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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 1, 2025

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 544 lb · 66 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.00/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 454 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $302.50/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 450 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 552 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 11 376.00 $376.00 $1,297 —
449 449 22 359.00 $359.00 $1,612 —
475 475 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,639 -1.00
535 535 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,605 ±0.00
559 559 24 310.00 $310.00 $1,733 —
633 633 17 280.00 $280.00 $1,772 —
660 660 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,769 -7.07
731 731 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,791 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 374.00 $374.00 $1,305 -32.00
435 435 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,588 +24.00
521 521 5 324.00 $324.00 $1,688 —
650 650 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 9 330.00 $330.00 $1,462 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–380 363 19 300.00–318.00 $317.01 $1,151 +1.01
415 415 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,274 —
454 454 44 291.00 $291.00 $1,321 -4.50
544 544 66 264.00 $264.00 $1,436 -1.00
561 561 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,341 —
632 632 18 248.50 $248.50 $1,571 +4.00
775 775 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,550 -38.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 18 326.00 $326.00 $1,170 —
445 445 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,290 +22.50
450 450 36 302.50 $302.50 $1,361 +4.00
544 544 14 270.50 $270.50 $1,472 +4.74
636 636 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,526 +13.00
710 710 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,420 -23.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 311.00 $311.00 $1,141 +29.78
405–442 439 11 300.00–304.00 $303.66 $1,333 —
537 537 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,428 +23.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 14 372.00 $372.00 $1,347 -28.00
408–414 414 31 330.00–366.00 $363.71 $1,506 +14.71
489 489 30 345.00 $345.00 $1,687 +13.00
510 510 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,632 +27.50
565–576 576 33 260.00–291.00 $290.08 $1,671 -0.92
656–670 657 21 247.50–264.00 $263.20 $1,729 +15.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 12 372.00 $372.00 $1,257 —
408–435 411 18 300.00–362.00 $354.71 $1,458 +9.71
485–490 490 13 300.00–346.00 $342.49 $1,678 —
564 564 6 384.00 $384.00 $2,166 +105.57
652 652 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–444 439 8 280.00–320.00 $315.44 $1,385 +15.44
552 552 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,573 —

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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.