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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 1, 2023

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 449 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $227.00/cwt ≈ $1,110/hd at 489 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.90/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 543 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 396 377
Feeder cattle 289 396 377

Market comments — USDA reporter

Stated Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 133, Bulls 95)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–364 363 7 202.00–225.00 $221.75 $805 -8.25
445 445 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,028 -8.50
540 540 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,210 +6.00
566 566 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,234 —
667 667 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 224.00 $224.00 $829 -8.00
433 433 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,022 +1.44
536 536 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,211 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 213.00 $213.00 $952 —
575 575 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 —
640 640 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,261 +10.00
735 735 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,330 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 198.00 $198.00 $687 —
370 370 2 188.00 $188.00 $696 -3.00
449 449 27 190.00 $190.00 $853 +11.00
505–546 543 16 170.00–189.00 $187.90 $1,020 +7.90
657 657 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,110 —
785 785 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–390 373 16 188.00–198.00 $197.35 $736 —
432 432 12 191.00 $191.00 $825 —
554 554 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,042 —
605 605 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,125 +30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 8 188.00 $188.00 $662 +17.00
437 437 7 186.50 $186.50 $815 +21.50
500 500 1 183.00 $183.00 $915 +18.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 —
355–380 361 4 206.00–223.00 $218.53 $789 —
417 417 7 233.50 $233.50 $974 +2.50
489 489 18 227.00 $227.00 $1,110 —
563 563 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,182 +1.50
669 669 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,264 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 9 225.00 $225.00 $770 ±0.00
355 355 2 204.00 $204.00 $724 —
423 423 6 228.00 $228.00 $964 -9.00
460 460 1 200.00 $200.00 $920 -24.00
506 506 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,103 —
574 574 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,194 -1.00
660 660 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,254 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 -24.00

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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.