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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 22, 2023

401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 450 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.36/cwt +11.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 543 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.44/cwt ≈ $958/hd at 462 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 401 366 194
Feeder cattle 401 366 194

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 86, Heifers 187, Bulls 128)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 231.00 $231.00 $808 —
454 454 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,067 +35.00
510 510 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,051 —
552 552 22 239.00 $239.00 $1,319 +9.00
642 642 22 229.00 $229.00 $1,470 -7.00
745 745 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,572 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 232.00 $232.00 $842 +0.19
420 420 1 224.00 $224.00 $941 -7.26
459 459 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,092 —
521 521 9 234.00 $234.00 $1,219 +8.00
570 570 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 —
663 663 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 8 214.00 $214.00 $755 -2.00
448 448 2 195.00 $195.00 $874 +19.00
450 450 31 208.00 $208.00 $936 +12.00
536 536 22 204.00 $204.00 $1,093 +17.02
585 585 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,082 —
625–628 627 5 170.00–186.00 $179.62 $1,126 -2.38
700 700 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 214.00 $214.00 $738 —
461–475 462 22 196.00–208.00 $207.44 $958 —
530–544 543 23 190.00–205.00 $204.36 $1,110 +11.36
631 631 13 195.00 $195.00 $1,230 +11.00
733 733 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,253 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 13 206.00 $206.00 $760 +3.50
415–441 439 11 181.00–196.50 $195.17 $857 +43.17
533 533 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,002 +26.00
590 590 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,080 —
620 620 1 155.00 $155.00 $961 —
750 750 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,132 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 226.00 $226.00 $728 -11.00
385 385 1 214.00 $214.00 $824 —
429 429 6 228.00 $228.00 $978 -1.00
505 505 16 214.00 $214.00 $1,081 —
567 567 11 209.00 $209.00 $1,185 +17.00
665 665 11 192.00 $192.00 $1,277 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 7 225.00 $225.00 $776 +0.57
421 421 17 233.50 $233.50 $983 +8.50
491 491 13 229.00 $229.00 $1,124 +7.00
558 558 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,116 -8.00
615 615 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,218 +4.00
658–673 666 4 196.00–199.00 $197.48 $1,315 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 205.00 $205.00 $908 +5.00
505 505 1 197.00 $197.00 $995 —

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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.