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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 19, 2022

402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 578 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.00/cwt +15.50 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 537 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 459 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 402 110 449
Feeder cattle 402 110 449

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 183, Bulls 160)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 179.00 $179.00 $856 —
515 515 1 165.00 $165.00 $850 —
552 552 10 167.50 $167.50 $925 +5.50
644 644 8 147.00 $147.00 $947 -9.00
655 655 1 139.00 $139.00 $910 —
728 728 2 132.00 $132.00 $961 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 177.00 $177.00 $655 +11.07
467 467 3 175.00 $175.00 $817 +2.00
580 580 5 168.50 $168.50 $977 —
620 620 1 146.00 $146.00 $905 -4.00
725 725 2 134.00 $134.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 +10.00
543 543 3 138.00 $138.00 $749 —
633 633 2 135.50 $135.50 $858 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 146.00–156.00 $151.00 $491 -2.00
410 410 1 134.00 $134.00 $549 —
459 459 25 148.00 $148.00 $679 +21.00
537 537 29 145.00 $145.00 $779 +15.50
628 628 19 139.00 $139.00 $873 +16.00
749 749 8 127.00 $127.00 $951 —
755 755 1 117.00 $117.00 $883 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–360 352 14 146.00–161.00 $159.90 $563 —
440–449 449 24 127.00–151.75 $150.74 $677 —
559 559 14 149.50 $149.50 $836 +22.50
630 630 5 139.50 $139.50 $879 —
748 748 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 7 144.00 $144.00 $524 —
426 426 5 138.50 $138.50 $590 —
535 535 2 135.00 $135.00 $722 —
628 628 2 129.00 $129.00 $810 —
715 715 1 107.00 $107.00 $765 —
750 750 1 108.00 $108.00 $810 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–375 357 7 166.00–178.00 $176.20 $629 —
422 422 10 166.00 $166.00 $701 +11.00
487 487 18 156.00 $156.00 $760 -10.00
578 578 30 147.00 $147.00 $850 +7.00
659 659 13 138.00 $138.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 10 182.00 $182.00 $610 —
435–445 436 8 155.00–164.50 $163.29 $712 —
481–495 483 7 156.00–157.00 $156.85 $758 -15.15
571–580 572 8 126.00–142.00 $139.97 $801 -4.03
635–640 637 3 120.00–135.00 $129.97 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 9 140.00 $140.00 $636 +4.00
510 510 1 141.00 $141.00 $719 —

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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.