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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 10, 2023

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.00/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 540 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.66/cwt -8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 454 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $221.00/cwt -20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 498 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 489 425 437
Feeder cattle 489 425 437

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Heifers 224, Bulls 141)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 240.00 $240.00 $840 -5.00
465 465 16 256.50 $256.50 $1,193 —
545 545 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,210 —
561 561 21 240.00 $240.00 $1,346 -3.00
647 647 13 228.00 $228.00 $1,475 -0.96
727 727 8 203.00 $203.00 $1,476 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 8 250.00 $250.00 $878 +2.00
454 454 12 247.00 $247.00 $1,121 —
526 526 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,241 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 7 237.00 $237.00 $1,045 +7.00
525 525 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 —
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 236.00 $236.00 $838 +6.00
425–445 432 3 210.00–223.00 $218.53 $944 —
463 463 26 230.00 $230.00 $1,065 +2.06
540 540 43 215.00 $215.00 $1,161 -3.50
626 626 20 192.50 $192.50 $1,205 -4.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 13 239.50 $239.50 $867 -9.77
452–473 454 35 216.00–231.00 $229.66 $1,043 -8.29
535 535 25 218.50 $218.50 $1,169 -6.50
658 658 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 341 7 197.00–231.00 $226.66 $773 -17.34
444 444 13 225.00 $225.00 $999 -9.11
530 530 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,097 -3.00
625 625 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,156 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 230.00 $230.00 $770 —
435 435 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 +1.00
498 498 26 221.00 $221.00 $1,101 -20.00
573 573 15 214.00 $214.00 $1,226 -10.71
646 646 10 188.00 $188.00 $1,214 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–338 335 8 211.00–238.00 $234.87 $787 -11.13
421 421 20 240.00 $240.00 $1,010 +1.00
496 496 14 230.00 $230.00 $1,141 ±0.00
569 569 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,223 -6.00
640 640 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,248 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 219.00 $219.00 $968 +19.00
544 544 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,159 —

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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.