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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 14, 2023

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.50/cwt -9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 544 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.50/cwt -9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 439 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.50/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 631 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 436 508 299
Feeder cattle 436 508 299

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103, Heifers 196, Bulls 137)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 195.00 $195.00 $722 —
458–485 460 13 165.00–197.00 $194.41 $894 -3.59
535 535 1 176.00 $176.00 $942 +10.00
556 556 20 194.50 $194.50 $1,081 -1.50
654–680 659 11 162.00–175.50 $172.97 $1,140 —
700–745 730 3 145.00–160.00 $149.79 $1,093 -12.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 195.00 $195.00 $708 -9.00
450–463 452 17 163.00–193.00 $189.38 $856 -10.62
546 546 7 192.00 $192.00 $1,048 +30.00
622 622 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,064 —
770 770 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 161.00 $161.00 $712 —
520 520 1 152.00 $152.00 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 9 162.00 $162.00 $573 -6.00
459–470 460 17 137.00–150.00 $149.22 $686 —
544 544 36 147.50 $147.50 $802 -9.50
631 631 21 140.50 $140.50 $887 -4.00
660 660 1 135.00 $135.00 $891 —
730 730 1 135.00 $135.00 $986 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 20 163.00 $163.00 $572 +1.00
439 439 30 149.50 $149.50 $656 -9.50
465 465 1 134.00 $134.00 $623 -5.00
540 540 11 142.00 $142.00 $767 -12.27
550 550 2 134.50 $134.50 $740 —
650 650 4 137.00 $137.00 $890 +5.00
737 737 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,002 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–380 367 10 143.00–161.00 $159.14 $584 +14.14
445 445 1 132.00 $132.00 $587 -10.00
453 453 10 141.50 $141.50 $641 —
562 562 3 136.50 $136.50 $767 —
642 642 3 133.50 $133.50 $857 +0.50
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 177.50 $177.50 $586 -7.50
361–385 364 8 170.00–190.00 $187.36 $682 —
420 420 14 183.00 $183.00 $769 +4.00
475–493 492 13 161.00–178.00 $176.74 $870 +18.74
568–590 571 13 151.00–164.50 $162.36 $927 +11.30
645 645 3 147.00 $147.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 7 193.00 $193.00 $633 +3.00
419 419 11 183.00 $183.00 $767 +1.13
499 499 7 180.00 $180.00 $898 ±0.00
560–574 573 14 168.00–175.00 $174.51 $1,000 +10.79
649 649 9 147.50 $147.50 $957 —
680 680 3 140.00 $140.00 $952 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 159.00 $159.00 $736 +4.00
544 544 8 141.50 $141.50 $770 —

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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.