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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 20, 2025

125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 125 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,728 +39.00
471 471 9 446.00 $446.00 $2,101 +39.00
552 552 9 409.00 $409.00 $2,258 —
638 638 2 378.00 $378.00 $2,412 +51.50
718 718 2 341.00 $341.00 $2,448 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,551 —
468 468 2 444.00 $444.00 $2,078 +35.00
531 531 5 413.00 $413.00 $2,193 +21.50
620 620 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,340 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 402.50 $402.50 $1,401 —
458 458 8 381.00 $381.00 $1,745 —
548 548 6 346.00 $346.00 $1,896 +22.50
626 626 8 326.00 $326.00 $2,041 +15.50
730 730 3 292.50–299.00 $296.83 $2,167 +7.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–365 356 5 365.00–395.00 $388.85 $1,384 —
426 426 4 392.50 $392.50 $1,672 +46.52
544 544 5 351.00 $351.00 $1,909 +19.75
735 735 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,205 —
755 755 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,353 +45.00
456 456 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,778 +51.00
595 595 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 +9.00
605 605 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,918 —
650 650 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 7 480.00 $480.00 $1,690 —
410 410 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,866 +48.00
488 488 8 410.00 $410.00 $2,001 —
590 590 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,050 +15.00
623 623 2 341.00 $341.00 $2,124 +43.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 482.00 $482.00 $1,648 +28.00
500 500 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,000 —
563 563 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,027 +35.00
625–645 635 2 347.50–357.50 $352.58 $2,239 +46.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,640 —
455 455 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,866 +85.00
525 525 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,851 —

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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.