Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 27, 2024

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $265.00/cwt ≈ $1,195/hd at 451 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 462 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 534 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	272	378	226
Feeder cattle	272	378	226

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 63, Heifers 122, Bulls 87)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	2	353.00	$353.00	$1,299	—
453	453	9	319.00	$319.00	$1,445	+5.00
558	558	8	293.00	$293.00	$1,635	—
624	624	7	276.00	$276.00	$1,722	-3.00
730	730	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,346	-3.00
459	459	6	317.00	$317.00	$1,455	+4.76
535	535	12	295.50	$295.50	$1,581	+13.80
644	644	4	264.00	$264.00	$1,700	-1.00
718	718	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,630	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	307.00	$307.00	$1,382	—
537	537	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,450	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	7	277.00	$277.00	$1,028	+16.00
430	430	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,084	-1.24
451	451	17	265.00	$265.00	$1,195	—
534	534	14	245.00	$245.00	$1,308	+3.00
652	652	5	237.00	$237.00	$1,545	—
740	740	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,450	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	278.00	$278.00	$1,001	+17.00
462	462	16	260.00	$260.00	$1,201	+9.00
534	534	15	239.00	$239.00	$1,276	-2.00
610–625	615	3	226.00–242.00	$236.58	$1,455	+10.58
780	780	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,513	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	9	275.00	$275.00	$1,009	+20.00
452	452	9	262.00	$262.00	$1,184	+14.14
553	553	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,294	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	7	329.00	$329.00	$1,379	+14.00
483–498	494	8	289.00–291.00	$289.49	$1,430	+20.71
572–583	574	12	272.00–278.00	$276.98	$1,590	+14.33
638	638	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,518	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	6	346.00	$346.00	$1,183	+5.00
433	433	11	330.00	$330.00	$1,429	+15.00
495	495	4	301.00	$301.00	$1,490	+16.00
560	560	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,568	+6.00
620	620	2	263.00	$263.00	$1,631	+11.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,282	-13.00
518	518	2	287.00	$287.00	$1,487	+22.00

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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.