Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Moneta, VA

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

Sale of Saturday, January 13, 2024

177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $204.50/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 437 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.00/cwt ≈ $1,033/hd at 541 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $238.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 416 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	177	171	436
Feeder cattle	177	171	436

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 82, Bulls 70)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	222.00	$222.00	$777	-10.00
478	478	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,195	+2.00
550	550	7	246.00	$246.00	$1,353	—
603	603	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,387	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	2	230.00	$230.00	$800	—
400	400	1	230.00	$230.00	$920	—
462	462	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,155	—
585	585	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,357	-11.00
620	620	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,414	+15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	2	192.50	$192.50	$603	-19.50
445	445	7	201.00	$201.00	$894	—
541	541	14	191.00	$191.00	$1,033	—
622	622	3	177.00	$177.00	$1,101	±0.00
740	740	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	16	204.50	$204.50	$894	-7.00
455	455	1	181.00	$181.00	$824	-6.00
543	543	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,032	-2.00
668	668	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,149	—
740	740	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,191	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	175.00	$175.00	$542	—
400	400	1	181.00	$181.00	$724	—
535	535	3	162.00	$162.00	$867	—
660	660	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,023	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	2	230.00	$230.00	$823	—
425	425	10	231.50	$231.50	$984	+1.50
502	502	9	227.00	$227.00	$1,140	—
583	583	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,224	±0.00
648	648	5	182.00	$182.00	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	6	234.00	$234.00	$805	—
416	416	11	238.00	$238.00	$990	+3.00
478–492	488	7	221.00–230.00	$227.48	$1,110	—
580	580	3	207.00	$207.00	$1,201	-1.00
678	678	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	157.50	$157.50	$764	—

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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.