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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 8, 2022

635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $153.00/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 583 lb · 38 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.00/cwt -13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 439 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.49/cwt ≈ $725/hd at 551 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 635 497 399
Feeder cattle 635 497 399

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 144, Heifers 276, Bulls 215)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 161.00 $161.00 $555 —
450 450 14 161.50 $161.50 $727 -22.00
549 549 30 158.00 $158.00 $867 -12.00
575 575 1 127.00 $127.00 $730 —
647 647 15 147.00 $147.00 $951 -12.00
658 658 2 140.00 $140.00 $921 —
710 710 1 137.00 $137.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472–480 473 14 146.00–153.00 $151.99 $719 -27.01
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 -26.00
556 556 15 156.00 $156.00 $867 -14.00
648 648 2 144.00 $144.00 $933 ±0.00
652 652 15 154.00 $154.00 $1,004 -9.00
725 725 5 144.50 $144.50 $1,048 -3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 141.00 $141.00 $618 -10.00
538 538 4 128.00 $128.00 $689 -20.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 8 136.00 $136.00 $461 —
439 439 38 136.00 $136.00 $597 -13.00
485 485 1 126.00 $126.00 $611 —
543–548 548 34 127.00–133.25 $132.89 $728 -6.61
633–648 646 29 117.00–129.50 $128.23 $828 -8.11
737 737 9 126.00 $126.00 $929 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 7 137.00 $137.00 $504 -8.00
439 439 4 119.00 $119.00 $522 -32.00
450 450 31 135.50 $135.50 $610 -3.50
550–555 551 35 127.00–132.25 $131.49 $725 —
642 642 25 127.50 $127.50 $819 -6.25
700–721 719 9 118.00–121.00 $120.68 $868 -10.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 110.00 $110.00 $395 -40.00
405–447 443 10 107.00–126.00 $124.26 $550 —
545 545 4 124.00 $124.00 $676 —
585 585 1 118.00 $118.00 $690 -15.00
685 685 2 114.00 $114.00 $781 —
715 715 2 107.00 $107.00 $765 -18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 159.00 $159.00 $563 -34.00
434 434 17 144.00 $144.00 $625 -22.69
499 499 32 144.00 $144.00 $719 -14.00
583 583 38 153.00 $153.00 $892 +4.50
653 653 19 130.00 $130.00 $849 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 12 161.00 $161.00 $533 —
418–423 419 14 126.00–152.50 $148.68 $623 -18.32
480–490 490 22 125.00–141.00 $140.29 $687 —
550–576 572 6 128.00–150.00 $146.47 $838 -3.03
656 656 4 124.00 $124.00 $813 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 115.00 $115.00 $489 —
525 525 5 126.00 $126.00 $662 —

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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.