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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 29, 2023

183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $205.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 452 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.84/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 543 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $211.10/cwt ≈ $1,022/hd at 484 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 183 401 426
Feeder cattle 183 401 426

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 88, Bulls 66)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,116 -5.00
535 535 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,150 +9.00
563 563 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,267 -14.00
633 633 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,367 -13.00
730 730 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,467 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 220.00 $220.00 $869 -12.00
428 428 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,014 +13.00
528 528 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,220 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,013 —
505 505 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,035 +5.00
600 600 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 —
370 370 8 210.00 $210.00 $777 -4.00
452 452 22 205.00 $205.00 $927 -3.00
529 529 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,111 +6.00
625 625 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,138 +2.38
735 735 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,235 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 210.00 $210.00 $783 —
448 448 2 190.00 $190.00 $851 —
451 451 7 200.00 $200.00 $902 -7.44
535–544 543 12 204.00–205.00 $204.84 $1,112 +0.48
631 631 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,161 -11.00
700–705 703 2 160.00–170.00 $165.02 $1,160 -5.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 190.00 $190.00 $684 -16.00
413–420 415 4 170.00–187.50 $183.07 $760 -12.10
520 520 1 175.00 $175.00 $910 -13.00
625 625 2 157.50 $157.50 $984 +2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 220.00 $220.00 $711 -6.00
417 417 3 215.00 $215.00 $897 -13.00
455–488 484 11 210.00–217.50 $211.10 $1,022 —
581 581 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,220 +1.00
664 664 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,288 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 220.00 $220.00 $766 -5.00
393 393 2 215.00 $215.00 $845 —
414 414 6 231.00 $231.00 $956 -2.50
508 508 9 216.00 $216.00 $1,097 —
553 553 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,147 +7.50

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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.