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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 15, 2022

396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.77/cwt ≈ $691/hd at 545 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $136.48/cwt -16.52 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 573 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.25/cwt -6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 636 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 396 635 454
Feeder cattle 396 635 454

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 58, Heifers 188, Bulls 150)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 7 160.00 $160.00 $744 +8.01
515 515 1 137.50 $137.50 $708 +2.50
558 558 8 152.00 $152.00 $848 -4.00
629–635 630 9 135.00–144.00 $142.99 $901 -1.01
743 743 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,033 -5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 167.50 $167.50 $603 —
440 440 4 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
540 540 6 151.00 $151.00 $815 -7.00
634 634 5 147.00 $147.00 $932 ±0.00
718 718 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,020 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 2 132.50 $132.50 $680 +4.50
620 620 1 132.50 $132.50 $822 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 142.50 $142.50 $513 +5.50
456 456 23 127.00 $127.00 $579 -8.50
533–546 545 30 120.00–127.50 $126.77 $691 —
636 636 26 121.25 $121.25 $771 -6.25
678 678 2 123.00 $123.00 $834 —
700–728 723 6 123.00 $123.00 $889 +2.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–347 347 11 130.00–142.00 $140.91 $489 +4.91
448 448 22 129.00 $129.00 $578 -7.00
543 543 25 128.00 $128.00 $695 -4.89
649 649 10 122.00 $122.00 $792 -6.23
734 734 4 111.00 $111.00 $815 -15.00
765 765 1 102.50 $102.50 $784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 3 130.00–139.00 $135.94 $493 +25.94
467 467 7 120.00 $120.00 $560 —
505–548 539 5 112.50–117.50 $113.44 $611 -10.56
635 635 1 112.50 $112.50 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 165.00 $165.00 $569 —
425 425 4 151.00 $151.00 $642 +7.00
497 497 20 141.50 $141.50 $703 -2.50
573–575 573 28 122.50–137.00 $136.48 $782 -16.52
649 649 16 127.00 $127.00 $824 —
660 660 1 112.50 $112.50 $742 -17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 166.00 $166.00 $606 —
411 411 10 162.00 $162.00 $666 +13.32
485–495 494 13 117.50–139.00 $137.38 $679 -2.91
575 575 11 137.00 $137.00 $788 -9.47
656 656 4 126.00 $126.00 $827 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 132.50 $132.50 $616 —
553 553 2 122.50 $122.50 $677 —

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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.