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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 10, 2026

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 548 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $342.50/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,853/hd at 541 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $400.44/cwt ≈ $1,814/hd at 453 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 289 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 515.00 $515.00 $1,777 —
437 437 6 502.50 $502.50 $2,196 —
535 535 13 430.00 $430.00 $2,300 —
645 645 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,451 +2.00
745 745 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,086 -61.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 367 4 470.00–505.00 $495.59 $1,819 —
452 452 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,192 +41.00
556 556 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,363 —
600 600 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,355 +15.00
770 770 1 351.00 $351.00 $2,703 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,048 —
630 630 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,048 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 12 365.00 $365.00 $1,318 —
400 400 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,500 —
450 450 16 405.00 $405.00 $1,822 +24.00
548 548 21 340.00 $340.00 $1,863 -6.00
636–645 637 11 300.00–325.00 $322.70 $2,056 -3.30
728 728 6 285.00 $285.00 $2,075 -11.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 12 371.00 $371.00 $1,298 -17.85
450–480 453 19 380.00–403.00 $400.44 $1,814 —
541 541 20 342.50 $342.50 $1,853 -8.50
578 578 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,864 —
631 631 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,208 —
665 665 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,945 —
725 725 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,958 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–373 360 8 372.50–380.00 $375.42 $1,352 —
454 454 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,589 -40.00
551 551 5 332.50 $332.50 $1,832 —
637 637 5 282.50 $282.50 $1,800 -34.50
730 730 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,708 —
350 350 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,768 +25.00
423 423 15 502.50 $502.50 $2,126 +47.50
475–493 492 15 460.00–465.00 $464.68 $2,286 +54.68
574 574 10 385.00 $385.00 $2,210 +37.50
667 667 9 330.00 $330.00 $2,201 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,741 +33.00
412 412 5 512.50 $512.50 $2,112 —
498 498 7 460.00 $460.00 $2,291 —
535 535 4 417.50 $417.50 $2,234 +17.50
668 668 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,171 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,855 —
530 530 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,828 -7.50

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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.