Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 14, 2024

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.00/cwt ≈ $1,185/hd at 534 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.00/cwt ≈ $1,035/hd at 448 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $243.00/cwt ≈ $1,208/hd at 497 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	388	325	405
Feeder cattle	388	325	405

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 168, Bulls 144)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,101	—
463	463	2	266.00	$266.00	$1,232	—
553	553	10	249.00	$249.00	$1,377	—
638	638	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,499	—
765–770	768	2	215.00–225.00	$220.02	$1,690	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	6	274.00	$274.00	$1,277	—
554	554	7	251.00	$251.00	$1,391	—
634	634	5	241.00	$241.00	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	6	246.00	$246.00	$1,299	—
658	658	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,553	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	4	242.50	$242.50	$861	—
448	448	28	231.00	$231.00	$1,035	—
495	495	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,084	—
534	534	31	222.00	$222.00	$1,185	—
553	553	4	213.00	$213.00	$1,178	—
633	633	13	211.50	$211.50	$1,339	—
728	728	2	205.50	$205.50	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	9	253.50	$253.50	$920	—
465–470	469	13	224.00–232.00	$230.78	$1,082	—
530–543	542	13	215.00–226.00	$225.17	$1,220	—
645	645	7	216.25	$216.25	$1,395	—
710	710	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,441	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	6	228.00	$228.00	$1,024	—
465	465	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,083	—
511	511	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,150	—
630	630	2	213.00	$213.00	$1,342	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–338	334	8	262.50–295.00	$291.29	$973	—
419	419	14	278.50	$278.50	$1,167	—
497	497	21	243.00	$243.00	$1,208	—
580	580	17	231.00	$231.00	$1,340	—
615	615	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,322	—
655	655	15	219.00–222.00	$221.40	$1,450	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	2	289.00	$289.00	$933	—
422	422	10	285.00	$285.00	$1,203	—
495–496	496	14	226.00–241.00	$238.86	$1,185	—
574	574	7	232.00	$232.00	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	4	254.00	$254.00	$1,120	—
525	525	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,102	—

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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.