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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 21, 2026

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $485.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,144/hd at 442 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $502.00/cwt +13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,716/hd at 541 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $412.00/cwt +43.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,217/hd at 538 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 381 518 274
Feeder cattle 381 518 274

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 168, Bulls 114)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 590.00 $590.00 $2,130 +40.00
449 449 17 546.00 $546.00 $2,452 —
541 541 26 502.00 $502.00 $2,716 +13.03
610–640 634 5 425.00–427.50 $425.48 $2,698 -0.67
720 720 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,772 +44.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 585.00 $585.00 $2,065 —
456 456 14 540.00 $540.00 $2,462 +24.71
535 535 6 491.00 $491.00 $2,627 +6.00
645 645 3 422.50 $422.50 $2,725 —
785 785 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,826 +25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,931 +5.00
570 570 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,166 +5.00
623 623 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,305 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–383 355 22 425.00–520.00 $506.04 $1,796 -2.54
442 442 30 485.00 $485.00 $2,144 +5.00
453 453 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,993 +5.00
535 535 12 411.00 $411.00 $2,199 +32.61
640 640 3 344.00 $344.00 $2,202 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–385 363 11 465.00–514.00 $509.28 $1,849 +7.28
447 447 19 475.00 $475.00 $2,123 +22.50
450 450 1 437.50 $437.50 $1,969 -30.00
538 538 22 412.00 $412.00 $2,217 +43.00
646 646 9 342.00 $342.00 $2,209 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,499 -20.00
453 453 10 437.50 $437.50 $1,982 +7.50
555 555 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,832 —
725 725 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,175 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 9 595.00 $595.00 $2,130 -15.00
425 425 14 550.00 $550.00 $2,338 ±0.00
475–490 489 17 480.00–500.00 $498.86 $2,439 —
564 564 8 412.00 $412.00 $2,324 +3.74
661 661 6 369.00 $369.00 $2,439 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–335 329 4 550.00–625.00 $605.91 $1,993 -4.09
415–420 415 14 505.00–547.50 $544.43 $2,259 -5.57
485–498 496 7 450.00–465.00 $452.09 $2,242 +12.09
575 575 7 408.00 $408.00 $2,346 -2.00
660 660 1 368.00 $368.00 $2,429 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,923 +10.00
525 525 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,785 -10.00
555 555 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 —

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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.