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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 11, 2023

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.00/cwt -16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 560 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $208.00/cwt ≈ $1,048/hd at 504 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $176.05/cwt -29.45 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 441 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 257 212 110
Feeder cattle 257 212 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Grade Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 108, Bulls 110)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,012 —
510 510 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,081 —
558 558 11 219.00 $219.00 $1,222 -16.00
629–635 630 5 184.00–197.00 $194.38 $1,225 -4.62
728 728 6 190.50 $190.50 $1,387 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 229.00 $229.00 $905 +3.00
452 452 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,017 -8.00
527 527 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,207 -9.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 200.00 $200.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 191.00 $191.00 $726 -26.00
458 458 13 179.00 $179.00 $820 -25.50
560 560 25 176.00 $176.00 $986 -16.00
615–639 637 12 151.00–168.00 $166.63 $1,061 -12.37
739 739 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,079 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–370 356 8 176.00–189.00 $185.62 $661 —
418–445 441 14 170.00–177.00 $176.05 $776 -29.45
554 554 10 176.00 $176.00 $975 -10.75
630 630 6 166.00 $166.00 $1,046 +15.28
725 725 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,095 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 176.00 $176.00 $651 —
474 474 4 165.00 $165.00 $782 —
530 530 1 152.50 $152.50 $808 -37.50
633 633 2 140.00 $140.00 $886 +5.00
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 8 220.00 $220.00 $902 +1.00
504 504 21 208.00 $208.00 $1,048 —
579 579 10 206.00 $206.00 $1,193 -2.27
654 654 7 174.00 $174.00 $1,138 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–368 363 4 199.00–227.50 $213.05 $773 +0.55
429 429 8 218.00 $218.00 $935 +2.30
505 505 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,060 -8.95
565 565 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,164 -2.00
667 667 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 180.00 $180.00 $819 -8.00
550 550 1 155.00 $155.00 $852 —

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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.