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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 9, 2026

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $462.00/cwt ≈ $2,273/hd at 492 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $463.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,283/hd at 493 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $459.00/cwt ≈ $2,469/hd at 538 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 358 411
Feeder cattle 327 358 411

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 130, Bulls 121)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,950 —
449 449 6 480.00 $480.00 $2,155 —
538 538 15 459.00 $459.00 $2,469 —
640 640 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,624 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 520.00 $520.00 $1,810 —
451 451 7 479.00 $479.00 $2,160 —
544 544 5 458.00 $458.00 $2,492 -2.00
632 632 6 416.00 $416.00 $2,629 —
760 760 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,971 —
561 561 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,496 —
635 635 3 412.50 $412.50 $2,619 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 10 525.00 $525.00 $1,942 -15.00
452 452 14 454.00 $454.00 $2,052 —
545 545 11 387.00 $387.00 $2,109 -9.00
550 550 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 —
636 636 7 353.00 $353.00 $2,245 +1.00
715 715 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,270 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 500.00 $500.00 $1,735 -40.00
462 462 11 446.00 $446.00 $2,061 -22.00
542 542 13 383.00 $383.00 $2,076 -18.81
610 610 3 356.00 $356.00 $2,172 +2.00
759 759 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,277 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 9 502.50 $502.50 $1,708 ±0.00
453 453 9 448.00 $448.00 $2,029 -9.50
523 523 6 362.50 $362.50 $1,896 -20.50
610 610 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,025 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 10 520.00 $520.00 $1,810 -25.00
425 425 13 487.50 $487.50 $2,072 -33.50
492 492 19 462.00 $462.00 $2,273 —
576 576 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,275 -25.00
615–636 632 5 345.00–358.00 $355.47 $2,247 -54.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,995 —
419 419 9 490.00 $490.00 $2,053 -30.00
493 493 17 463.00 $463.00 $2,283 -1.00
573–574 574 9 380.00–392.50 $389.73 $2,237 -29.27
634 634 6 356.00 $356.00 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 434 4 430.00–452.50 $446.73 $1,939 —
563 563 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,308 -10.00

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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.