Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 21, 2024

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 472 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	117	339	171
Feeder cattle	117	339	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 61, Bulls 45)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,229	—
550	550	2	303.00	$303.00	$1,666	—
632	632	3	256.00	$256.00	$1,618	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	4	329.00	$329.00	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	314.00	$314.00	$1,272	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	279.00	$279.00	$1,018	+17.00
472	472	12	267.00	$267.00	$1,260	-5.00
525–533	532	7	242.50–260.00	$257.53	$1,370	+14.06
658	658	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,513	—
770	770	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	4	284.00	$284.00	$1,034	-3.00
443	443	6	264.00	$264.00	$1,170	+8.00
533	533	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,391	+20.36
628	628	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,457	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	3	272.00	$272.00	$1,055	+5.00
400–438	425	3	264.00–265.00	$264.69	$1,125	—
535	535	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,284	—
690	690	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,346	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	6	339.00	$339.00	$1,159	—
425	425	5	317.00	$317.00	$1,347	-15.00
485	485	4	302.00	$302.00	$1,465	+15.09
591	591	6	283.00	$283.00	$1,673	+22.71
673	673	2	273.00	$273.00	$1,837	+25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	344.00	$344.00	$1,221	-7.00
413	413	4	322.00	$322.00	$1,330	-6.48
475	475	3	308.00	$308.00	$1,463	+18.00
578	578	2	294.00	$294.00	$1,699	+24.00
620	620	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	299.00	$299.00	$1,346	—
530	530	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,473	—

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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.