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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 3, 2024

581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $242.25/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 447 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.00/cwt ≈ $1,297/hd at 545 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.60/cwt ≈ $1,303/hd at 544 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 581 226 273
Feeder cattle 581 226 273

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 272, Bulls 201)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 15 307.00 $307.00 $1,412 —
545 545 14 282.00 $282.00 $1,537 +18.00
645 645 11 256.00 $256.00 $1,651 +16.00
768 768 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,713 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,138 +61.00
463 463 13 309.00 $309.00 $1,431 —
553 553 8 277.00 $277.00 $1,532 —
650 650 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,658 —
765 765 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,162 —
555 555 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,249 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 351 24 214.00–244.00 $242.70 $852 —
447 447 34 242.25 $242.25 $1,083 +6.75
450 450 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,017 —
525–545 544 32 210.00–241.50 $239.60 $1,303 —
640 640 9 202.50 $202.50 $1,296 +10.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 10 238.00 $238.00 $876 +3.00
445 445 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,001 -8.50
457 457 24 240.50 $240.50 $1,099 —
545 545 33 238.00 $238.00 $1,297 —
555 555 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,193 -7.50
634–648 636 17 198.00–201.50 $201.08 $1,279 +7.58
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 237.00 $237.00 $820 —
443 443 13 222.00 $222.00 $983 +2.00
510–542 537 7 180.00–185.00 $184.32 $990 —
650 650 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,144 —
715 715 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,055 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 11 307.00 $307.00 $1,071 +55.00
423 423 19 295.00 $295.00 $1,248 +4.00
495 495 24 300.00 $300.00 $1,485 +44.00
540 540 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,199 —
581 581 27 233.00 $233.00 $1,354 +17.00
645 645 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,380 —
652 652 19 219.00 $219.00 $1,428 +20.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 307.00 $307.00 $1,050 +58.00
417 417 13 288.00 $288.00 $1,201 -9.00
494 494 14 301.50 $301.50 $1,489 —
527 527 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,318 -1.00
575–576 576 11 224.00–225.00 $224.91 $1,295 +5.91
635 635 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,308 —
651 651 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,400 +18.00
727 727 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–442 440 7 200.00–235.00 $230.17 $1,013 —
554 554 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,280 —

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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.