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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 20, 2024

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $281.70/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 547 lb · 38 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $261.00/cwt +22.53 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 360 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.00/cwt +17.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 458 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 378 312 394
Feeder cattle 378 312 394

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 107, Heifers 150, Bulls 121)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 348.00 $348.00 $1,298 +20.00
455–480 456 18 300.00–313.00 $312.24 $1,424 —
525–548 547 38 270.00–282.00 $281.70 $1,541 -2.30
630 630 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,670 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 348.00 $348.00 $1,194 —
457 457 15 314.00 $314.00 $1,435 +6.00
530 530 6 294.00 $294.00 $1,558 +9.00
610 610 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 +15.00
641 641 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,602 —
720–733 729 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,385 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 13 261.00 $261.00 $971 +19.00
458 458 20 251.00 $251.00 $1,150 +17.17
533 533 16 241.00 $241.00 $1,285 —
558 558 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,317 +9.00
639 639 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,444 ±0.00
660 660 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,459 —
725 725 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 26 261.00 $261.00 $940 +22.53
435–448 437 17 243.00–255.50 $253.24 $1,107 +17.24
500 500 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,210 —
551 551 9 244.00 $244.00 $1,344 —
695 695 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 255.00 $255.00 $951 +44.00
450–480 455 6 242.50–249.00 $247.86 $1,128 —
528 528 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,280 +22.50
648 648 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,419 —
730 730 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,394 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,233 +41.50
422 422 16 315.00 $315.00 $1,329 +45.00
485–495 494 18 265.00–269.00 $268.78 $1,328 +13.78
565–581 579 9 262.00–268.00 $262.65 $1,521 +10.65
655–661 660 5 240.00–246.00 $244.81 $1,616 +25.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 10 341.00 $341.00 $1,180 +27.50
435 435 9 315.00 $315.00 $1,370 +11.00
497 497 11 285.00 $285.00 $1,416 +15.00
568 568 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,556 —
605–645 625 2 244.00–260.00 $251.74 $1,573 +6.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 303.00 $303.00 $1,315 —
518 518 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,373 +15.00

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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.