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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 14, 2026

518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $437.88/cwt +34.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,211/hd at 505 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 547 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $480.00/cwt ≈ $2,131/hd at 444 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 518 598 0
Feeder cattle 518 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 217, Bulls 158) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,925 +30.00
459 459 10 511.00 $511.00 $2,345 —
530–544 543 19 470.00–490.00 $488.97 $2,655 —
610–635 633 16 405.00–427.50 $426.15 $2,698 +55.15
690 value added 690 13 390.00 $390.00 $2,691 —
747 747 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,547 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–490 462 9 495.00–518.00 $515.29 $2,381 —
515 515 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,498 +39.00
553 553 12 495.00 $495.00 $2,737 —
654 654 9 417.50 $417.50 $2,730 +56.50
765 765 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,563 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,891 —
554 554 7 375.00 $375.00 $2,078 +46.00
670 670 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 value added 850 13 350.00 $350.00 $2,975 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 502.00 $502.00 $1,852 +112.00
430 430 2 452.50 $452.50 $1,946 —
460 460 14 467.50 $467.50 $2,150 +49.50
547 547 25 369.00 $369.00 $2,018 +16.00
575 575 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,955 —
641 641 18 339.00 $339.00 $2,173 +17.94
665 665 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,214 —
716 716 6 317.00 $317.00 $2,270 +39.50
820 value added 820 10 302.00 $302.00 $2,476 —
850 value added 850 11 300.00 $300.00 $2,550 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 366 16 460.00–512.00 $508.58 $1,861 +107.20
444 444 24 480.00 $480.00 $2,131 —
470 470 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,044 +18.57
525–545 544 24 340.00–380.00 $378.39 $2,058 +26.39
633 633 8 339.00 $339.00 $2,146 +13.00
755 755 2 306.00 $306.00 $2,310 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,602 +22.50
458 458 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,969 +90.00
531 531 8 344.00 $344.00 $1,827 +24.31
750 750 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 value added 650 11 335.00 $335.00 $2,178 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 610.00 $610.00 $2,147 +65.00
428 428 19 550.00 $550.00 $2,354 +67.00
504–535 505 25 390.00–440.00 $437.88 $2,211 +34.88
582–583 582 23 400.00–410.00 $408.26 $2,376 +47.26
644 644 7 367.50 $367.50 $2,367 +40.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 610.00 $610.00 $2,111 +90.00
365 365 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 -42.83
413 413 13 550.00 $550.00 $2,272 +70.00
499 499 10 440.00 $440.00 $2,196 +34.00
595 595 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,440 +58.00
640 640 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,400 +41.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,866 +47.50
546 546 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,911 —

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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.