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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 21, 2026

504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $441.36/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,946/hd at 441 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $442.50/cwt +42.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,217/hd at 501 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $482.50/cwt -16.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,176/hd at 451 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 504 462 418
Feeder cattle 504 462 418

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 226, Bulls 174)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 15 560.00 $560.00 $2,016 +60.00
451 451 33 482.50 $482.50 $2,176 -16.50
546 546 24 442.00 $442.00 $2,413 -53.00
628 628 2 407.50 $407.50 $2,559 —
758 758 2 344.00 $344.00 $2,608 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 7 552.50 $552.50 $2,050 +7.50
442 442 10 490.00 $490.00 $2,166 —
553 553 3 472.00 $472.00 $2,610 —
670 670 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,646 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 487.50 $487.50 $2,121 +67.50
558 558 3 417.50 $417.50 $2,330 —
655 655 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,489 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 23 484.00 $484.00 $1,767 -3.50
425–441 441 56 405.00–442.00 $441.36 $1,946 +1.36
534 534 29 391.00 $391.00 $2,088 +16.00
555 555 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,137 +50.00
627 627 9 339.00 $339.00 $2,126 —
760 760 3 302.50 $302.50 $2,299 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 28 486.00 $486.00 $1,750 -6.19
446 446 22 449.00 $449.00 $2,003 -4.45
500–542 540 23 370.00–386.00 $385.36 $2,081 +5.86
639 639 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,141 —
710 710 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 458.00 $458.00 $1,571 —
355 355 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,509 -45.00
441 441 10 430.00 $430.00 $1,896 —
538 538 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,991 +10.00
613 613 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,885 +22.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 13 595.00 $595.00 $1,987 +95.00
390 390 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,852 -5.00
419 419 15 491.00 $491.00 $2,057 +13.00
470 470 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,162 -2.50
501 501 42 442.50 $442.50 $2,217 +42.50
575–595 576 28 407.50–410.00 $409.91 $2,361 +24.91
658 658 13 367.50 $367.50 $2,418 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 12 585.00 $585.00 $2,007 +87.50
409 409 9 491.00 $491.00 $2,008 -9.50
505 505 11 455.00 $455.00 $2,298 -10.00
561 561 9 425.00 $425.00 $2,384 +27.00
600–638 632 6 380.00–410.00 $384.75 $2,432 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 7 462.50 $462.50 $2,100 +32.50
538 538 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,286 +50.00
565 565 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,316 —

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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.