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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 11, 2024

341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.00/cwt ≈ $1,101/hd at 444 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $251.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 453 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 524 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 341 333 333
Feeder cattle 341 333 333

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 156, Bulls 113)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 300.00 $300.00 $900 —
445 445 11 307.00 $307.00 $1,366 +8.00
543 543 12 293.00 $293.00 $1,591 +3.00
619 619 4 276.00 $276.00 $1,708 +2.00
746 746 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,122 -0.50
425 425 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,318 +2.00
465 465 6 314.00 $314.00 $1,460 -1.00
535 535 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,530 -9.00
553 553 8 291.00 $291.00 $1,609 —
645 645 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,735 —
758 758 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,751 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,396 —
541 541 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,461 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 12 250.00 $250.00 $882 —
444 444 21 248.00 $248.00 $1,101 —
490 490 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,073 —
542 542 15 254.00 $254.00 $1,377 +4.50
565 565 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,186 —
651 651 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,588 —
728 728 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,536 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 12 268.00 $268.00 $976 -13.00
435 435 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,066 -15.00
453 453 16 251.00 $251.00 $1,137 +11.00
524 524 16 239.00 $239.00 $1,252 -7.00
621 621 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,503 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 235.00 $235.00 $853 -44.00
443 443 15 262.00 $262.00 $1,161 +9.27
470 470 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,198 —
533 533 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,253 -5.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–353 352 5 290.00–300.00 $298.01 $1,049 —
425 425 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,232 -20.00
483 483 12 269.00 $269.00 $1,299 -7.68
515 515 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,236 -26.00
550–582 580 14 270.00–273.00 $272.80 $1,582 +2.80
652 652 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,487 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 8 322.00 $322.00 $1,130 —
421–440 423 12 296.00–307.00 $306.05 $1,295 -19.95
492 492 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,378 -14.74
562 562 6 279.00 $279.00 $1,568 -2.00
620 620 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,513 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,405 —
550 550 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,458 +1.92

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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.