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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 14, 2026

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $492.19/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 355 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $440.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 446 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $379.50/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 546 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 462 728 617
Feeder cattle 462 728 617

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Heifers 202, Bulls 154)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 -70.00
455 455 25 499.00 $499.00 $2,270 —
535 535 19 495.00 $495.00 $2,648 +30.00
580 580 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,581 +20.00
653 653 9 382.00 $382.00 $2,494 -7.00
705–720 713 2 350.00–360.00 $355.05 $2,532 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 545.00 $545.00 $1,913 -18.44
450 450 13 498.00 $498.00 $2,241 —
534 534 10 494.00 $494.00 $2,638 +21.50
628 628 2 392.50 $392.50 $2,465 -11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 -10.00
500 500 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,075 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–380 355 32 440.00–494.00 $492.19 $1,747 -6.88
438–447 446 15 410.00–460.00 $453.45 $2,022 +15.00
546 546 25 379.50 $379.50 $2,072 +5.50
651 651 6 339.00 $339.00 $2,207 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,535 —
358 358 6 487.50 $487.50 $1,745 -15.50
446 446 26 440.00 $440.00 $1,962 -2.00
483 483 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,077 +17.50
543 543 19 375.00 $375.00 $2,036 +6.00
568 568 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,903 -12.50
651 651 9 332.50 $332.50 $2,165 +10.00
705 705 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,221 +30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 470.00 $470.00 $1,720 +120.00
450 450 13 415.00 $415.00 $1,868 +47.50
543 543 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,955 +0.16
610 610 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,738 -24.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 9 500.00 $500.00 $1,695 -60.00
398 398 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,910 +10.00
422 422 22 478.00 $478.00 $2,017 +4.50
486 486 14 462.50 $462.50 $2,248 -2.50
500 500 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,000 —
570 570 12 385.00 $385.00 $2,194 -9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 13 497.50 $497.50 $1,701 -55.50
417 417 11 500.50 $500.50 $2,087 +25.50
500 500 11 465.00 $465.00 $2,325 —
571 571 5 398.00 $398.00 $2,273 +23.00
650 650 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,291 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,828 +17.50
456 456 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,961 +80.00
518 518 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,942 +25.00

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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.