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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 26, 2022

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.77/cwt ≈ $736/hd at 534 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.00/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 446 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $153.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 573 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 402 247
Feeder cattle 264 402 247

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 45, Heifers 113, Bulls 106)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 157.00 $157.00 $612 —
454 454 4 166.00 $166.00 $754 -13.00
539 539 6 172.50 $172.50 $930 +7.50
560 560 1 154.00 $154.00 $862 -13.50
613 613 2 149.00 $149.00 $913 +2.00
750 750 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 170.00 $170.00 $612 -7.00
486 486 4 162.00 $162.00 $787 -13.00
530 530 4 166.00 $166.00 $880 —
563 563 2 142.00 $142.00 $799 -26.50
605 605 1 145.00 $145.00 $877 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 150.00 $150.00 $862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 145.00 $145.00 $471 —
446 446 18 150.00 $150.00 $669 -0.74
500–536 534 20 133.00–138.00 $137.77 $736 —
630 630 5 135.00 $135.00 $850 -4.50
730 730 1 116.00 $116.00 $847 -19.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 8 150.00 $150.00 $663 +16.00
450 450 3 146.00 $146.00 $657 -2.00
545 545 11 121.00–135.00 $132.45 $722 -12.55
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 -24.00
651 651 7 139.00 $139.00 $905 —
723 723 4 119.00 $119.00 $860 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 128.00 $128.00 $474 -16.00
450 450 9 147.00 $147.00 $662 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 171.00 $171.00 $559 —
420–423 423 8 154.00–161.00 $160.13 $677 -5.87
503 503 11 161.00 $161.00 $810 —
573 573 12 153.00 $153.00 $877 +6.00
600–646 638 12 141.00 $141.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 171.00 $171.00 $590 -11.00
416 416 5 156.00 $156.00 $649 -7.29
495 495 8 156.00 $156.00 $772 -0.85
565 565 8 147.00 $147.00 $831 +7.03
651 651 4 136.00 $136.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 138.00 $138.00 $642 -2.00

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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.