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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 22, 2023

394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $184.50/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 440 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.64/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 541 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $199.02/cwt -6.98 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 361 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 394 559 613
Feeder cattle 394 559 613

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 171, Bulls 114)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 240.00 $240.00 $768 —
449 449 15 241.00 $241.00 $1,082 —
460 460 1 212.50 $212.50 $978 -27.50
530–544 543 16 207.50–229.00 $227.69 $1,236 -2.31
640–641 641 16 195.00–208.00 $207.19 $1,328 -0.31
715 715 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,280 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 252.50 $252.50 $889 +17.50
440 440 2 212.00 $212.00 $933 -38.00
462 462 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,132 —
555–560 559 8 210.00–227.00 $222.78 $1,245 +9.78
627 627 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,310 -2.00
715 715 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,366 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 200.00 $200.00 $926 -1.00
539 539 6 202.00 $202.00 $1,089 -10.00
645 645 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,277 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–393 361 20 191.00–200.00 $199.02 $718 -6.98
440 440 24 184.50 $184.50 $812 -4.50
457 457 5 177.00 $177.00 $809 —
552 552 14 188.00 $188.00 $1,038 +19.00
637 637 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,147 +27.85
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 202.00 $202.00 $758 +1.00
466 466 17 183.50 $183.50 $855 —
510–543 541 21 173.00–181.00 $180.64 $977 -2.36
632 632 7 178.00 $178.00 $1,125 +22.00
737 737 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,135 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 8 200.00 $200.00 $752 +10.00
455–456 456 11 170.00–181.50 $180.46 $823 —
540 540 6 168.00 $168.00 $907 +8.06
625 625 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 6 250.00 $250.00 $832 —
420–429 427 11 213.00–236.00 $229.82 $981 -3.18
470 470 1 208.00 $208.00 $978 -22.00
502 502 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,104 —
570 570 16 219.00 $219.00 $1,248 +3.85
639 639 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339–345 340 7 202.50–250.00 $243.11 $827 +14.11
380 380 1 203.00 $203.00 $771 -3.00
409 409 4 235.00 $235.00 $961 +2.00
499 499 7 217.00 $217.00 $1,083 -8.00
584 584 7 204.00 $204.00 $1,191 -6.50
625–645 640 4 181.00–191.00 $188.56 $1,207 -1.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 5 190.00 $190.00 $849 -12.00
520 520 1 182.00 $182.00 $946 —
553 553 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,006 -9.00

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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.