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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 12, 2025

354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.44/cwt ≈ $1,586/hd at 454 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.73/cwt ≈ $1,832/hd at 559 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $358.50/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 446 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 354 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,341 —
459–495 462 11 355.00–388.00 $384.79 $1,778 +9.94
525–546 545 23 340.00–358.00 $357.25 $1,947 —
630 630 11 342.00 $342.00 $2,155 +2.00
737 737 3 293.00 $293.00 $2,159 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 362.50 $362.50 $1,359 —
433 433 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,689 —
525 525 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,759 -30.37
564 564 9 358.00 $358.00 $2,019 —
655 655 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,211 —
730 730 1 289.00 $289.00 $2,110 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 —
515 515 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,532 —
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 —
615 615 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,845 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 377.50 $377.50 $1,310 —
454–455 454 36 330.00–350.00 $349.44 $1,586 —
557–567 559 32 321.00–329.00 $327.73 $1,832 —
630 630 21 299.00 $299.00 $1,884 —
730 730 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 6 376.00 $376.00 $1,433 +1.00
446 446 25 358.50 $358.50 $1,599 +12.50
543 543 16 332.00 $332.00 $1,803 +18.00
633 633 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,956 —
770 770 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,987 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 347.00 $347.00 $1,277 +2.00
436 436 9 349.50 $349.50 $1,524 —
542 542 9 325.00 $325.00 $1,762 —
610 610 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 357.50 $357.50 $1,244 —
424 424 11 379.00 $379.00 $1,607 +4.00
493 493 20 348.00 $348.00 $1,716 -15.00
577–598 580 21 323.00–335.00 $333.23 $1,933 -15.77
640 640 11 320.00 $320.00 $2,048 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,369 —
424 424 13 376.00 $376.00 $1,594 -7.00
504 504 15 347.00 $347.00 $1,749 —
555–595 582 3 327.50–337.50 $334.32 $1,946 -16.68
662 662 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,019 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,503 -10.00
542 542 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,626 —

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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.