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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 15, 2023

559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $189.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 437 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $230.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 496 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $179.34/cwt ≈ $793/hd at 442 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 559 206 432
Feeder cattle 559 206 432

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 116, Heifers 234, Bulls 209)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 235.00 $235.00 $905 +15.00
467 467 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,121 —
536 536 20 230.00 $230.00 $1,233 -3.00
646 646 11 207.50 $207.50 $1,340 —
740 740 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,376 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 7 235.00 $235.00 $837 +15.00
446 446 15 250.00 $250.00 $1,115 —
548 548 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,271 -8.00
553 553 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,178 —
616 616 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,300 -14.00
740 740 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 201.00 $201.00 $945 —
542 542 6 212.00 $212.00 $1,149 —
613 613 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,232 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 25 206.00 $206.00 $746 +2.00
437 437 46 189.00 $189.00 $826 -8.00
536 536 24 180.00 $180.00 $965 -4.78
585 585 1 169.00 $169.00 $989 —
622–645 628 4 141.00–156.00 $152.15 $956 -37.85
735 735 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 8 201.00 $201.00 $714 -1.24
445 445 20 185.00 $185.00 $823 -11.00
540 540 20 183.00 $183.00 $988 -7.00
628 628 8 156.00 $156.00 $980 -24.00
728 728 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 15 205.50 $205.50 $713 +28.00
358 358 2 190.00 $190.00 $680 —
420–444 442 26 171.00–180.00 $179.34 $793 —
526–540 529 5 148.00–163.00 $159.94 $846 -27.06
665 665 2 130.00 $130.00 $864 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 230.00 $230.00 $830 —
429 429 13 233.00 $233.00 $1,000 -15.00
496 496 28 230.00 $230.00 $1,141 -4.00
569–573 569 19 208.00–216.00 $215.15 $1,224 +15.15
651 651 10 188.00 $188.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 20 229.00 $229.00 $797 —
385 385 1 206.00 $206.00 $793 -41.00
412 412 21 233.00 $233.00 $960 -12.00
494 494 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,112 —
586 586 5 210.50 $210.50 $1,234 -8.50
639 639 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,214 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 14 202.00 $202.00 $875 +7.00
558 558 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,066 —

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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.