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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 1, 2025

369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $306.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 453 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.00/cwt +19.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 458 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $281.71/cwt +17.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 541 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 369 491 581
Feeder cattle 369 491 581

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 79, Heifers 167, Bulls 123)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 9 359.00 $359.00 $1,608 +11.50
515 515 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,540 —
558 558 18 313.00 $313.00 $1,747 -18.93
638 638 19 270.00 $270.00 $1,723 -9.62
705 705 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,720 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 +10.00
418 418 2 341.00 $341.00 $1,425 —
458 458 9 359.00 $359.00 $1,644 +14.78
549 549 6 312.00 $312.00 $1,713 -20.94
620 620 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,693 -7.00
755 755 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,827 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 369 7 300.00–329.00 $324.57 $1,198 +6.57
453 453 36 270.00–310.50 $306.00 $1,386 +19.00
520–543 541 22 250.00–284.75 $281.71 $1,524 +17.71
624 624 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,466 -18.00
713 713 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,092 —
458 458 23 307.00 $307.00 $1,406 +19.88
525 525 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,326 -16.50
556 556 15 283.00 $283.00 $1,573 +39.00
648 648 13 258.00 $258.00 $1,672 +15.00
665 665 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,613 +18.50
739 739 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,648 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,017 —
440–441 441 6 267.50–287.50 $280.84 $1,239 —
563 563 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,357 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–343 338 5 357.50–395.00 $379.79 $1,284 —
415–435 416 19 332.50–392.00 $388.73 $1,617 +0.73
495 495 13 333.00 $333.00 $1,648 +11.36
573–585 574 10 277.00–299.50 $297.21 $1,706 +12.71
653 653 11 264.00 $264.00 $1,724 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–344 342 5 350.00–398.50 $389.00 $1,330 —
412–440 415 11 332.00–391.00 $385.31 $1,599 -2.69
460–489 485 8 300.00–339.00 $334.38 $1,622 +11.38
567 567 7 294.50 $294.50 $1,670 —
650 650 4 264.50 $264.50 $1,719 +27.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,534 +17.50
500–525 517 3 293.00–302.50 $296.06 $1,531 —

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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.