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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 22, 2025

243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,768/hd at 544 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $367.00/cwt ≈ $1,820/hd at 496 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $330.00/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 571 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 243 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 359.00 $359.00 $1,382 —
475 475 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,829 -8.00
535–540 537 8 362.00–382.00 $374.46 $2,011 -6.54
645 645 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 -22.50
790 790 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 367.00 $367.00 $1,762 —
552 552 3 378.00 $378.00 $2,087 +15.00
620–625 623 3 295.00–300.00 $296.66 $1,848 -18.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,219 -2.50
452 452 12 342.00 $342.00 $1,546 +25.00
544 544 21 325.00 $325.00 $1,768 -6.00
654–665 656 7 235.00–250.00 $247.83 $1,626 -8.33
703 703 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,687 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,171 —
446 446 12 352.00 $352.00 $1,570 +37.00
543 543 14 310.00 $310.00 $1,683 -3.00
643 643 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,678 —
710–728 724 4 220.00–230.00 $227.55 $1,647 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,058 -32.50
454 454 4 329.00 $329.00 $1,494 +19.00
541 541 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,515 +25.00
638 638 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,547 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,149 -47.35
423 423 14 374.00 $374.00 $1,582 -1.68
496 496 16 367.00 $367.00 $1,820 —
571 571 15 330.00 $330.00 $1,884 -2.44
651 651 11 272.00 $272.00 $1,771 -10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 11 345.00 $345.00 $1,145 -47.50
410–421 420 12 360.00–373.00 $371.94 $1,562 -4.06
460–482 480 13 340.00–365.00 $363.16 $1,743 +3.16
574 574 8 326.00 $326.00 $1,871 -8.00
670 670 6 262.00 $262.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,620 —
523 523 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,700 +25.00

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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.