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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 24, 2024

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $230.29/cwt -19.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 576 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $247.52/cwt ≈ $1,210/hd at 489 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.15/cwt +11.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 546 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 364 333
Feeder cattle 405 364 333

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 144, Bulls 192)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 338.00 $338.00 $1,244 +37.00
450–476 460 10 290.00–301.25 $296.60 $1,364 +0.10
545 545 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,439 +2.03
553 553 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,521 —
641 641 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,558 -11.50
725 725 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,646 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 338.00 $338.00 $1,217 —
495 495 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 —
553–556 555 9 260.00–268.00 $266.23 $1,478 -12.27
641 641 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,545 -13.50
747 747 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,282 —
530 530 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,391 +12.50
735 735 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,415 -23.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 256.00 $256.00 $883 —
439–440 439 19 232.50–235.00 $234.74 $1,031 -12.76
543–546 546 22 226.00–247.00 $244.15 $1,333 +11.15
610–636 634 16 214.00–216.00 $215.88 $1,369 +15.88
736 736 8 191.00 $191.00 $1,406 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 357 7 237.50–256.00 $253.26 $904 -8.79
445 445 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,012 —
460 460 20 242.00 $242.00 $1,113 -1.00
510–532 531 19 220.00–249.50 $248.01 $1,317 +9.51
610 610 2 205.00–208.00 $206.50 $1,260 +10.50
720 720 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 257.50 $257.50 $863 —
434 434 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,068 -0.50
538 538 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,237 +24.00
660 660 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,360 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,172 —
429 429 9 307.00 $307.00 $1,317 +8.00
450–493 489 23 246.00–265.00 $247.52 $1,210 —
555–577 576 25 230.00–237.50 $230.29 $1,326 -19.71
640 640 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 +21.00
665 665 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 9 356.00 $356.00 $1,218 +51.42
415–430 416 16 280.00–308.00 $306.19 $1,274 +7.34
480–491 490 18 257.50–273.00 $272.16 $1,334 —
550–559 558 8 230.00–240.00 $238.77 $1,332 -8.23
666 666 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,102 —
533 533 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,279 +19.00

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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.