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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 27, 2024

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.50/cwt +25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 552 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $198.50/cwt ≈ $1,326/hd at 668 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 645 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 91 417
Feeder cattle 226 91 417

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 109, Bulls 81)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 7 264.00 $264.00 $1,402 +27.00
643 643 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,543 +15.00
719 719 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,611 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 250.00 $250.00 $888 —
545 545 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,395 —
625 625 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,519 —
727 727 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 235.00 $235.00 $825 —
442 442 11 233.50 $233.50 $1,032 —
552 552 24 222.50 $222.50 $1,228 +25.00
645 645 12 193.50 $193.50 $1,248 -3.50
720 720 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,217 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 241.00 $241.00 $935 +30.00
446 446 11 235.50 $235.50 $1,050 —
559 559 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,219 —
610–648 635 6 191.00–193.00 $191.64 $1,217 —
745 745 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,259 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 234.00 $234.00 $831 —
438 438 3 220.00 $220.00 $964 +26.00
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 —
623 623 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,153 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 252.00 $252.00 $877 —
405 405 4 291.00 $291.00 $1,179 +57.00
499 499 8 256.00 $256.00 $1,277 +24.00
576 576 10 216.00 $216.00 $1,244 -12.00
668 668 12 198.50 $198.50 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 249.00 $249.00 $834 —
413 413 5 297.00 $297.00 $1,227 +66.00
506 506 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,270 +19.00
575 575 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,259 —
650 650 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,280 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,146 —

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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.