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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 26, 2025

369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.00/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 450 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $322.30/cwt +8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,840/hd at 571 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $395.00/cwt ≈ $1,770/hd at 448 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 369 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 424.00 $424.00 $1,497 —
448 448 27 395.00 $395.00 $1,770 —
510–541 540 26 350.00–364.00 $363.49 $1,963 +14.49
636 636 6 309.00 $309.00 $1,965 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,572 —
434 434 9 397.00 $397.00 $1,723 —
528 528 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,033 +27.00
605–625 618 3 300.00–310.00 $303.26 $1,874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,591 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–365 364 19 361.00–380.00 $379.00 $1,380 +20.00
445 445 3 334.00 $334.00 $1,486 —
450 450 51 347.00 $347.00 $1,562 +3.11
538 538 26 321.00 $321.00 $1,727 +5.00
685 685 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,671 —
700–723 715 3 236.00–240.00 $237.30 $1,697 -3.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 16 381.00 $381.00 $1,391 +12.00
437 437 13 359.00 $359.00 $1,569 —
542 542 9 329.00 $329.00 $1,783 +12.00
755 755 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,789 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 319 4 322.50–362.50 $352.15 $1,123 -5.85
425 425 9 345.00 $345.00 $1,466 +10.00
645 645 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,580 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 424.00 $424.00 $1,476 —
355 355 3 411.00 $411.00 $1,459 +8.50
400–428 426 17 392.00–397.00 $392.28 $1,671 +1.28
494–495 494 19 357.00–358.00 $357.84 $1,768 +2.84
570–575 571 28 300.00–325.00 $322.30 $1,840 +8.30
661 661 8 283.00 $283.00 $1,871 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–383 364 7 406.00–429.00 $422.09 $1,536 +62.09
424 424 12 414.00 $414.00 $1,755 +24.00
501 501 19 360.50 $360.50 $1,806 +20.50
577 577 8 328.00 $328.00 $1,893 +27.94
640 640 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,843 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 364.00 $364.00 $1,740 —
555 555 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,665 -10.00

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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.