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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 25, 2023

396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $179.06/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 453 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $182.78/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 539 lb · 24 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $193.00/cwt ≈ $662/hd at 343 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 396 470 409
Feeder cattle 396 470 409

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 190, Bulls 130)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 7 232.00 $232.00 $821 -4.00
425–449 444 10 220.00–238.00 $234.56 $1,041 +2.21
547 547 10 228.00 $228.00 $1,247 —
669 669 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,325 —
705 705 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,276 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 230.00 $230.00 $844 +8.00
440 440 12 239.50 $239.50 $1,054 +13.50
549 549 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,197 -1.00
644 644 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,275 —
730 730 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,026 —
523 523 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,166 +17.00
615 615 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 20 193.00 $193.00 $662 —
452–465 453 24 158.00–180.00 $179.06 $811 -2.94
510–540 539 24 153.00–184.00 $182.78 $985 -1.22
624 624 6 156.00 $156.00 $973 -7.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 10 191.00 $191.00 $701 ±0.00
446 446 19 179.00 $179.00 $798 -2.00
539 539 15 180.00 $180.00 $970 ±0.00
555 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 —
636 636 10 157.00 $157.00 $999 —
743 743 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,033 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 10 171.00 $171.00 $643 -8.00
446 446 15 165.00 $165.00 $736 -8.56
510–527 524 6 140.00–169.00 $164.30 $861 -16.20
645 645 1 135.00 $135.00 $871 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 11 225.00 $225.00 $776 +4.46
416 416 16 231.00 $231.00 $961 +0.10
512 512 9 212.50 $212.50 $1,088 +21.50
567 567 6 208.50 $208.50 $1,182 +8.50
654 654 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,144 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 225.00 $225.00 $756 -6.00
423 423 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,003 +1.13
493 493 13 224.00 $224.00 $1,104 ±0.00
583 583 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,218 +7.00
650 650 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,176 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 7 224.00 $224.00 $990 -1.00
570 570 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,106 —

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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.