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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 22, 2025

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.59/cwt ≈ $1,541/hd at 455 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $337.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 496 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $379.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 420 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 359 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 6 407.00 $407.00 $1,538 -3.00
440 440 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,584 —
451 451 19 375.00 $375.00 $1,691 +2.02
532 532 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,809 +10.00
560 560 1 326.00 $326.00 $1,826 —
638 638 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,914 +18.00
708 708 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,929 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,353 —
454 454 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,702 —
560 560 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,904 —
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,602 —
548 548 3 338.00 $338.00 $1,852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 9 357.00 $357.00 $1,296 —
454–480 455 36 325.00–339.00 $338.59 $1,541 —
548 548 23 314.00 $314.00 $1,721 +35.00
647 647 13 273.00 $273.00 $1,766 +18.00
755 755 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,699 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 10 361.00 $361.00 $1,260 +22.00
442 442 18 345.00 $345.00 $1,525 +44.28
475 475 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,544 —
530 530 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,670 +24.70
612 612 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,750 +34.48
760 760 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,596 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 12 340.00 $340.00 $1,207 ±0.00
420–444 442 12 295.00–325.00 $322.62 $1,426 —
529 529 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,508 +7.00
629 629 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,321 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–375 354 9 400.00–405.00 $404.41 $1,432 +6.91
420 420 25 379.00 $379.00 $1,592 -6.00
496 496 26 337.00 $337.00 $1,672 -2.00
535 535 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,645 +2.50
571 571 18 302.00 $302.00 $1,724 +22.37
657 657 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,807 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,378 -5.78
370 370 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,314 —
410–413 413 10 350.00–381.00 $377.92 $1,561 -8.41
498 498 11 345.00 $345.00 $1,718 —
520 520 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,596 -36.00
581 581 6 309.00 $309.00 $1,795 +25.00
677 677 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,811 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 432 5 356.00–367.50 $365.16 $1,577 +15.16
568 568 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,704 +30.00

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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.