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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 16, 2026

402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $466.89/cwt ≈ $2,064/hd at 442 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,124/hd at 546 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $459.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,488/hd at 542 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 402 327 313
Feeder cattle 402 327 313

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 117, Heifers 199, Bulls 86)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 565.00 $565.00 $2,040 +65.00
457 457 18 512.00 $512.00 $2,340 —
542 542 31 459.00 $459.00 $2,488 ±0.00
642 642 9 415.00 $415.00 $2,664 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 585.00 $585.00 $2,083 —
459 459 18 522.00 $522.00 $2,396 +43.00
532 532 11 469.00 $469.00 $2,495 +11.00
638 638 2 417.50 $417.50 $2,664 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 495.00 $495.00 $2,262 —
565 565 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,373 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 7 527.50 $527.50 $1,846 —
459 459 24 449.00 $449.00 $2,061 +3.00
546 546 35 389.00 $389.00 $2,124 +6.00
555 555 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,054 —
634 634 14 350.00 $350.00 $2,219 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 18 531.00 $531.00 $1,912 +6.00
442–445 442 39 425.00–468.00 $466.89 $2,064 —
541 541 8 389.00 $389.00 $2,104 +2.00
627 627 8 359.00 $359.00 $2,251 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 12 510.00 $510.00 $1,902 —
443–447 447 18 435.00–450.00 $448.35 $2,004 —
538 538 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,937 -2.50
625 625 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 573.00 $573.00 $1,988 —
415–426 424 5 475.00–510.00 $503.15 $2,133 +13.15
505 505 13 446.00 $446.00 $2,252 —
577 577 12 422.00 $422.00 $2,435 +32.27
641 641 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,468 +29.00
675 675 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 10 579.00 $579.00 $1,974 +59.00
420 420 13 519.00 $519.00 $2,180 +31.50
492 492 7 452.00 $452.00 $2,224 -10.00
575 575 1 423.00 $423.00 $2,432 +28.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,207 —

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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.