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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 17, 2026

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $403.00/cwt ≈ $2,019/hd at 501 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $418.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,885/hd at 451 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $416.43/cwt +15.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,895/hd at 455 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 499 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 520.00 $520.00 $1,966 —
442 442 8 498.00 $498.00 $2,201 -4.50
550 550 21 438.00 $438.00 $2,409 —
644 644 21 371.00 $371.00 $2,389 -9.00
700 700 2 344.00 $344.00 $2,408 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 566.00 $566.00 $1,936 —
441 441 12 499.00 $499.00 $2,201 —
535 535 10 446.00 $446.00 $2,386 —
655 655 1 361.00 $361.00 $2,365 —
733 733 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,456 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,814 —
485 485 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,867 —
555 555 3 329.00 $329.00 $1,826 —
635 635 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,778 -45.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,356 —
383 383 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,494 +25.00
451 451 38 418.00 $418.00 $1,885 +13.00
546 546 30 353.00 $353.00 $1,927 +13.00
615–636 635 16 321.00–322.00 $321.06 $2,039 -1.64
720 720 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,998 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–372 363 17 385.00–405.00 $401.38 $1,457 +30.38
453–483 455 38 390.00–418.00 $416.43 $1,895 +15.99
540 540 26 352.00 $352.00 $1,901 +9.50
632 632 10 326.00 $326.00 $2,060 -24.00
745 745 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,012 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 417.50 $417.50 $1,503 +42.08
440 440 12 350.00 $350.00 $1,540 —
455 455 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,547 -10.00
520–541 536 9 304.00–324.00 $319.69 $1,714 —
613 613 2 319.00 $319.00 $1,955 +36.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 584.00 $584.00 $1,997 +74.00
350 350 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,908 +40.00
417 417 24 483.00 $483.00 $2,014 -19.50
493 493 2 398.00 $398.00 $1,962 -66.68
501 501 38 403.00 $403.00 $2,019 —
577 577 29 361.00 $361.00 $2,083 -24.00
646 646 12 327.00 $327.00 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,664 +5.00
358–395 364 6 465.00–560.00 $542.83 $1,976 —
416 416 21 480.00 $480.00 $1,997 -32.50
498 498 14 406.00 $406.00 $2,022 -54.00
568 568 16 352.00 $352.00 $1,999 —
643 643 7 334.00 $334.00 $2,148 —
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 382.50 $382.50 $1,683 -32.50
562 562 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,883 —

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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.