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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 28, 2026

395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $394.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,128/hd at 540 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $479.00/cwt +37.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,558/hd at 534 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $455.00/cwt +13.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,043/hd at 449 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 395 504 688
Feeder cattle 395 504 688

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 182, Bulls 114)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 585.00 $585.00 $2,024 —
457 457 18 490.00 $490.00 $2,239 +7.50
534 534 29 479.00 $479.00 $2,558 +37.00
560 560 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,408 —
637 637 5 394.00 $394.00 $2,510 -13.50
705 705 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,397 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,785 —
354 354 7 595.00 $595.00 $2,106 +42.50
448 448 6 492.50 $492.50 $2,206 +2.50
535 535 1 412.00 $412.00 $2,204 —
550 550 4 461.00 $461.00 $2,536 -11.00
605 605 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,420 —
675 675 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,430 -35.00
785 785 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,669 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 4 470.00 $470.00 $2,157 —
620 620 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,449 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 501.00 $501.00 $1,759 +17.00
449 449 22 455.00 $455.00 $2,043 +13.64
540 540 33 394.00 $394.00 $2,128 +3.00
582 582 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,892 -60.00
631 631 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,082 -9.00
733 733 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,346 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–351 351 20 455.00–509.00 $506.31 $1,777 +20.31
435–439 439 22 434.00–464.00 $462.65 $2,031 +13.65
535 535 21 392.00 $392.00 $2,097 +6.64
633 633 7 333.00 $333.00 $2,108 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 9 467.50 $467.50 $1,697 +42.50
441 441 11 443.00 $443.00 $1,954 +13.00
550–580 560 3 307.50–350.00 $335.33 $1,878 —
635 635 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,968 +2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 600.00 $600.00 $2,070 +5.00
399 399 6 555.00 $555.00 $2,214 +80.00
430 430 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,978 -31.00
493 493 17 463.00 $463.00 $2,283 +3.00
505 505 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,045 -37.50
580 580 12 409.00 $409.00 $2,372 -0.91
652 652 5 372.50 $372.50 $2,429 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 13 580.00 $580.00 $1,914 -5.00
395 395 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,054 —
423 423 12 525.00 $525.00 $2,221 +34.00
496 496 7 455.00 $455.00 $2,257 —
520 520 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,132 -45.00
583 583 2 403.00 $403.00 $2,349 -22.00
655 655 4 387.50 $387.50 $2,538 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,998 —
515 515 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,931 -50.00

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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.