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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 15, 2024

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.75/cwt -10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,449/hd at 541 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $250.56/cwt -42.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 460 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $281.00/cwt -19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 504 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 270 326
Feeder cattle 325 270 326

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 158, Bulls 103)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,256 —
454 454 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,407 +11.04
552 552 16 284.00 $284.00 $1,568 -5.00
644 644 7 270.50 $270.50 $1,742 +1.00
726 726 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,750 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 371.00 $371.00 $1,354 —
455 455 9 317.00 $317.00 $1,442 -9.00
554 554 8 284.00 $284.00 $1,573 —
615 615 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,648 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 —
525 525 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,391 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–385 365 4 240.00–264.00 $257.67 $940 -24.33
457 457 21 284.50 $284.50 $1,300 -5.00
541 541 29 267.75 $267.75 $1,449 -10.25
642 642 12 200.00 $200.00 $1,284 -45.00
758 758 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 266.00 $266.00 $934 -25.00
459–480 460 26 250.00–264.00 $250.56 $1,153 -42.94
551 551 18 250.00 $250.00 $1,378 —
647 647 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,229 -46.00
730 730 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 267.00 $267.00 $993 —
446 446 7 271.50 $271.50 $1,211 +2.81
549 549 8 261.00 $261.00 $1,433 +21.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 374.00 $374.00 $1,309 —
426 426 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,299 -2.00
504 504 25 281.00 $281.00 $1,416 -19.00
569–580 570 9 249.00–268.00 $265.85 $1,515 -14.15
658 658 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,546 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,358 —
419 419 11 315.00 $315.00 $1,320 +83.00
494 494 11 270.00 $270.00 $1,334 —
563 563 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,498 -19.00
653 653 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,574 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 5 230.00 $230.00 $948 -79.00
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 —

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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.