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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 29, 2024

545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.96/cwt -13.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,643/hd at 627 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.00/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 546 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $258.60/cwt -4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 456 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 545 360 337
Feeder cattle 545 360 337

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 195, Heifers 225, Bulls 125) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 20 288.00 $288.00 $1,325 -2.76
551–563 552 26 246.00–271.00 $269.04 $1,485 -20.96
600 value added 600 14 271.00 $271.00 $1,626 —
637–640 637 38 245.00–259.00 $258.63 $1,647 -16.37
663 value added 663 15 267.00 $267.00 $1,770 —
729 729 8 231.00 $231.00 $1,684 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,240 +4.00
457 457 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,280 -12.63
547 547 18 267.00 $267.00 $1,460 -13.00
605–633 627 5 236.00–264.00 $258.60 $1,621 -4.40
715 715 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,687 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 —
545 545 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 -10.00
620 620 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,414 -18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 value added 580 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–378 357 9 279.00–296.50 $292.38 $1,044 —
448 448 21 259.00 $259.00 $1,160 —
477 477 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,169 -15.79
546 546 43 251.00 $251.00 $1,370 -3.60
555 value added 555 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,399 —
631 631 21 231.00 $231.00 $1,458 -1.12
734 734 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,600 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 354 8 250.00–281.00 $276.84 $980 -3.16
420 420 2 231.00 $231.00 $970 —
453 value added 453 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,155 —
456 456 27 259.00 $259.00 $1,181 -4.50
544 544 19 247.00 $247.00 $1,344 -8.00
545 value added 545 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,379 —
644 644 7 234.00 $234.00 $1,507 —
685 value added 685 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,569 —
768 768 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,667 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 225.00 $225.00 $817 —
423 423 6 229.00 $229.00 $969 -22.50
465 465 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,000 —
513 513 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,193 —
668 668 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,430 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 326.00 $326.00 $1,108 +7.00
420–433 422 14 281.00–297.00 $294.65 $1,243 -3.35
488 488 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,264 +9.00
507 507 12 284.00 $284.00 $1,440 +12.00
577 577 17 261.00 $261.00 $1,506 -4.48
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 —
681 681 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,621 +18.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 4 326.00 $326.00 $1,037 —
418–420 418 9 285.00–302.00 $300.10 $1,254 +20.10
499 499 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,347 ±0.00
569 569 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,434 -8.00
653 653 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,476 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,060 -13.00
530 530 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,219 -6.00

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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.