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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 9, 2024

181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.00/cwt ≈ $1,356/hd at 565 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.79/cwt -6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 462 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $267.50/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 355 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 181 179 487
Feeder cattle 181 179 487

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 94, Bulls 61)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 339.00 $339.00 $1,105 -7.00
441 441 7 298.00 $298.00 $1,314 -22.00
540 540 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 +20.00
638 638 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,633 +26.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,264 +1.00
455 455 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,356 —
500 500 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,438 —
680 680 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,686 +35.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,062 —
540 540 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,404 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 11 267.50 $267.50 $950 +7.50
447 447 8 262.00 $262.00 $1,171 +6.00
551 551 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,339 —
641 641 7 224.00 $224.00 $1,436 -7.00
743 743 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,538 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 267.50 $267.50 $966 -5.50
459–490 462 11 237.50–250.00 $248.79 $1,149 -6.21
565 565 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,356 —
605–643 635 5 216.00–217.50 $217.21 $1,379 +4.21
762 762 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,554 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 240.00–263.00 $251.11 $924 —
461 461 8 247.50 $247.50 $1,141 —
528 528 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,214 -4.00
675 675 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,411 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,155 -5.00
400–411 409 5 260.00–310.00 $300.22 $1,228 -16.78
489 489 4 262.50 $262.50 $1,284 -7.50
576–590 578 8 220.00–246.00 $242.68 $1,403 +2.68
688 688 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,472 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 333.00 $333.00 $1,189 —
413 413 7 309.00 $309.00 $1,276 +0.76
460–485 479 4 252.50–268.00 $264.28 $1,266 -1.30
575 575 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,368 -3.00
665 665 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,416 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 215.00–242.50 $229.07 $985 —
523 523 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,360 —

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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.