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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 17, 2022

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.00/cwt -7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 575 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.25/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 543 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.00/cwt ≈ $976/hd at 655 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 397 518
Feeder cattle 285 397 518

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 34, Heifers 128, Bulls 123)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 -11.00
448 448 3 161.00 $161.00 $721 —
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 -4.00
525 525 1 160.00 $160.00 $840 —
568 568 5 171.50 $171.50 $974 -7.50
646 646 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,053 -6.50
665 665 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,004 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 161.00 $161.00 $702 —
521 521 4 155.00 $155.00 $808 -14.00
615 615 1 147.00 $147.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 174.00 $174.00 $727 —
510 510 1 165.00 $165.00 $842 -10.00
650 650 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,040 —
795 795 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,169 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 145.00 $145.00 $471 —
353 353 2 153.00 $153.00 $540 -4.00
458 458 6 148.50 $148.50 $680 -3.50
543 543 21 142.25 $142.25 $772 -4.75
623–636 633 10 133.00–138.50 $137.42 $870 +2.92
724 724 6 131.00 $131.00 $948 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 9 155.50 $155.50 $541 -2.50
453 453 10 147.50 $147.50 $668 —
539 539 10 144.50 $144.50 $779 -0.31
672 672 7 140.00 $140.00 $941 —
710 710 1 137.00 $137.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 11 137.00 $137.00 $477 -7.00
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
448 448 8 135.00 $135.00 $605 -6.00
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 8 153.00–163.00 $161.75 $687 -17.25
475–498 492 8 159.00–165.50 $163.93 $807 —
575 575 22 157.00 $157.00 $903 -7.39
635 635 1 144.00 $144.00 $914 -6.50
655 655 14 149.00 $149.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 170.00 $170.00 $634 —
430 430 8 165.00 $165.00 $710 -13.00
495 495 8 161.00 $161.00 $797 -8.00
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 —
560 560 11 154.00–158.00 $157.27 $881 -2.73
659 659 5 148.00 $148.00 $975 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 155.00 $155.00 $663 -15.00
568 568 5 146.00 $146.00 $829 —

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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.