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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Moneta, VA

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

Sale of Saturday, September 13, 2025

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.00/cwt ≈ $1,917/hd at 551 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $381.00/cwt ≈ $2,118/hd at 556 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $371.00/cwt ≈ $1,670/hd at 450 lb · 19 head

Receipts

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Head itemized in priced lots 291 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 466.00 $466.00 $2,060 —
490 490 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,911 —
508 508 2 372.00 $372.00 $1,890 —
556 556 22 381.00 $381.00 $2,118 —
640 640 14 359.00 $359.00 $2,298 —
680 680 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,326 —
700–730 726 8 340.00 $340.00 $2,468 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 492.50 $492.50 $1,832 —
400 400 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,680 —
467 467 6 458.00 $458.00 $2,139 —
513 513 2 393.00 $393.00 $2,016 —
650 650 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,327 —
753 753 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,523 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,654 —
550 550 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 —
665 665 2 351.00 $351.00 $2,334 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 389.00 $389.00 $1,393 —
461 461 14 364.00 $364.00 $1,678 —
535 535 2 328.00 $328.00 $1,755 —
551 551 31 348.00 $348.00 $1,917 —
600–627 625 11 317.50–323.50 $322.98 $2,019 —
710 710 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,059 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 12 414.00 $414.00 $1,524 —
450 450 19 371.00 $371.00 $1,670 —
533–535 533 7 322.50–340.00 $337.49 $1,799 —
695 695 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,154 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 6 338.00 $338.00 $1,545 —
542 542 6 326.00 $326.00 $1,767 —
655 655 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,883 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 492.50 $492.50 $1,709 —
415–424 421 9 440.00–455.00 $450.07 $1,895 —
498–499 499 17 380.00–427.00 $421.48 $2,103 —
583 583 11 385.00 $385.00 $2,245 —
651 651 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,148 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 327 7 472.50–497.50 $490.40 $1,604 —
421–445 423 14 410.00–469.00 $464.56 $1,965 —
492 492 14 415.00 $415.00 $2,042 —
557 557 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,089 —
657 657 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,181 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 397.50 $397.50 $1,781 —
545 545 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,826 —

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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.