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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 15, 2025

535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,317/hd at 448 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.00/cwt -8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 539 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $372.98/cwt -17.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,690/hd at 453 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 535 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 12 410.00 $410.00 $1,525 -6.00
453–460 453 46 350.00–373.50 $372.98 $1,690 -17.02
539 539 25 330.00 $330.00 $1,779 +1.00
640 640 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,805 +22.00
753 753 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,519 -19.00
449 449 7 371.00 $371.00 $1,666 —
534 534 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,736 —
618 618 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,860 +7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 357.00 $357.00 $1,671 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 14 325.00 $325.00 $1,128 —
448 448 53 294.00 $294.00 $1,317 +4.00
539 539 46 279.00 $279.00 $1,504 -8.43
555 555 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,426 —
635 635 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,619 -1.35
724 724 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,636 +19.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 339.00 $339.00 $1,095 —
364 364 14 350.00 $350.00 $1,274 -11.00
441–443 441 40 285.00–302.00 $300.72 $1,326 -38.28
515–534 533 29 270.00–291.00 $290.30 $1,547 —
610–634 633 18 243.00–252.00 $251.52 $1,592 -13.48
758 758 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,244 +21.64
458 458 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,301 —
518 518 6 278.00 $278.00 $1,440 -7.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 9 416.00 $416.00 $1,402 -9.00
350 350 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,391 —
426 426 30 385.00 $385.00 $1,640 -8.49
498 498 29 339.00 $339.00 $1,688 -3.88
515 515 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,571 —
555–570 569 15 260.00–281.00 $279.63 $1,591 -9.60
654 654 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,668 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–344 343 20 350.00–419.00 $415.78 $1,426 -19.22
405–420 419 21 372.50–387.00 $386.33 $1,619 -16.67
500 500 14 343.00 $343.00 $1,715 +2.75
571 571 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,622 +3.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,564 —
579 579 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,563 -1.00

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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.