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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 10, 2022

173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $166.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 507 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.00/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 575 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.00/cwt ≈ $716/hd at 551 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 173 323 464
Feeder cattle 173 323 464

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 22, Heifers 67, Bulls 84)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 ±0.00
468 468 3 189.00 $189.00 $885 -5.00
558 558 3 165.00 $165.00 $921 -19.93
650 650 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 —
705 705 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,022 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 169.00 $169.00 $549 —
410–449 441 5 150.00–184.00 $177.68 $784 —
625 625 1 152.00 $152.00 $950 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 140.00 $140.00 $515 —
428 428 6 153.50 $153.50 $657 —
551 551 11 130.00 $130.00 $716 —
615–635 622 3 130.00–132.00 $131.32 $817 +5.32
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 8 144.00 $144.00 $514 —
450 450 10 149.00 $149.00 $670 -2.25
568 568 6 136.00 $136.00 $772 —
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 138.00 $138.00 $453 ±0.00
470 470 5 151.00 $151.00 $710 —
560 560 4 134.00 $134.00 $750 +5.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–343 342 5 151.00–173.00 $168.63 $577 +0.63
430 430 1 160.00 $160.00 $688 +1.00
470 470 1 151.00 $151.00 $710 -1.00
507 507 11 166.00 $166.00 $842 -1.00
575 575 11 149.00 $149.00 $857 +3.60
653 653 3 137.50 $137.50 $898 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 171.00 $171.00 $547 +6.00
420–437 431 9 150.00–166.00 $160.81 $693 -0.19
498 498 6 154.00 $154.00 $767 —
576 576 6 146.00 $146.00 $841 +1.00
666 666 6 137.00 $137.00 $912 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 140.00 $140.00 $753 —

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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.