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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 3, 2022

323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 629 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $167.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 505 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.50/cwt +5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 542 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 323 264 555
Feeder cattle 323 264 555

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 148, Bulls 103)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 170.00 $170.00 $646 +13.00
458 458 6 194.00 $194.00 $889 +28.00
553–556 556 17 158.00–188.50 $184.93 $1,028 +30.93
642 642 14 155.00 $155.00 $995 +6.00
739 739 9 146.00 $146.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 171.00 $171.00 $650 +1.00
462 462 3 193.00 $193.00 $892 +31.00
549 549 4 160.00 $160.00 $878 -6.00
615 615 1 149.00 $149.00 $916 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 4 159.00 $159.00 $494 —
455 455 15 147.00 $147.00 $669 +1.00
542 542 17 137.50 $137.50 $745 +5.05
629 629 18 126.00 $126.00 $793 +11.00
728 728 9 114.00 $114.00 $830 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 9 157.00 $157.00 $548 +12.00
456 456 11 151.25 $151.25 $690 —
547 547 17 137.50 $137.50 $752 -0.27
628 628 9 123.00 $123.00 $772 -12.00
728 728 2 111.00 $111.00 $808 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 138.00 $138.00 $473 —
422 422 3 145.50 $145.50 $614 —
550–570 565 4 127.00–129.50 $128.89 $728 —
663 663 2 117.00 $117.00 $776 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 168.00 $168.00 $583 -3.00
423 423 8 159.00 $159.00 $673 -1.13
470 470 1 152.00 $152.00 $714 —
505 505 17 167.00 $167.00 $843 +6.00
566–590 568 11 130.00–147.00 $145.40 $826 -7.60
651 651 6 133.50 $133.50 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 -6.00
410 410 8 161.00 $161.00 $660 +5.00
504 504 9 162.00 $162.00 $816 —
573 573 7 145.00 $145.00 $831 -2.00
635 635 1 129.00 $129.00 $819 —
650 650 5 134.50 $134.50 $874 -1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 150.00 $150.00 $622 —
550 550 1 142.00 $142.00 $781 —

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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.