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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 19, 2023

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.55/cwt ≈ $1,119/hd at 555 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.38/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 472 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $203.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 532 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 303 318 346
Feeder cattle 303 318 346

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 156, Bulls 99)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,035 -3.37
524 524 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,184 —
646 646 8 216.00 $216.00 $1,395 -1.00
743 743 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,523 +4.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,006 —
505–520 513 2 200.00–228.00 $213.80 $1,097 -20.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 225.00 $225.00 $810 —
471–495 472 17 200.00–210.00 $209.38 $988 -2.50
555–557 555 27 186.00–203.50 $201.55 $1,119 —
610–629 628 15 183.00–188.00 $187.68 $1,179 -3.83
730 730 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,299 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–385 363 11 215.00–226.00 $224.94 $817 +8.44
434–448 444 14 205.00–210.00 $208.60 $926 —
532 532 17 203.50 $203.50 $1,083 +3.50
652 652 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,219 —
710 710 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,179 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 208.00 $208.00 $676 +8.00
435 435 1 205.00 $205.00 $892 +0.50
578 578 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,104 —
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 226.00 $226.00 $802 —
410 410 4 220.00 $220.00 $902 -3.00
480 480 2 208.00 $208.00 $998 -9.00
508 508 13 210.00 $210.00 $1,067 +5.00
573–577 576 15 189.00–198.00 $196.81 $1,134 -19.19
671 671 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,282 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 226.00 $226.00 $793 —
408 408 6 224.00 $224.00 $914 -3.00
470 470 1 202.00 $202.00 $949 -11.66
503 503 8 211.00 $211.00 $1,061 —
579 579 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,100 -10.00
651 651 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,243 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 —

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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.