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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 13, 2024

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.00/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 547 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 464 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $277.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 496 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 498 545 366
Feeder cattle 498 545 366

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 105, Heifers 234, Bulls 159)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–348 342 5 237.50–250.00 $247.66 $847 —
455 455 18 288.00 $288.00 $1,310 ±0.00
552 552 33 260.00 $260.00 $1,435 -9.04
631 631 13 244.00 $244.00 $1,540 -14.63
723 723 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,656 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 272.50 $272.50 $962 -62.50
445 445 10 289.00 $289.00 $1,286 —
546 546 8 261.00 $261.00 $1,425 -6.00
630 630 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,493 -21.60
725 725 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,704 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,274 +30.00
558 558 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,395 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 268.00 $268.00 $914 —
464 464 39 251.50 $251.50 $1,167 +6.50
547 547 52 241.00 $241.00 $1,318 -10.00
632 632 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,454 -1.00
730 730 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,496 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 22 266.00 $266.00 $920 —
452–460 453 26 232.50–249.00 $247.71 $1,122 -11.29
541–543 541 33 228.00–239.00 $238.00 $1,288 -9.00
636 636 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,469 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 242.50 $242.50 $817 —
451 451 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,019 +11.00
537 537 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,262 +2.50
620 620 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 9 255.00 $255.00 $857 -71.00
425 425 14 285.00 $285.00 $1,211 -9.65
496 496 33 277.00 $277.00 $1,374 +18.00
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 -34.00
569 569 16 247.00 $247.00 $1,405 -14.00
645 645 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,419 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 10 260.00 $260.00 $897 -66.00
421 421 14 283.00 $283.00 $1,191 -17.10
495 495 17 276.50 $276.50 $1,369 +6.50
564 564 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,393 -5.00
657 657 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,459 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,111 —
525 525 1 180.00 $180.00 $945 -50.00

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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.