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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 16, 2023

171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 459 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 645 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 171 309 239
Feeder cattle 171 309 239

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 80, Bulls 66)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 232.00 $232.00 $842 +11.00
451 451 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,118 +46.00
539 539 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,326 +48.00
680 680 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,421 —
765 765 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,484 +21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 230.00 $230.00 $874 —
448 448 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,116 +39.00
558 558 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,356 —
640 640 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,363 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 212.00 $212.00 $668 —
459 459 17 200.00 $200.00 $918 +15.00
554 554 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,030 +26.00
645 645 11 177.00 $177.00 $1,142 +10.00
754 754 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 204.00 $204.00 $785 +7.00
443 443 9 211.50 $211.50 $937 —
470 470 1 187.00 $187.00 $879 +4.32
542 542 9 192.00 $192.00 $1,041 +18.50
635 635 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,092 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 204.00 $204.00 $745 —
470 470 1 199.00 $199.00 $935 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 230.00 $230.00 $943 —
475–499 496 7 227.00–232.00 $231.32 $1,147 —
570 570 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 +26.00
662 662 6 174.00 $174.00 $1,152 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 236.00 $236.00 $850 +26.00
424 424 6 235.00 $235.00 $996 +25.00
500–508 502 7 220.00–232.00 $228.53 $1,147 —
596 596 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,240 +34.61
620 620 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 180.00 $180.00 $999 —

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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.