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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 27, 2026

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $379.42/cwt -28.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 547 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $377.50/cwt -31.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,061/hd at 546 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $450.00/cwt ≈ $2,030/hd at 451 lb · 26 head
Moneta, VA 5-weight heifers sold at $379/cwt, running $8/cwt below the VA average ($387) and $20/cwt under Blackstone, VA ($399). The class is down $11 from its mid-May peak of $394. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 502 403 131
Feeder cattle 502 403 131

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 88, Heifers 256, Bulls 158)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,962 +50.00
463 463 8 471.00 $471.00 $2,181 +37.59
539 539 10 457.00 $457.00 $2,463 +32.00
628–640 629 13 422.50–427.50 $427.11 $2,687 +24.11
719 719 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,696 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,771 —
438 438 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,124 —
450 450 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,901 -18.50
525–539 536 9 435.00–445.00 $437.18 $2,343 +27.18
639 639 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,556 +17.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 422.50 $422.50 $2,028 —
546 546 7 412.00 $412.00 $2,250 +27.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 10 496.00 $496.00 $1,766 +71.00
453 453 19 457.50 $457.50 $2,072 +49.13
543–547 547 43 367.50–380.00 $379.42 $2,075 -28.58
649 649 20 347.00 $347.00 $2,252 -13.00
690 690 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,339 -1.00
718 718 4 332.50 $332.50 $2,387 +12.50
780 780 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,516 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 13 495.00 $495.00 $1,797 +72.06
443 443 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,883 +15.00
451 451 26 450.00 $450.00 $2,030 —
546 546 31 377.50 $377.50 $2,061 -31.50
578 578 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,110 -15.00
630–646 644 9 350.00–354.00 $353.57 $2,277 +8.57
740 740 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,424 +5.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,531 +15.00
390 390 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,658 —
430 430 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,784 -5.00
453 453 8 423.00 $423.00 $1,916 —
535 535 14 363.00 $363.00 $1,942 -28.00
600 600 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,025 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 8 522.50 $522.50 $1,776 +32.50
410–414 414 10 470.00–477.50 $476.76 $1,974 +27.49
501–511 503 25 430.00–440.00 $438.37 $2,205 —
562–586 568 20 422.50 $422.50 $2,400 +25.50
638 638 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,648 —
653 653 9 400.00 $400.00 $2,612 +28.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 11 532.50 $532.50 $1,874 —
423 423 12 472.50 $472.50 $1,999 —
500–515 503 10 375.00–422.50 $412.77 $2,076 —
575–577 577 11 375.00 $375.00 $2,164 -32.00
633 633 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,216 -52.00
660 660 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,310 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,986 —
545 545 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 -25.00

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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.