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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 8, 2024

270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.00/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 535 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $289.00/cwt ≈ $1,624/hd at 562 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $293.50/cwt ≈ $1,350/hd at 460 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 270 198 489
Feeder cattle 270 198 489

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 110, Bulls 88)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,216 —
451–480 457 5 280.00–304.00 $298.96 $1,366 -16.04
562 562 19 289.00 $289.00 $1,624 —
645 645 17 269.50 $269.50 $1,738 -9.75
743 743 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,701 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 8 326.00 $326.00 $1,519 +2.00
522–525 522 7 291.00–305.00 $302.99 $1,582 -6.01
675 675 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,816 -20.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,029 -4.00
461 461 13 289.50 $289.50 $1,335 —
535 535 27 278.00 $278.00 $1,487 +17.00
634 634 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,553 ±0.00
715 715 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,401 -16.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 291.00 $291.00 $1,077 -11.20
460 460 17 293.50 $293.50 $1,350 —
536 536 10 279.00 $279.00 $1,495 —
630 630 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,487 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–440 420 4 265.00–270.00 $268.69 $1,128 —
547 547 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,313 —
615 615 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 6 338.00 $338.00 $1,102 -11.00
412 412 5 307.00 $307.00 $1,265 -9.00
483 483 2 297.00 $297.00 $1,435 -4.00
503 503 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,509 +11.00
572 572 11 280.00 $280.00 $1,602 +2.17
659 659 12 255.00 $255.00 $1,680 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 332.00 $332.00 $1,122 —
439 439 6 232.00 $232.00 $1,018 —
455 455 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,329 -24.28
507 507 6 301.00 $301.00 $1,526 +3.00
558 558 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,590 -3.00
680 680 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,598 -33.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,298 —
550 550 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,595 -4.00

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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.