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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 12, 2024

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $265.01/cwt -20.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,163/hd at 439 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.50/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 546 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $230.00/cwt -13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 572 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 266 255
Feeder cattle 376 266 255

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 159, Bulls 156)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,131 -6.00
473 473 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,263 -9.00
548 548 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,375 -5.50
641 641 14 231.00 $231.00 $1,481 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 250.00 $250.00 $762 —
463 463 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,269 -7.00
523 523 9 252.50 $252.50 $1,321 —
662 662 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,556 ±0.00
705 705 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,607 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 6 238.00 $238.00 $802 —
462 462 18 233.50 $233.50 $1,079 —
546 546 27 221.50 $221.50 $1,209 -5.00
631 631 20 222.50 $222.50 $1,404 —
731 731 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,491 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 236.00 $236.00 $857 —
454 454 17 232.50 $232.50 $1,056 —
505–537 535 20 215.00–227.50 $226.91 $1,214 +1.41
640 640 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,414 +4.00
732 732 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,471 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 200.00 $200.00 $716 -20.00
432 432 3 213.00 $213.00 $920 —
547 547 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,176 —
667 667 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,321 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 240.00 $240.00 $756 -53.00
368 368 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,071 —
425–449 439 29 259.00–274.00 $265.01 $1,163 -20.99
545 545 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,270 —
572 572 24 230.00 $230.00 $1,316 -13.00
662 662 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,523 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 280.00 $280.00 $974 +10.00
423 423 11 285.00 $285.00 $1,206 +19.58
495–497 497 8 240.00–266.00 $262.76 $1,306 +6.76
595 595 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,374 —
655 655 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,075 —
573 573 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,175 —

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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.