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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 18, 2025

241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $370.00/cwt +42.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 448 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $340.22/cwt ≈ $1,885/hd at 554 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $357.00/cwt +40.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,067/hd at 579 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 241 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,548 —
445 445 5 417.00 $417.00 $1,856 +20.00
547 547 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,133 —
638 638 5 353.00 $353.00 $2,252 +18.00
722 722 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,346 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,491 +27.50
438 438 3 414.00 $414.00 $1,813 —
542 542 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,100 +18.50
626 626 9 353.00 $353.00 $2,210 +17.89
727 727 3 326.00 $326.00 $2,370 +22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 —
528 528 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,848 +20.00
663 663 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,188 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 6 388.00 $388.00 $1,424 —
448 448 16 370.00 $370.00 $1,658 +42.91
552–585 554 16 315.00–342.00 $340.22 $1,885 —
642 642 7 325.00 $325.00 $2,086 +34.07
732 732 5 287.50 $287.50 $2,104 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,174 +15.00
458 458 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,649 —
558–565 559 9 327.50–333.00 $332.38 $1,858 +31.38
637 637 12 327.00 $327.00 $2,083 —
713 713 2 286.00 $286.00 $2,039 +17.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 +75.00
452 452 3 348.00 $348.00 $1,573 —
527 527 3 322.00 $322.00 $1,697 —
637 637 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,975 —
785 785 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,864 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 428.00 $428.00 $1,605 +18.00
424 424 7 419.00 $419.00 $1,777 +18.94
508–513 510 12 384.00–394.00 $390.64 $1,992 +14.45
579 579 15 357.00 $357.00 $2,067 +40.01
605–646 635 10 310.00–330.00 $326.62 $2,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 8 429.00 $429.00 $1,441 —
428 428 14 422.00 $422.00 $1,806 +17.00
497 497 12 400.00 $400.00 $1,988 +22.00
585 585 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 +36.96
671 671 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,147 +60.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,462 +2.65
567 567 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,843 —

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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.