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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 3, 2023

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $237.95/cwt +14.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 453 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.50/cwt +23.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,184/hd at 542 lb · 30 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $249.27/cwt +18.77 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 367 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 425 296 376
Feeder cattle 425 296 376

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 196, Bulls 118)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 245.00 $245.00 $906 -5.00
560 560 18 243.00 $243.00 $1,361 +7.50
625–633 633 18 211.00–230.00 $228.96 $1,449 +2.96
727 727 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,418 +7.49
758 758 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 248.00 $248.00 $903 —
447 447 16 250.00 $250.00 $1,118 +3.00
544 544 10 243.00 $243.00 $1,322 +7.00
642 642 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,157 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 230.00 $230.00 $966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–370 367 27 237.00–249.75 $249.27 $915 +18.77
452–485 453 34 221.00–238.50 $237.95 $1,078 +14.95
537 537 16 225.00 $225.00 $1,208 +22.00
639 639 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,380 +39.00
740 740 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,517 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 368 3 230.00 $230.00 $846 +11.00
455–458 456 19 224.00–229.00 $227.94 $1,039 +11.70
542 542 30 218.50 $218.50 $1,184 +23.50
560 560 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,182 —
600–649 645 12 196.50–200.00 $196.77 $1,269 +21.53
760 760 1 198.50 $198.50 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 12 244.00 $244.00 $852 —
370 370 1 235.00 $235.00 $870 +12.00
428–445 430 7 229.00–235.00 $234.11 $1,007 +24.11
527 527 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,107 +18.00
615 615 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 +29.00
653 653 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,345 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 8 246.00 $246.00 $859 -13.00
422 422 13 239.00 $239.00 $1,009 -7.32
480 480 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 +3.88
503 503 21 241.00 $241.00 $1,212 —
572 572 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,264 +8.00
620 620 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,209 +2.00
663 663 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,333 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 247.00 $247.00 $926 —
428 428 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,023 -4.00
479 479 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,154 —
560–566 565 8 205.00–227.50 $224.71 $1,270 +9.71
667 667 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,314 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 200.00 $200.00 $870 -30.00

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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.