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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 16, 2023

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $210.83/cwt ≈ $938/hd at 445 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $233.04/cwt -13.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 540 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.00/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 530 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 408 285
Feeder cattle 405 408 285

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 90, Heifers 177,Bulls 138)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 262.00 $262.00 $865 —
380 380 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,015 —
480 480 6 241.00–248.00 $242.17 $1,162 -2.83
538–540 540 25 222.00–234.00 $233.04 $1,258 -13.46
617–643 638 15 218.00–222.00 $221.23 $1,411 -2.77
718 718 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 274.00 $274.00 $959 +4.00
450 450 12 246.00 $246.00 $1,107 +1.00
510–541 537 7 224.00–239.00 $236.96 $1,272 -2.04
635 635 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,460 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 218.00 $218.00 $905 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 225.00 $225.00 $850 -5.00
455–460 456 17 192.00–216.00 $213.15 $972 -6.89
530 530 24 209.00 $209.00 $1,108 -4.48
620–638 637 20 194.00–202.00 $201.61 $1,284 -6.39
739 739 11 183.00 $183.00 $1,352 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 10 226.00 $226.00 $811 -8.00
438–446 445 27 185.00–214.00 $210.83 $938 —
544 544 12 207.00 $207.00 $1,126 -10.50
646 646 8 194.00 $194.00 $1,253 +8.00
755 755 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 205.00 $205.00 $713 —
447 447 8 193.00 $193.00 $863 -28.00
526 526 4 185.00 $185.00 $973 -14.00
610 610 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,080 -6.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 245.00 $245.00 $784 -10.00
415–427 425 13 225.00–228.00 $225.45 $958 -3.55
498 498 16 219.00 $219.00 $1,091 —
502–545 519 5 208.00–215.00 $210.94 $1,095 -8.06
575 575 18 212.00 $212.00 $1,219 -6.55
642 642 13 196.00 $196.00 $1,258 —
680 680 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,326 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–345 343 5 238.00–252.00 $246.37 $845 -14.13
416 416 7 240.00 $240.00 $998 ±0.00
488 488 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,113 +2.31
569 569 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,252 ±0.00
630 630 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,292 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 6 234.00 $234.00 $987 +19.00
525 525 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,071 +4.00

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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.