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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 17, 2025

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.00/cwt ≈ $1,870/hd at 550 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $377.50/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,061/hd at 546 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $367.00/cwt ≈ $1,839/hd at 501 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 266 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,346 —
461 461 7 398.00 $398.00 $1,835 -37.00
546 546 22 377.50 $377.50 $2,061 -4.93
572 572 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,959 —
629 629 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,139 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,540 -46.00
440 440 6 416.00 $416.00 $1,830 —
545 545 11 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 -30.00
705 705 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,221 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 -58.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 9 387.50 $387.50 $1,410 -21.50
447 447 19 325.00 $325.00 $1,453 -35.00
550 550 23 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 —
638 638 16 302.50 $302.50 $1,930 —
778 778 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 13 387.50 $387.50 $1,391 -26.50
456 456 13 325.00 $325.00 $1,482 -63.00
560 560 13 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 —
630 630 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,732 -34.00
738 738 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,771 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,070 —
360 360 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,251 +2.50
450 450 13 322.50 $322.50 $1,451 -64.50
543 543 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,738 —
628 628 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,711 —
765 765 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,760 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 407.50 $407.50 $1,508 -27.50
415 415 12 394.00 $394.00 $1,635 -39.66
501 501 19 367.00 $367.00 $1,839 —
570–581 579 6 332.50 $332.50 $1,925 +3.65
673 673 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,086 +24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,436 —
419–428 421 11 387.50–392.50 $391.12 $1,647 -47.88
498 498 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,818 -15.00
613 613 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,038 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,488 -20.00
555 555 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 -25.00

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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.