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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 19, 2025

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.00/cwt +14.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 536 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.89/cwt +7.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 455 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $349.00/cwt ≈ $1,602/hd at 459 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 260 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,352 —
460 460 14 350.00 $350.00 $1,610 -7.45
537 537 13 349.00 $349.00 $1,874 -7.00
653 653 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,959 —
700 700 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 409.00 $409.00 $1,370 —
458–480 465 3 350.00–372.00 $364.44 $1,695 -16.56
529 529 4 358.00 $358.00 $1,894 -2.00
690 690 3 299.00 $299.00 $2,063 —
752 752 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,752 -8.00
540 540 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,930 +10.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 9 359.00 $359.00 $1,328 +4.00
455–458 455 20 334.00–345.00 $343.89 $1,565 +7.89
536 536 30 316.00 $316.00 $1,694 +14.17
627 627 9 282.50 $282.50 $1,771 -6.50
700 700 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,687 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 13 369.00 $369.00 $1,299 +9.00
459 459 19 349.00 $349.00 $1,602 —
542 542 13 317.00 $317.00 $1,718 +6.69
630 630 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,758 -8.00
705 705 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 6 358.00 $358.00 $1,232 —
444 444 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,487 —
515 515 2 316.00 $316.00 $1,627 +27.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,449 —
422 422 16 391.00 $391.00 $1,650 +30.00
485 485 13 355.00 $355.00 $1,722 +12.00
575 575 11 314.00 $314.00 $1,806 -6.00
653 653 11 277.50 $277.50 $1,812 +17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,401 -24.00
355 355 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 —
413 413 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,611 +32.00
503 503 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,710 —
575–580 578 6 280.00–310.00 $300.06 $1,734 -14.94
690 690 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,811 +14.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,560 +40.00
560 560 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,736 —

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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.