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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 25, 2026

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $456.00/cwt ≈ $2,513/hd at 551 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 532 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $470.00/cwt -15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,138/hd at 455 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 446 459 417
Feeder cattle 446 459 417

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 128, Heifers 195, Bulls 123)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,659 -47.50
455 455 31 470.00 $470.00 $2,138 -15.00
551 551 46 456.00 $456.00 $2,513 —
633 633 16 342.50 $342.50 $2,168 -70.50
763 763 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,575 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,846 -16.15
433 433 8 499.00 $499.00 $2,161 -17.00
533 533 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,425 -44.00
595 595 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,499 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,212 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 8 528.00 $528.00 $1,901 +10.00
442 442 25 472.50 $472.50 $2,088 +15.50
455 455 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,048 +20.00
532 532 33 390.00 $390.00 $2,075 +2.00
633 633 9 345.00 $345.00 $2,184 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 17 529.00 $529.00 $1,936 —
452 452 28 465.00 $465.00 $2,102 —
550 550 14 382.00 $382.00 $2,101 —
663 663 4 349.00 $349.00 $2,314 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 6 495.00 $495.00 $1,762 +2.50
447 447 12 440.00 $440.00 $1,967 -8.00
553 553 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,963 —
643 643 5 354.00 $354.00 $2,276 —
780 780 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,301 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,754 —
407 407 16 520.00 $520.00 $2,116 +27.00
487 487 14 445.00 $445.00 $2,167 -10.00
567 567 14 386.00 $386.00 $2,189 -26.00
648 648 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,365 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 11 552.50 $552.50 $1,840 +15.00
424 424 10 497.50 $497.50 $2,109 -21.50
484 484 13 447.00 $447.00 $2,163 -9.00
568 568 9 404.00 $404.00 $2,295 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 4 450.00 $450.00 $2,066 —
552 552 6 375.00 $375.00 $2,070 —

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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.