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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 13, 2026

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $431.67/cwt -14.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,340/hd at 542 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,108/hd at 549 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $458.00/cwt +23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,107/hd at 460 lb · 25 head
Moneta 5-weight steers sold at $432/cwt, running $34/cwt below the VA average ($466) and $75/cwt under Harrisonburg. The class is down $17/cwt from its early June peak of $474. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 332 306
Feeder cattle 386 332 306

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 169, Bulls 96)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,911 —
449 449 14 450.00 $450.00 $2,020 —
515–543 542 47 400.00–433.00 $431.67 $2,340 -14.33
633 633 20 390.00 $390.00 $2,469 -17.16
695 695 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,606 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–347 345 4 425.00–495.00 $477.77 $1,648 —
462 462 9 452.50 $452.50 $2,091 -37.50
525–530 529 17 380.00–410.00 $404.75 $2,141 -51.25
643 643 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,508 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,952 —
525 525 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,969 -65.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 9 457.50 $457.50 $1,620 -40.50
452 452 22 439.00 $439.00 $1,984 +10.00
549 549 43 384.00 $384.00 $2,108 +30.00
646 646 18 353.50 $353.50 $2,284 +8.84
745 745 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,049 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,566 —
361 361 15 490.00 $490.00 $1,769 -9.00
460 460 25 458.00 $458.00 $2,107 +23.00
537 537 15 383.50 $383.50 $2,059 +23.50
637 637 3 342.50 $342.50 $2,182 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,660 -40.00
447 447 9 430.00 $430.00 $1,922 —
533 533 4 346.00 $346.00 $1,844 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 490.00 $490.00 $1,656 -39.00
423–435 424 19 402.50–453.00 $450.27 $1,909 -41.73
470 470 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,833 —
503 503 15 405.00 $405.00 $2,037 -22.00
581 581 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,237 -29.00
642–645 642 9 365.00–385.00 $367.23 $2,358 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 492.50 $492.50 $1,665 -22.50
426 426 13 459.00 $459.00 $1,955 -38.00
499 499 6 412.00 $412.00 $2,056 -30.00
578 578 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,428 +15.00
640 640 3 392.00 $392.00 $2,509 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,840 —
545 545 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,071 -37.00

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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.