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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 5, 2025

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.00/cwt ≈ $1,472/hd at 446 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $349.70/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 541 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $333.50/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 455 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 378 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 9 403.00 $403.00 $1,447 —
455 455 25 344.00 $344.00 $1,565 -24.00
520–542 541 31 330.00–351.00 $349.70 $1,892 -3.80
640 640 7 309.00 $309.00 $1,978 -41.00
730 730 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,934 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 7 403.00 $403.00 $1,314 —
435 435 17 374.00 $374.00 $1,627 —
520–538 537 18 332.50–352.50 $351.42 $1,887 -5.58
625 625 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,994 -37.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 8 377.50 $377.50 $1,703 —
535 535 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,819 —
615 615 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,814 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 10 348.00 $348.00 $1,288 —
446 446 37 330.00 $330.00 $1,472 —
531 531 25 294.00 $294.00 $1,561 -14.00
653 653 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,730 —
708 708 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,650 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,095 —
361 361 10 348.00 $348.00 $1,256 -12.00
455 455 26 333.50 $333.50 $1,517 +0.60
551–590 553 16 281.00–300.00 $298.73 $1,652 —
644 644 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,700 +4.00
735 735 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 —
755 755 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,642 -12.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–358 356 10 290.00–322.50 $315.97 $1,125 -19.03
448 448 11 306.00 $306.00 $1,371 —
528 528 6 294.00 $294.00 $1,552 +28.00
715 715 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 401.00 $401.00 $1,307 -8.00
424 424 11 347.00 $347.00 $1,471 -29.00
496 496 12 331.00 $331.00 $1,642 -24.00
560–576 575 12 316.00–318.00 $316.16 $1,818 +1.16
643 643 7 294.00 $294.00 $1,890 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,353 -5.79
408 408 10 384.00 $384.00 $1,567 +13.00
486 486 7 346.00 $346.00 $1,682 -10.88
573 573 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,776 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,476 -10.00
522 522 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,657 —

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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.