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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 17, 2024

364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $274.21/cwt +48.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 507 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $299.00/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 421 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $298.85/cwt +8.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 419 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 364 648 185
Feeder cattle 364 648 185

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 145, Bulls 147)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 304.00 $304.00 $1,018 —
453 453 8 298.00 $298.00 $1,350 +3.00
559 559 9 278.50 $278.50 $1,557 +0.50
648 648 8 254.50 $254.50 $1,649 —
766 766 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,120 -10.00
450 450 10 296.50 $296.50 $1,334 —
505–543 530 3 249.00–268.00 $261.97 $1,388 -13.03
625 625 3 254.50 $254.50 $1,591 +8.55
748 748 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,773 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 427 3 249.00–275.00 $266.88 $1,140 —
523 523 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,308 +2.00
610 610 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,379 +6.00
700 700 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,512 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 10 256.00 $256.00 $922 +19.00
449 449 13 247.50 $247.50 $1,111 +15.54
473 473 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,135 —
529 529 17 233.00 $233.00 $1,233 +5.46
595 595 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,297 —
640 640 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 +7.00
736 736 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,354 —
755 755 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,389 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–362 361 11 247.00–263.50 $262.05 $946 +24.05
455 455 15 243.00 $243.00 $1,106 +6.50
543 543 14 238.50 $238.50 $1,295 +11.17
625 625 10 196.00 $196.00 $1,225 +9.00
660 660 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,214 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 255.00 $255.00 $982 +46.00
430 430 7 246.50 $246.50 $1,060 +11.96
535 535 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,102 -13.00
625 625 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,219 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 308.00 $308.00 $1,072 +5.84
421 421 19 299.00 $299.00 $1,259 +4.02
505–535 507 20 260.00–275.00 $274.21 $1,390 +48.21
573 573 17 250.00 $250.00 $1,432 +10.00
628 628 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,313 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–340 338 12 289.00–306.00 $304.58 $1,029 +1.58
400–421 419 18 285.00–300.50 $298.85 $1,252 +8.97
503 503 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,378 —
574 574 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,418 +27.00
648 648 6 217.00 $217.00 $1,406 +17.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,196 —
530 530 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,171 —

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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.