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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 22, 2022

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.75/cwt +12.98 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 544 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $165.04/cwt +27.66 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 487 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $167.50/cwt +26.00 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 493 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 396 458
Feeder cattle 359 396 458

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 150, Bulls 153)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 171.00 $171.00 $616 —
430–445 435 3 157.00–175.00 $168.86 $735 —
513 513 2 153.00 $153.00 $785 +15.50
550 550 12 157.00 $157.00 $864 +5.00
644 644 8 144.00 $144.00 $927 +1.01
720 720 1 129.00 $129.00 $929 -10.00
785 785 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 175.00 $175.00 $817 —
580 580 2 154.00 $154.00 $893 —
655 655 1 144.00 $144.00 $943 —
720 720 1 130.00 $130.00 $936 -12.00
780 780 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 132.00 $132.00 $541 —
450 450 2 148.00 $148.00 $666 —
538 538 3 140.00 $140.00 $753 +7.50
635 635 1 142.00 $142.00 $902 +9.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 143.00 $143.00 $493 —
459 459 17 134.00 $134.00 $615 +7.00
544 544 27 139.75 $139.75 $760 +12.98
575 575 1 131.00 $131.00 $753 —
640 640 8 128.00 $128.00 $819 +6.75
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 -3.00
715–746 743 9 110.00–117.00 $116.25 $864 -6.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 8 144.00 $144.00 $517 —
442 442 9 134.00 $134.00 $592 +5.00
456 456 6 131.00 $131.00 $597 —
531 531 16 137.00 $137.00 $727 +9.00
636 636 5 128.00 $128.00 $814 +6.00
740 740 1 114.00 $114.00 $844 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 124.00 $124.00 $415 —
350 350 3 135.00 $135.00 $472 -0.94
405–449 444 8 124.00–131.00 $130.20 $578 —
535 535 3 128.00 $128.00 $685 +14.56
720 720 1 102.00 $102.00 $734 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 172.50 $172.50 $599 +7.50
433 433 5 168.00 $168.00 $727 +17.00
493 493 19 167.50 $167.50 $826 +26.00
527 527 3 140.00 $140.00 $738 —
565–573 573 19 132.00–136.00 $135.79 $778 -0.69
658 658 12 120.00 $120.00 $790 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 166.00 $166.00 $548 —
350 350 5 174.00 $174.00 $609 +8.00
441 441 10 171.50 $171.50 $756 +9.50
487–488 487 22 159.00–166.00 $165.04 $804 +27.66
576 576 7 136.00 $136.00 $783 -1.00
637 637 3 126.00 $126.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 3 131.00 $131.00 $731 +8.50

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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.