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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 18, 2023

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $182.00/cwt -10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 451 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $230.90/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 421 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $235.87/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 413 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 487 468
Feeder cattle 470 487 468

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 213, Bulls 191)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 222.00 $222.00 $828 —
432 432 10 226.00 $226.00 $976 —
538 538 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,178 +4.44
656 656 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,332 +9.00
758 758 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,319 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 236.00 $236.00 $873 -5.00
400–443 438 9 200.00–236.00 $232.35 $1,018 —
556 556 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,229 +4.00
605 605 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,325 —
730 730 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,350 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–439 435 9 172.00–219.00 $214.19 $932 —
515 515 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,061 +16.00
690 690 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 351 22 180.00–187.00 $186.66 $655 -0.54
440 440 4 174.00 $174.00 $766 —
451 451 30 182.00 $182.00 $821 -10.54
537 537 11 184.00 $184.00 $988 -3.00
555 555 2 165.00 $165.00 $916 —
629–630 629 6 155.00–165.00 $163.33 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 9 191.00 $191.00 $682 +3.19
449 449 17 181.00 $181.00 $813 —
460 460 1 165.00 $165.00 $759 -14.00
538 538 15 180.00 $180.00 $968 -3.75
655 655 11 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 —
732 732 7 148.00 $148.00 $1,083 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 189.00 $189.00 $635 —
373 373 2 179.00 $179.00 $668 -5.00
438 438 18 172.00–174.00 $173.56 $760 -22.44
540 540 11 180.50 $180.50 $975 +0.50
660 660 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 346 11 214.00–222.00 $220.54 $763 —
405–424 421 28 202.00–235.50 $230.90 $972 -3.10
492–493 492 13 205.00–220.00 $217.69 $1,071 -3.31
545 545 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,041 —
586 586 14 200.00 $200.00 $1,172 +4.00
654 654 12 170.00 $170.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 16 231.00 $231.00 $781 -9.00
360 360 1 206.00 $206.00 $742 —
412–423 413 26 220.00–238.00 $235.87 $974 +2.87
484 484 11 224.00 $224.00 $1,084 +4.00
584 584 5 202.00 $202.00 $1,180 +6.47
610 610 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,116 +6.00
664 664 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,004 +20.55
531 531 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,020 —

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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.