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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 1, 2023

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $190.28/cwt -23.72 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 495 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.00/cwt -16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 540 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $219.14/cwt ≈ $1,212/hd at 553 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 337 277 349
Feeder cattle 337 277 349

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 152, Bulls 108)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 8 200.00 $200.00 $918 -39.50
552–570 553 24 200.00–220.00 $219.14 $1,212 —
633–635 633 16 180.00–192.00 $191.25 $1,211 -21.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 232.50 $232.50 $744 —
466–470 466 11 211.00–217.50 $216.90 $1,011 -23.10
531 531 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,142 -12.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 200.00 $200.00 $866 —
510 510 2 180.00 $180.00 $918 -16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 341 14 180.00–185.00 $184.67 $630 —
463 463 20 180.00 $180.00 $833 —
532 532 19 175.00 $175.00 $931 —
624 624 6 157.50 $157.50 $983 -31.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 180.00 $180.00 $632 -36.00
452 452 12 177.50 $177.50 $802 -30.52
540 540 24 178.00 $178.00 $961 -16.00
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 —
651 651 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,048 —
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 197.50 $197.50 $756 -12.50
464–485 466 12 152.50–162.50 $161.63 $753 —
546 546 6 161.00 $161.00 $879 -33.00
639 639 4 137.00 $137.00 $875 -50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 218.00 $218.00 $750 -22.00
425 425 14 195.00 $195.00 $829 —
455–498 495 24 185.00–202.50 $190.28 $942 -23.72
576 576 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,037 -17.00
625 625 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,000 -18.00
662 662 7 192.50 $192.50 $1,274 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 9 212.50 $212.50 $697 —
426 426 5 203.00 $203.00 $865 -26.00
479 479 5 190.00 $190.00 $910 —
559 559 7 207.50 $207.50 $1,160 +13.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 180.00 $180.00 $846 —

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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.