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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 4, 2026

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $457.50/cwt +52.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,297/hd at 502 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $448.00/cwt ≈ $2,038/hd at 455 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $413.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,238/hd at 542 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 395 425
Feeder cattle 353 395 425

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 142, Bulls 124)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–385 382 7 525.00–551.00 $547.25 $2,090 —
458–466 465 18 495.00–509.00 $507.47 $2,360 +17.47
541 541 16 484.00 $484.00 $2,618 +5.00
560 560 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,520 +20.00
641 641 11 408.00 $408.00 $2,615 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–369 368 7 500.00–557.00 $548.93 $2,020 -46.07
445 445 5 517.00 $517.00 $2,301 +24.50
517 517 5 492.50 $492.50 $2,546 +80.50
690 690 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,691 +30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 432.50 $432.50 $2,336 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 11 510.00 $510.00 $1,902 +9.00
455 455 21 448.00 $448.00 $2,038 —
542 542 20 413.00 $413.00 $2,238 +19.00
624 624 4 397.00 $397.00 $2,477 +67.00
710 710 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,272 ±0.00
755 755 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,378 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 13 528.00 $528.00 $1,859 +21.69
440 440 16 468.00 $468.00 $2,059 +5.35
460 460 2 432.50 $432.50 $1,990 —
541 541 14 419.00 $419.00 $2,267 +27.00
605 605 3 406.00 $406.00 $2,456 +73.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 480.00 $480.00 $1,637 —
428–440 430 8 425.00–451.00 $447.67 $1,925 +4.67
525 525 2 407.50 $407.50 $2,139 —
635 635 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,096 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 550.00 $550.00 $1,920 -50.00
365 365 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,916 -30.00
416 416 10 505.00 $505.00 $2,101 +45.00
502 502 22 457.50 $457.50 $2,297 +52.50
570–572 572 16 420.00–425.00 $420.31 $2,404 +11.31
648 648 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,495 —
650 650 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,405 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,898 -30.00
406 406 9 521.00 $521.00 $2,115 -4.00
496 496 7 478.00 $478.00 $2,371 +23.00
525 525 1 457.50 $457.50 $2,402 +47.50
588 588 4 427.50 $427.50 $2,514 +24.50
643 643 2 387.50 $387.50 $2,492 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 498.00 $498.00 $2,281 —
590 590 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,478 —

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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.