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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 7, 2023

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.50/cwt +19.50 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 642 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.27/cwt +11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 538 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 547 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 239 0
Feeder cattle 508 239 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattles (Steers 139, Heifers 211, Bulls 158)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 191.00 $191.00 $602 —
453 453 6 198.00 $198.00 $897 —
545 545 1 166.00 $166.00 $905 —
552 552 21 196.00 $196.00 $1,082 +36.59
648 648 25 175.00 $175.00 $1,134 —
748 748 14 162.00 $162.00 $1,212 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 204.00 $204.00 $806 —
459 459 11 200.00 $200.00 $918 +13.00
529 529 4 162.00 $162.00 $857 —
559 559 16 196.00 $196.00 $1,096 +36.00
653 653 9 176.00 $176.00 $1,149 —
727 727 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 -1.00
790 790 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,051 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 168.00 $168.00 $635 —
443 443 10 157.00 $157.00 $696 —
547 547 27 157.00 $157.00 $859 +18.00
560 560 2 147.00 $147.00 $823 —
642 642 32 144.50 $144.50 $928 +19.50
746 746 7 128.00 $128.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 162.00 $162.00 $596 —
441 441 25 159.00 $159.00 $701 +11.00
470 470 2 139.00 $139.00 $653 +1.00
525–540 538 30 136.00–157.00 $154.27 $830 +11.27
630 630 4 145.00 $145.00 $914 +16.50
685 685 1 132.00 $132.00 $904 —
735 735 1 127.00 $127.00 $933 +7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 145.00 $145.00 $519 —
445 445 4 142.00 $142.00 $632 —
547 547 7 139.00 $139.00 $760 —
643 643 3 133.00 $133.00 $855 +10.00
725 725 2 124.00 $124.00 $899 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 190.00 $190.00 $646 —
350 350 1 185.00 $185.00 $648 +14.00
410–430 428 11 170.00–183.00 $181.87 $778 +19.87
499 499 15 180.00 $180.00 $898 —
525 525 1 167.00 $167.00 $877 +1.00
575–588 587 14 160.00–164.00 $163.72 $961 +33.72
652 652 16 148.00 $148.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 7 185.00 $185.00 $627 +12.00
412 412 7 179.00 $179.00 $737 —
490 490 1 158.00 $158.00 $774 -17.00
510 510 11 181.00 $181.00 $923 +20.00
573–578 577 19 143.00–152.00 $151.06 $872 +19.06
653 653 11 141.00 $141.00 $921 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 6 155.00 $155.00 $755 -6.87
556 556 8 145.00 $145.00 $806 +10.00

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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.