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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 28, 2026

613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.00/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,180/hd at 545 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $400.00/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,148/hd at 537 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $532.50/cwt -13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,364/hd at 444 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 613 381 636
Feeder cattle 613 381 636

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 154, Heifers 243, Bulls 216)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 7 590.00 $590.00 $2,100 ±0.00
444 444 29 532.50 $532.50 $2,364 -13.50
460 460 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,438 —
550 550 28 474.00 $474.00 $2,607 —
648 648 12 415.00 $415.00 $2,689 -10.48
743 743 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,675 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 590.00 $590.00 $2,171 +5.00
457 457 10 525.00 $525.00 $2,399 -15.00
545 545 13 479.00 $479.00 $2,611 -12.00
633 633 5 421.00 $421.00 $2,665 -1.50
725 725 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,074 —
629 629 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,170 -25.00
755 755 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,265 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 6 502.50 $502.50 $1,854 -6.78
459 459 28 450.00 $450.00 $2,066 +12.50
545 545 32 400.00 $400.00 $2,180 -12.00
658–685 659 19 347.50–353.00 $352.70 $2,324 —
739 739 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 372 14 375.00–513.00 $502.53 $1,869 -3.51
456–460 456 25 420.00–464.00 $462.23 $2,108 +22.23
537 537 29 400.00 $400.00 $2,148 -11.00
585 585 1 373.00 $373.00 $2,182 —
624 624 10 358.00 $358.00 $2,234 +14.00
721 721 5 333.00 $333.00 $2,401 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,693 +40.00
425 425 2 407.50 $407.50 $1,732 —
450 450 11 450.00 $450.00 $2,025 +12.50
538 538 12 385.00 $385.00 $2,071 —
605 605 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,133 —
725 725 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,175 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 595.00 $595.00 $2,059 —
425 425 25 480.00 $480.00 $2,040 -70.00
500–540 501 27 395.00–455.00 $452.61 $2,268 —
571 571 24 400.00 $400.00 $2,284 -12.00
638 638 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,265 —
658 658 17 345.00 $345.00 $2,270 -24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 600.00 $600.00 $2,106 —
423–425 423 12 465.00–502.50 $499.36 $2,112 -45.07
487 487 19 452.50 $452.50 $2,204 +0.41
500 500 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,000 —
576 576 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,275 -13.00
649 649 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,207 —
665 665 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,328 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 431 8 395.00–448.00 $441.85 $1,904 +1.85
515 515 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,034 +55.00

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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.