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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 5, 2024

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.00/cwt ≈ $1,042/hd at 449 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 638 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $256.50/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 546 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 302 389
Feeder cattle 266 302 389

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 111, Bulls 78)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 296.00 $296.00 $1,080 +17.32
466 466 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,286 +15.00
546 546 14 256.50 $256.50 $1,400 +7.50
595 595 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,380 -2.00
654 654 12 236.00 $236.00 $1,543 —
770 770 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,671 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 285.00 $285.00 $995 —
475 475 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,335 +24.83
555 555 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 +13.00
640 640 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,466 -8.00
654 654 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 —
548 548 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,260 —
615 615 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,414 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 239.00 $239.00 $825 —
440 440 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,012 -15.78
533 533 10 225.50 $225.50 $1,202 -0.50
638 638 14 217.00 $217.00 $1,384 -2.00
723 723 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 238.00 $238.00 $914 -16.28
449 449 15 232.00 $232.00 $1,042 —
549 549 8 226.50 $226.50 $1,243 -3.47
653 653 11 217.00 $217.00 $1,417 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 220.00 $220.00 $814 —
483 483 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,029 —
556 556 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,112 -23.00
635 635 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,159 -25.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 293.00 $293.00 $996 —
412 412 9 286.00 $286.00 $1,178 +11.47
487–495 488 10 252.50–257.00 $256.54 $1,252 —
582 582 7 243.00 $243.00 $1,414 +13.00
677 677 9 219.00 $219.00 $1,483 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 270.00 $270.00 $902 —
415–428 425 5 230.00–274.00 $265.42 $1,128 -12.58
488 488 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,249 +19.00
600 600 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,428 —

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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.