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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 29, 2025

635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $353.50/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,905/hd at 539 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.29/cwt -12.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 457 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 543 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 635 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 417.00 $417.00 $1,430 —
453 453 38 368.00 $368.00 $1,667 -7.00
539 539 57 353.50 $353.50 $1,905 +13.50
635 635 16 350.00 $350.00 $2,222 +50.00
745 value added 745 14 277.00 $277.00 $2,064 —
748 748 4 281.00 $281.00 $2,102 —
840 value added 840 4 245.00 $245.00 $2,058 —
950 value added 950 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 value added 462 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,825 —
551 value added 551 14 391.00 $391.00 $2,154 —
640 value added 640 31 353.50 $353.50 $2,262 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 value added 355 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 —
381 381 9 409.00 $409.00 $1,558 —
457 457 11 372.00 $372.00 $1,700 -3.00
525 525 13 357.00 $357.00 $1,874 —
618 618 2 356.00 $356.00 $2,200 +56.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,562 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 353.00 $353.00 $1,211 —
365 value added 365 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,281 —
455–478 456 40 319.00–329.00 $328.48 $1,498 -10.11
460 value added 460 12 319.00 $319.00 $1,467 —
543 543 50 308.00 $308.00 $1,672 -6.00
633 633 21 261.00 $261.00 $1,652 -12.00
725 725 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,588 —
755 value added 755 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,774 —
845 value added 845 7 240.00 $240.00 $2,028 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 13 360.00 $360.00 $1,274 —
451–467 453 28 320.00–334.50 $332.90 $1,508 +7.90
539 539 21 312.00 $312.00 $1,682 -3.00
624 624 13 260.00 $260.00 $1,622 -26.00
750 750 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 value added 550 21 301.00 $301.00 $1,656 —
645 value added 645 19 284.00 $284.00 $1,832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,199 -5.00
455 455 14 324.00 $324.00 $1,474 —
537 537 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,428 -19.00
615 615 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,470 +29.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 409.00 $409.00 $1,391 —
418 418 14 376.00 $376.00 $1,572 -3.00
498 498 16 355.00 $355.00 $1,768 +18.00
573 573 15 315.00 $315.00 $1,805 +13.00
648 648 16 280.00 $280.00 $1,814 —
670 670 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,742 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–330 329 5 390.00–416.00 $410.79 $1,351 +0.79
413 413 16 371.00 $371.00 $1,532 -6.92
485–492 492 16 355.00–357.00 $356.88 $1,756 +11.88
575 575 13 322.00 $322.00 $1,852 +13.00
662–675 664 6 269.00–297.00 $292.26 $1,941 +24.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,400 -15.16
562 562 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,686 ±0.00

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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.