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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 4, 2025

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.00/cwt ≈ $1,671/hd at 557 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $352.65/cwt +17.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,042/hd at 579 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $375.00/cwt ≈ $1,886/hd at 503 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 313 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–486 484 5 370.00–386.00 $382.86 $1,853 -11.14
551 551 18 376.00 $376.00 $2,072 —
641 641 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,115 -8.54
744 744 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,232 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,519 —
455 455 3 377.00 $377.00 $1,715 -15.00
528 528 4 376.00 $376.00 $1,985 —
648 648 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,074 —
735 735 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,297 +19.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,360 -20.00
545 545 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,744 —
625 625 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,875 +25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,056 —
358 358 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,217 -25.00
400 400 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,300 —
467 467 15 355.00 $355.00 $1,658 +15.00
557–565 557 42 300.00 $300.00 $1,671 —
633–634 634 13 260.00–278.00 $275.23 $1,745 -18.77
748 748 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,870 -28.00
785 785 2 272.50 $272.50 $2,139 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,173 —
462 462 12 355.00 $355.00 $1,640 +15.00
538 538 16 322.50 $322.50 $1,735 —
612–625 614 6 272.50–294.00 $290.35 $1,783 —
732 732 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,940 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 300.00 $300.00 $960 —
475 475 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,496 ±0.00
562 562 5 293.00 $293.00 $1,647 —
648 648 3 257.50 $257.50 $1,669 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 9 377.50 $377.50 $1,344 —
420–445 422 12 365.00–397.00 $394.19 $1,663 +16.69
470 470 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,716 -11.43
503 503 21 375.00 $375.00 $1,886 —
577–598 579 22 330.00–355.00 $352.65 $2,042 +17.65
647 647 13 330.00 $330.00 $2,135 —
675 675 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,092 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,494 +25.00
429 429 11 400.00 $400.00 $1,716 +30.02
494 494 8 377.00 $377.00 $1,862 —
559 559 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,956 +27.06
615 615 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,953 +22.50
661 661 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,148 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,485 —

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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.