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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 21, 2023

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.50/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 443 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.51/cwt -4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 540 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $178.00/cwt ≈ $892/hd at 501 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 436 104
Feeder cattle 426 436 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103 , Heifers 174, Bulls 149)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 6 194.00 $194.00 $685 -1.00
453–465 454 14 179.00–203.00 $201.24 $914 +6.83
544 544 17 189.00 $189.00 $1,028 +13.00
560 560 1 177.00 $177.00 $991 -17.50
646 646 13 172.50 $172.50 $1,114 —
724 724 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,173 +12.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 192.00 $192.00 $682 -3.00
461 461 7 202.00 $202.00 $931 +12.62
550 550 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,040 —
637 637 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,070 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 168.00 $168.00 $790 —
563 563 2 153.00 $153.00 $861 —
615 615 1 154.00 $154.00 $947 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 176.00 $176.00 $612 —
445 445 1 146.00 $146.00 $650 —
452 452 20 155.50 $155.50 $703 +6.28
530–540 540 22 132.00–143.00 $142.51 $770 -4.99
650–656 654 16 137.00–141.50 $140.10 $916 +5.10
708 708 3 136.00 $136.00 $963 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 169.00 $169.00 $580 —
443 443 26 152.50 $152.50 $676 +3.00
475 475 1 142.00 $142.00 $674 +8.00
545 545 20 140.00 $140.00 $763 -2.00
641 641 6 137.00 $137.00 $878 —
655 655 1 136.00 $136.00 $891 -1.00
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 155.00 $155.00 $575 -4.14
451–468 454 10 137.00–151.00 $148.12 $672 +6.62
515 515 2 139.00 $139.00 $716 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 200.00 $200.00 $696 +7.00
417 417 11 191.00 $191.00 $796 +8.00
501 501 21 178.00 $178.00 $892 —
581 581 21 166.00 $166.00 $964 -8.51
660 660 12 141.50 $141.50 $934 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 323 8 175.00–195.00 $192.64 $622 +15.14
400–409 408 12 175.00–190.00 $188.78 $770 +5.78
465–485 483 10 164.00–175.00 $173.94 $840 -2.80
571–585 573 9 147.00–154.00 $153.21 $878 -9.15
663 663 3 143.00 $143.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 6 165.00 $165.00 $744 +6.00
522 522 5 151.50 $151.50 $791 +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.