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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 22, 2024

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.60/cwt -13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 544 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $290.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,621/hd at 559 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $265.48/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 570 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 325 277
Feeder cattle 360 325 277

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 149, Bulls 118)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 —
466–470 467 10 270.00–296.00 $290.76 $1,358 -19.24
520 520 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,451 —
559 559 23 290.00 $290.00 $1,621 +6.00
626 626 15 275.00 $275.00 $1,722 +4.50
720 720 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,721 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 293.00 $293.00 $879 —
366 366 4 331.00 $331.00 $1,211 -40.00
456–475 458 8 270.00–296.00 $292.63 $1,340 -24.37
535 535 11 280.00 $280.00 $1,498 —
635 635 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,670 -5.00
656 656 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,352 -5.00
620 620 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,525 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 280.00 $280.00 $966 —
463–475 464 17 242.00–262.00 $260.79 $1,210 -23.71
538–544 544 32 241.00–255.50 $254.60 $1,385 -13.15
638–640 638 8 226.00–233.00 $232.12 $1,481 +32.12
745 745 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 11 280.00 $280.00 $1,014 +14.00
454 454 12 263.50 $263.50 $1,196 +12.94
542 542 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,382 —
570 570 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,351 -13.00
660 660 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,551 —
755 755 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 248.00 $248.00 $851 —
446 446 8 251.50 $251.50 $1,122 -20.00
562 562 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,377 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,088 —
439 439 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,308 -7.00
475 475 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,188 —
505 505 18 272.00 $272.00 $1,374 -9.00
569–590 570 20 256.00–266.00 $265.48 $1,513 -0.37
653–655 654 6 215.00–222.00 $219.67 $1,437 -15.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,136 -50.00
422 422 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,182 -35.00
497 497 12 270.00 $270.00 $1,342 ±0.00
570 570 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,482 -6.00
658 658 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,487 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,130 +25.00
546 546 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,289 —

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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.