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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 8, 2025

354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.50/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 549 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $316.00/cwt -17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 493 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,687/hd at 546 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 354 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,384 —
467 467 10 346.00 $346.00 $1,616 —
546 546 23 309.00 $309.00 $1,687 +10.00
580 580 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 -33.00
635 635 11 284.00 $284.00 $1,803 +14.00
753 753 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,822 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 399.00 $399.00 $1,377 —
420–449 443 5 334.00–349.00 $346.16 $1,533 +5.16
543 543 19 304.00 $304.00 $1,651 -8.00
627 627 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,756 +7.00
700 700 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,212 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–370 360 16 275.00–315.00 $312.43 $1,125 —
445 445 21 281.00 $281.00 $1,250 —
457 457 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,184 -48.00
549 549 27 255.50 $255.50 $1,403 +3.00
550 550 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,331 -41.00
626 626 14 244.00 $244.00 $1,527 -14.00
719 719 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,654 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–385 361 15 275.00–321.00 $314.45 $1,135 -10.12
441 441 10 280.50 $280.50 $1,237 —
468 468 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,212 -47.00
549 549 6 257.50 $257.50 $1,414 -24.21
657 657 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,603 —
710–738 729 3 210.00–224.00 $219.45 $1,600 -8.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 10 260.50 $260.50 $1,217 —
500 500 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,262 —
680 680 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,394 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,384 +20.21
418 418 19 330.00 $330.00 $1,379 -58.73
493 493 24 316.00 $316.00 $1,558 -17.00
503 503 2 306.00 $306.00 $1,539 —
581 581 18 280.00 $280.00 $1,627 -17.21
657 657 9 237.00 $237.00 $1,557 -27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,392 +11.00
430 430 6 327.50 $327.50 $1,408 -57.81
495–497 497 14 310.00–324.00 $322.01 $1,600 -12.37
563 563 8 284.00 $284.00 $1,599 -10.50
659 659 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,588 -23.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,218 —
543 543 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,358 -46.06

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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.