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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 9, 2025

413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.00/cwt ≈ $1,876/hd at 550 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $348.15/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,026/hd at 582 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $355.74/cwt -9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 495 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 413 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,471 —
460 460 12 400.00 $400.00 $1,840 +6.00
555 555 22 369.00 $369.00 $2,048 +3.00
634 634 10 351.00 $351.00 $2,225 +2.00
722 722 5 333.00 $333.00 $2,404 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 426.00 $426.00 $1,661 +16.00
447 447 9 410.00 $410.00 $1,833 +16.00
500–541 538 13 350.00–366.00 $364.86 $1,963 +0.86
636 636 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,194 —
750 750 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,325 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,599 +5.00
520 520 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 22 405.00 $405.00 $1,430 —
447 447 22 365.00 $365.00 $1,632 —
535 535 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,752 -19.52
550 550 37 341.00 $341.00 $1,876 —
640 640 25 308.00 $308.00 $1,971 -6.00
770 770 2 298.00 $298.00 $2,295 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 18 364.00 $364.00 $1,649 —
543 543 24 340.50 $340.50 $1,849 -7.50
565 565 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,836 —
631 631 11 312.50 $312.50 $1,972 -4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 377.50 $377.50 $1,419 —
466 466 8 349.00 $349.00 $1,626 -9.00
528 528 4 324.00 $324.00 $1,711 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 10 422.00 $422.00 $1,435 —
426 426 16 393.00 $393.00 $1,674 -30.45
488–496 495 25 349.00–357.00 $355.74 $1,761 -9.78
560–583 582 26 326.00–349.00 $348.15 $2,026 +2.15
645 645 16 310.00 $310.00 $2,000 —
665 665 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,928 -23.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 423.00 $423.00 $1,451 +5.00
368 368 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,490 —
434 434 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,736 -20.00
496 496 12 364.00 $364.00 $1,805 —
505 505 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,666 -34.00
574 574 7 339.00 $339.00 $1,946 —
620 620 1 329.00 $329.00 $2,040 +4.00
695 695 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,876 -40.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,613 —
532 532 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,623 -43.00

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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.