942 +1.16
645 645 5 150.50 $150.50 $971 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 184.00 $184.00 $640 —
428 428 3 178.00 $178.00 $762 -6.79
486 486 6 169.00 $169.00 $821 —
595 595 8 160.00 $160.00 $952 -2.71
675 675 3 148.00 $148.00 $999 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 170.00 $170.00 $748 +4.00

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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.