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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 30, 2026

391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $462.00/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,047/hd at 443 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $449.00/cwt ≈ $2,474/hd at 551 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.00/cwt -30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,960/hd at 546 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 391 402 494
Feeder cattle 391 402 494

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 179, Bulls 112)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,850 -65.00
448 448 6 491.00 $491.00 $2,200 —
551 551 31 449.00 $449.00 $2,474 —
632 632 13 397.00 $397.00 $2,509 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 505.00 $505.00 $1,919 -80.00
440 440 12 494.00 $494.00 $2,174 —
555 555 14 452.00 $452.00 $2,509 —
615–630 627 5 400.00–407.50 $406.03 $2,546 -11.47
720 720 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,448 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,949 —
548 548 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,356 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 6 492.00 $492.00 $1,865 -35.50
458 458 26 460.00 $460.00 $2,107 +11.00
546 546 29 359.00 $359.00 $1,960 -30.00
560 560 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,904 -30.00
612 612 8 352.50 $352.50 $2,157 +2.50
695 695 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,189 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 9 499.00 $499.00 $1,791 -32.00
443 443 33 462.00 $462.00 $2,047 -4.89
520–544 543 16 345.00–369.00 $367.56 $1,996 -21.44
627 627 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,226 -4.00
670 670 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–375 374 8 425.00–487.50 $479.67 $1,794 -30.33
444 444 9 450.00 $450.00 $1,998 +1.65
465 465 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,988 —
545 545 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,880 -15.00
615 615 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,937 -25.00
675 675 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,126 —
755 755 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,152 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 497.50 $497.50 $1,841 —
423–433 429 11 442.50–470.00 $460.15 $1,974 -43.00
505 505 18 428.00 $428.00 $2,161 -18.00
565 565 15 410.00 $410.00 $2,316 -12.00
605–634 629 6 371.00–372.50 $371.24 $2,335 -13.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 9 506.00 $506.00 $1,801 —
413–417 417 17 447.50–485.00 $480.63 $2,004 -38.37
499 499 7 431.00 $431.00 $2,151 -21.00
564 564 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,312 -13.00
645 645 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,419 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,904 -50.00

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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.