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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 6, 2024

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $263.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 434 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.50/cwt -18.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 539 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $244.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 542 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 321 206
Feeder cattle 456 321 206

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 113, Heifers 182, Bulls 161)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,233 +8.20
464 464 14 305.00 $305.00 $1,415 —
539 539 27 283.50 $283.50 $1,528 -18.01
646 646 17 261.50 $261.50 $1,689 +1.50
728 728 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,674 +1.00
790 790 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,691 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 10 347.00 $347.00 $1,197 —
365 365 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,168 -10.00
440 440 12 318.00 $318.00 $1,399 —
539 539 5 289.50 $289.50 $1,560 —
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 -39.00
678 678 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 472 3 250.00–290.00 $276.29 $1,304 -42.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 243.00 $243.00 $802 -17.00
357 357 13 261.00 $261.00 $932 -26.00
434 434 32 263.00 $263.00 $1,141 -8.00
542 542 23 244.00 $244.00 $1,322 -5.00
638 638 4 239.75 $239.75 $1,530 +8.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 258.00 $258.00 $988 -24.00
434 434 22 259.00 $259.00 $1,124 -10.00
540–542 542 22 231.00–242.00 $241.00 $1,306 -8.00
637 637 9 234.50 $234.50 $1,494 —
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 250.00 $250.00 $912 -35.00
443–448 446 9 225.00–242.00 $236.38 $1,054 -25.62
510–523 517 4 230.00–238.00 $234.05 $1,210 -6.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 17 345.00 $345.00 $1,176 -7.00
418–420 420 22 304.00–318.00 $316.73 $1,330 -13.27
491 491 8 295.00 $295.00 $1,448 —
588 588 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,576 -16.00
652 652 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 6 341.00 $341.00 $1,170 —
395 395 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,221 -32.00
426 426 9 293.00 $293.00 $1,248 -31.00
500 500 14 275.00 $275.00 $1,375 —
568 568 11 268.00 $268.00 $1,522 -19.00
650 650 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,356 -31.00
539 539 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,477 -20.00

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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.