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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 4, 2023

252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $172.74/cwt ≈ $772/hd at 447 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $226.00/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 450 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.00/cwt ≈ $939/hd at 559 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 252 333 745
Feeder cattle 252 333 745

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 112, Bulls 63)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 216.00 $216.00 $670 —
450 450 18 226.00 $226.00 $1,017 -5.50
500–534 531 11 203.00–214.00 $213.06 $1,131 -0.94
635 635 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 +6.00
718 718 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,256 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 213.00 $213.00 $763 —
455–462 461 10 188.00–226.00 $218.49 $1,007 —
540 540 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,004 —
580 580 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,206 —
668 668 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 190.00 $190.00 $874 +5.00
518 518 3 188.00 $188.00 $974 -9.00
730 730 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,161 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–388 381 4 170.00–178.00 $176.11 $671 -8.89
400–449 447 21 167.00–173.00 $172.74 $772 —
542 542 12 167.00 $167.00 $905 -22.75
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 —
659 659 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,048 —
743 743 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 186.00 $186.00 $666 +2.85
452 452 11 172.00 $172.00 $777 +2.26
559 559 13 168.00 $168.00 $939 —
631 631 7 157.00 $157.00 $991 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 172.00 $172.00 $662 -3.00
438 438 7 171.00 $171.00 $749 —
538 538 4 165.00 $165.00 $888 -2.50
625 625 1 146.00 $146.00 $912 —
755 755 1 126.00 $126.00 $951 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 215.00 $215.00 $735 -4.00
435 435 5 210.00 $210.00 $914 -25.00
503 503 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,006 —
615 615 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,058 -15.00
685 685 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,137 -18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 218.00 $218.00 $708 +3.00
425 425 5 211.00 $211.00 $897 -20.00
495 495 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,020 -10.00
558 558 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,083 -9.80
675 675 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,154 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–483 479 4 177.00–188.00 $182.55 $874 —
561 561 4 175.00 $175.00 $982 -28.50

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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.