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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 10, 2025

364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.75/cwt +11.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,807/hd at 548 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $382.43/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,069/hd at 541 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $379.64/cwt ≈ $1,887/hd at 497 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 364 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 431.00 $431.00 $1,638 +33.00
455 455 14 435.00 $435.00 $1,979 —
515–542 541 29 382.00–395.00 $382.43 $2,069 -1.57
636 636 13 329.00 $329.00 $2,092 -5.30
655 655 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,122 —
740 740 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,116 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 441.00 $441.00 $1,610 —
457 457 10 435.00 $435.00 $1,988 +55.00
525 525 12 380.00 $380.00 $1,995 -1.32
645 645 1 334.00 $334.00 $2,154 -8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 378.00 $378.00 $1,701 —
543 543 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,846 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 9 409.00 $409.00 $1,460 +16.50
435 435 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,566 —
456 456 25 380.00 $380.00 $1,733 +19.00
510–549 548 37 320.00–330.00 $329.75 $1,807 +11.94
654 654 6 299.00 $299.00 $1,955 —
740 740 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,961 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 414.00 $414.00 $1,478 +15.00
452 452 25 388.00 $388.00 $1,754 +25.00
538 538 16 338.00 $338.00 $1,818 —
625 625 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,931 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,208 -25.00
460 460 3 387.00 $387.00 $1,780 —
578 578 2 328.00 $328.00 $1,896 +13.00
655 655 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,985 +67.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 444.00 $444.00 $1,510 —
355 355 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,544 +35.00
424–440 425 12 430.00–434.00 $433.66 $1,843 +27.66
480–498 497 27 370.00–380.00 $379.64 $1,887 —
576–578 578 26 324.00–330.00 $328.85 $1,901 -1.15
657 657 15 286.00 $286.00 $1,879 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,616 —
417 417 9 439.00 $439.00 $1,831 +33.00
483 483 16 380.00 $380.00 $1,835 +11.79
582 582 15 338.00 $338.00 $1,967 +8.00
655 655 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,841 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,658 -17.00
555 555 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 —

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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.