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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 7, 2024

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.77/cwt ≈ $1,346/hd at 552 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.00/cwt +31.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 454 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $281.28/cwt +9.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,387/hd at 493 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 265 309
Feeder cattle 332 265 309

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 67, Heifers 151, Bulls 114)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,274 —
465 465 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,479 +30.00
551 551 17 297.00 $297.00 $1,636 —
605–647 645 23 240.00–255.00 $254.39 $1,641 -10.61
735 735 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 322.00 $322.00 $1,497 +22.00
551 551 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,570 -10.00
640 640 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,606 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,336 —
605 605 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,437 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 271.00 $271.00 $894 —
363 363 7 282.00 $282.00 $1,024 +27.00
454 454 31 264.00 $264.00 $1,199 +31.00
550–552 552 39 235.00–244.00 $243.77 $1,346 —
626 626 21 223.00 $223.00 $1,396 +20.00
680 680 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 +7.00
725 725 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 9 281.00 $281.00 $969 —
455 455 10 262.00 $262.00 $1,192 —
537 537 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,326 +21.00
675 675 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,444 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 270.00 $270.00 $975 +38.00
415 415 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 —
528 528 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,251 —
665 665 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,130 -37.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,164 —
408 408 14 312.00 $312.00 $1,273 +20.00
470–494 493 24 281.00–288.00 $281.28 $1,387 +9.28
583 583 16 252.00 $252.00 $1,469 +0.72
651 651 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,562 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 326.00 $326.00 $1,134 —
445 445 7 308.00 $308.00 $1,371 +7.00
509 509 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,425 +10.00
580 580 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,467 +3.00
665 665 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,183 —
555 555 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,371 +15.00

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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.