Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 9, 2023

408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $246.50/cwt ≈ $1,338/hd at 543 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.48/cwt ≈ $1,149/hd at 538 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $221.70/cwt ≈ $1,002/hd at 452 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	408	257	397
Feeder cattle	408	257	397

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 196, Bulls 103)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,142	—
543	543	35	246.50	$246.50	$1,338	—
638	638	8	224.00	$224.00	$1,429	—
755	755	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	5	270.00	$270.00	$983	—
452	452	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,107	—
541	541	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,293	—
600	600	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,296	—
720	720	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,627	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,222	—
617	617	6	223.00	$223.00	$1,376	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	9	234.00	$234.00	$873	—
451–463	452	29	198.00–223.50	$221.70	$1,002	—
545	545	22	217.50	$217.50	$1,185	—
615	615	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,144	—
680	680	7	213.00	$213.00	$1,448	—
709	709	4	199.00	$199.00	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	2	230.00	$230.00	$904	—
456–463	457	13	204.00–223.00	$220.04	$1,006	—
515–539	538	33	196.00–214.00	$213.48	$1,149	—
646	646	13	208.00	$208.00	$1,344	—
738	738	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,469	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	5	223.00	$223.00	$807	—
423	423	5	221.00	$221.00	$935	—
528	528	10	199.00	$199.00	$1,051	—
605–635	629	5	175.00–186.00	$183.88	$1,157	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	255.00	$255.00	$842	—
410	410	4	229.00	$229.00	$939	—
500	500	11	219.00	$219.00	$1,095	—
555–593	563	10	215.00–219.50	$218.55	$1,230	—
656	656	9	209.00	$209.00	$1,371	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	260.50	$260.50	$880	—
428	428	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,027	—
455–486	484	15	214.00–227.00	$225.69	$1,092	—
591	591	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,300	—
643	643	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	4	215.00	$215.00	$935	—
450	450	1	220.00	$220.00	$990	—
505	505	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,010	—

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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.