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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 3, 2025

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.81/cwt -3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 544 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.00/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,632/hd at 452 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $363.00/cwt ≈ $1,663/hd at 458 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 362 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 8 398.00 $398.00 $1,465 -26.00
405–443 440 14 390.00–405.00 $404.01 $1,778 +9.01
537 537 12 384.00 $384.00 $2,062 +20.51
623–635 633 14 330.00–335.00 $334.30 $2,116 +25.30
735 735 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,168 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 10 403.00 $403.00 $1,390 —
449 449 21 404.00 $404.00 $1,814 +7.00
470 470 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,786 —
500–540 536 10 365.00–383.00 $381.32 $2,044 -3.68
635 635 5 342.50 $342.50 $2,175 +39.24
768 768 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,227 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,594 -15.00
535 535 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,792 —
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 —
745 745 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,105 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 7 392.50 $392.50 $1,456 +13.50
452 452 28 361.00 $361.00 $1,632 +14.00
520–545 544 40 310.00–318.00 $317.81 $1,729 -3.19
610–628 627 14 286.00–293.00 $292.51 $1,834 —
733 733 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,840 +13.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 —
361 361 16 399.00 $399.00 $1,440 +18.00
415 415 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,442 -11.50
458 458 25 363.00 $363.00 $1,663 —
645 645 2 296.00 $296.00 $1,909 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,332 —
405–445 440 8 322.50–349.00 $345.95 $1,522 +0.95
550 550 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,732 —
680–685 683 2 230.00–240.00 $235.02 $1,605 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 8 328.00 $328.00 $1,784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,428 -11.00
428 428 9 406.00 $406.00 $1,738 +13.72
505 505 14 369.00 $369.00 $1,863 —
576 576 15 330.00 $330.00 $1,901 +7.70
637 637 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,911 —
660 660 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,815 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 401.00 $401.00 $1,339 —
410 410 6 406.00 $406.00 $1,665 -8.00
488–496 495 11 360.00–370.00 $368.21 $1,823 —
569 569 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,878 +2.00
643 643 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,833 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 387.00 $387.00 $1,683 —
528 528 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,822 —

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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.