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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 18, 2023

185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $177.00/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 335 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $163.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 453 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 185 474 636
Feeder cattle 185 474 636

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 18, Heifers 90, Bulls 77)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 206.00 $206.00 $628 +16.00
453 453 4 194.00 $194.00 $879 —
545 545 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,095 +12.00
643 643 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,170 +9.00
755 755 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 197.00 $197.00 $758 +8.00
443 443 6 196.00 $196.00 $868 +7.00
665 665 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,244 —
795 795 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,256 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 12 177.00 $177.00 $593 +2.50
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 +7.00
448 448 2 160.00 $160.00 $717 -2.00
453 453 10 163.00 $163.00 $738 +15.00
520 520 5 155.00 $155.00 $806 +3.04
649 649 4 144.00 $144.00 $935 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 174.00 $174.00 $597 —
443 443 6 163.00 $163.00 $722 +2.00
548 548 8 157.00 $157.00 $860 —
633 633 3 148.00 $148.00 $937 +8.00
720 720 2 138.00 $138.00 $994 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 164.00 $164.00 $525 -8.50
354 354 8 169.00 $169.00 $598 —
432 432 3 162.00 $162.00 $700 —
549 549 5 146.00 $146.00 $802 —
629 629 4 135.00 $135.00 $849 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 207.00 $207.00 $733 —
426 426 8 213.00 $213.00 $907 +26.78
498 498 9 204.00 $204.00 $1,016 +39.07
500 500 1 174.00 $174.00 $870 —
575 575 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,098 +27.00
667 667 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 194.00 $194.00 $650 -6.00
353 353 9 205.00 $205.00 $724 —
430 430 1 205.00 $205.00 $882 +18.39
491 491 8 195.00 $195.00 $957 —
563 563 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,075 +15.00
665 665 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,084 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 4 176.00 $176.00 $815 —
560–570 567 3 161.00–174.00 $169.72 $962 +9.72

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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.