Cattle Market Pulse

Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 11, 2026

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $450.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 455 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $478.52/cwt -5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,579/hd at 539 lb · 37 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $517.04/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,141/hd at 414 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 465 353 233
Feeder cattle 465 353 233

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Heifers 190, Bulls 169)

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 600.00 $600.00 $2,196 +52.75
468 468 12 509.00 $509.00 $2,382 +1.53
533–539 539 37 470.00–479.00 $478.52 $2,579 -5.48
638 638 9 415.00 $415.00 $2,648 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,250 +51.07
454 454 11 509.00 $509.00 $2,311 —
546 546 7 496.00 $496.00 $2,708 +3.50
650 650 3 421.00 $421.00 $2,736 —
705 705 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,679 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,255 —
545 545 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,344 -2.50
630 630 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,614 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 12 519.00 $519.00 $1,889 +9.00
430 430 1 434.00 $434.00 $1,866 —
455 455 41 450.00 $450.00 $2,048 +2.00
539 539 16 379.00 $379.00 $2,043 -34.00
638 638 8 345.00 $345.00 $2,201 -52.00
727 727 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,181 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 16 529.00 $529.00 $1,814 —
368 368 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,785 -43.00
420–444 443 25 430.00–458.00 $456.94 $2,024 -11.06
521 521 15 397.00 $397.00 $2,068 -22.00
655 655 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 8 500.00 $500.00 $1,690 +20.00
380 380 1 472.50 $472.50 $1,796 —
438 438 20 440.00 $440.00 $1,927 -7.67
450 450 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,935 —
537 537 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,880 -57.50
610 610 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,044 +5.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 635.00 $635.00 $2,178 +85.00
417 417 27 508.00 $508.00 $2,118 +3.00
495 495 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,228 —
502 502 15 462.50 $462.50 $2,322 +5.00
571 571 19 424.00 $424.00 $2,421 +3.69
659 659 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,504 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 13 610.00 $610.00 $2,117 +60.00
414–418 414 35 502.00–519.00 $517.04 $2,141 -3.96
475–492 489 11 455.00–480.00 $475.58 $2,326 -2.42
555–597 573 7 420.00–427.00 $423.87 $2,429 -3.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,042 —
560 560 1 424.00 $424.00 $2,374 +4.00

↑ Back to top

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.