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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 4, 2023

273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 537 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 444 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $167.50/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 495 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 273 417 246
Feeder cattle 273 417 246

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 99, Bulls 124)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 190.00 $190.00 $618 -25.00
441 441 5 196.00 $196.00 $864 -6.00
534 534 6 187.00 $187.00 $999 +4.50
654 654 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,125 —
738 738 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 195.00 $195.00 $745 -3.04
423 423 5 196.00 $196.00 $829 -13.00
585 585 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,082 +7.00
650 650 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,144 —
715 715 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 170.00 $170.00 $748 +15.00
533 533 2 160.00 $160.00 $853 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 361 8 147.00–168.00 $165.31 $597 —
444 444 14 150.00 $150.00 $666 +8.00
537 537 15 146.00 $146.00 $784 +3.00
645 645 4 143.50 $143.50 $926 +4.64
750 750 2 131.00 $131.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 7 170.00 $170.00 $612 -0.87
461–463 462 7 138.00–150.00 $146.56 $677 —
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 —
556 556 8 146.00 $146.00 $812 +4.27
633 633 6 138.00 $138.00 $874 +1.00
655 655 1 135.00 $135.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 149.00 $149.00 $581 +2.00
476 476 6 142.00 $142.00 $676 -6.00
571 571 4 136.00 $136.00 $777 —
630 630 1 134.00 $134.00 $844 —
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 176.00 $176.00 $528 —
351 351 7 194.00 $194.00 $681 —
418 418 11 187.00 $187.00 $782 -17.45
495 495 12 167.50 $167.50 $829 -0.95
560–571 570 8 161.00–167.00 $166.26 $948 +13.76
650 650 12 156.50 $156.50 $1,017 —
700 700 1 136.00 $136.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 194.00 $194.00 $693 -11.78
426 426 12 185.00 $185.00 $788 -25.00
500 500 11 166.00 $166.00 $830 +4.00
556 556 8 157.50 $157.50 $876 +8.50
645 645 3 151.00 $151.00 $974 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 171.00 $171.00 $749 +12.00

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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.