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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 7, 2026

728 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $438.45/cwt ≈ $1,955/hd at 446 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $442.00/cwt ≈ $1,940/hd at 439 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $475.00/cwt -24.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 416 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 728 613 580
Feeder cattle 728 613 580

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 307, Bulls 264)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 570.00 $570.00 $2,092 -20.00
440–447 447 22 530.00–547.50 $546.72 $2,444 +14.22
545 545 26 465.00 $465.00 $2,534 —
560 560 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,380 -49.00
648 648 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,462 -35.00
656 656 14 389.00 $389.00 $2,552 —
761 761 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–367 366 6 530.00–570.00 $563.44 $2,062 -26.56
425–442 440 18 540.00–550.00 $548.93 $2,415 —
520–539 537 9 472.50 $472.50 $2,537 -6.50
645 645 4 404.00 $404.00 $2,606 -17.00
743 743 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,712 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 9 430.00 $430.00 $1,862 —
549 549 7 401.00 $401.00 $2,201 +6.00
610 610 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,135 +5.00
705 705 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,538 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–352 352 21 400.00–504.00 $499.07 $1,757 -3.46
435–446 446 41 375.00–440.00 $438.45 $1,955 —
540 540 29 374.00 $374.00 $2,020 -26.00
610–615 614 14 320.00–340.00 $337.16 $2,070 -20.84
720 720 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,980 -58.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 21 503.00 $503.00 $1,786 +0.50
439 439 36 442.00 $442.00 $1,940 —
490 490 2 412.50 $412.50 $2,021 -37.50
542 542 16 369.00 $369.00 $2,000 -31.00
553 553 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,922 —
646 646 12 331.00 $331.00 $2,138 —
650 650 4 322.50 $322.50 $2,096 -30.20
727 727 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,072 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 16 477.50 $477.50 $1,662 —
370 370 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 -110.00
444 444 24 408.00 $408.00 $1,812 +0.50
450 450 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,654 -82.50
500–536 534 17 340.00–361.00 $359.84 $1,922 -25.16
619 619 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,913 -43.50
748 748 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,926 -42.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 11 560.00 $560.00 $1,882 -35.00
365 365 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,716 —
418–430 419 24 440.00–475.00 $473.50 $1,984 -6.50
496 496 17 465.00 $465.00 $2,306 —
571–588 572 28 325.00–400.00 $394.50 $2,257 -5.50
663–675 666 16 340.00–345.00 $343.73 $2,289 -1.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 18 553.00 $553.00 $1,886 —
353 353 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,747 -105.00
416 416 32 475.00 $475.00 $1,976 -24.36
486 486 19 480.00 $480.00 $2,333 +27.50
583 583 11 375.00 $375.00 $2,186 -20.00
648 648 4 366.00 $366.00 $2,372 +26.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 12 407.50 $407.50 $1,817 -34.35
490 490 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,715 —
534 534 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,869 -45.00

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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.