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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 2, 2023

219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.66/cwt -13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 545 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.00/cwt ≈ $838/hd at 458 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $154.00/cwt -13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 661 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 219 221 323
Feeder cattle 219 221 323

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 106, Bulls 85)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 203.00 $203.00 $954 -33.00
541 541 9 198.50 $198.50 $1,074 -26.50
631 631 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,104 -37.00
735 735 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,198 -45.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,068 —
660 660 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,122 -33.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 191.00 $191.00 $984 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 194.00 $194.00 $671 —
458 458 16 183.00 $183.00 $838 —
540–545 545 26 161.00–170.00 $169.66 $925 -13.34
637 637 8 173.00 $173.00 $1,102 +4.00
739 739 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,116 -24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 187.00 $187.00 $696 -25.00
456 456 4 182.00 $182.00 $830 -1.00
534 534 4 167.00 $167.00 $892 -11.00
628 628 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,049 -1.00
733 733 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,063 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–375 366 6 166.00–184.00 $180.92 $662 —
418 418 3 175.00 $175.00 $732 —
537 537 3 140.00 $140.00 $752 —
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 226.00 $226.00 $809 —
424–435 426 6 187.00–198.00 $196.13 $836 -29.87
480 480 6 200.00 $200.00 $960 -23.00
530 530 1 186.00 $186.00 $986 -37.00
563 563 8 180.50 $180.50 $1,016 -10.50
661 661 14 154.00 $154.00 $1,018 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 6 194.00 $194.00 $840 -34.50
494 494 8 209.00 $209.00 $1,032 —
575–598 582 7 155.00–181.50 $173.71 $1,011 -12.29
653 653 2 152.00 $152.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 190.00 $190.00 $836 —
570 570 2 150.00–175.00 $162.50 $926 —

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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.