Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 8, 2023

206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.00/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 535 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $197.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 443 lb · 10 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $184.78/cwt ≈ $979/hd at 530 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	206	289	461
Feeder cattle	206	289	461

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 93, Bulls 47)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	5	220.00	$220.00	$825	-1.75
448	448	10	253.00	$253.00	$1,133	+22.00
546	546	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,272	+9.00
585	585	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,275	±0.00
610	610	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,342	—
743	743	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	2	220.00	$220.00	$843	-4.00
453	453	4	239.00	$239.00	$1,083	—
526	526	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,262	+14.00
642	642	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	200.00	$200.00	$860	-13.00
553	553	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,161	+10.00
645	645	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,354	+13.00
720	720	3	189.50	$189.50	$1,364	+8.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–375	370	8	197.00–203.00	$202.24	$748	+14.24
448	448	9	196.00	$196.00	$878	+6.00
535	535	12	190.00	$190.00	$1,016	+2.10
633	633	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,139	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	7	204.00	$204.00	$751	+6.65
443	443	10	197.00	$197.00	$873	+6.00
495	495	1	170.00	$170.00	$842	—
528–540	530	10	180.00–186.00	$184.78	$979	—
630	630	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,197	+4.00
680	680	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,204	—
770	770	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	177.50	$177.50	$612	—
395	395	1	185.00	$185.00	$731	—
463	463	2	188.00	$188.00	$870	—
543	543	4	187.00	$187.00	$1,015	—
635	635	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,143	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	4	248.00	$248.00	$1,049	+14.50
496	496	7	234.00	$234.00	$1,161	+7.00
577	577	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,154	-10.00
638	638	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	2	247.00	$247.00	$884	+43.00
437	437	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,071	+17.00
506	506	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,169	+13.00
598	598	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,310	+11.00
635	635	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	3	195.00	$195.00	$872	-5.00
500–540	530	4	170.00–213.00	$202.86	$1,075	—

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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.