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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Moneta, VA

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

Sale of Saturday, September 26, 2026

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.50/cwt -7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 549 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $369.76/cwt +18.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 456 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $330.00/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,921/hd at 582 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 255 189 185
Feeder cattle 255 189 185

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 107, Bulls 99)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,501 —
446 446 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,829 —
546 546 10 379.00 $379.00 $2,069 +3.00
610 610 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,028 —
750 750 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,325 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,606 —
480 480 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 —
543 543 9 381.00 $381.00 $2,069 —
550 550 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,842 -40.00
650 650 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,112 —
795 795 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,464 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,610 —
580 580 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,001 —
660 660 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,145 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,394 —
443 443 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,484 —
465 465 12 375.00 $375.00 $1,744 +21.00
549 549 19 327.50 $327.50 $1,798 -7.50
550 550 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,705 —
640 640 10 314.00 $314.00 $2,010 +19.00
728 728 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,384 —
455–470 456 16 330.00–372.50 $369.76 $1,686 +18.76
535–537 537 14 315.00–335.00 $333.58 $1,791 -6.42
638 638 6 316.00 $316.00 $2,016 —
650 650 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,885 -24.00
748 748 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,132 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,207 —
433 433 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,494 +17.50
537 537 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,718 —
710 710 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,952 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 363 3 390.00–420.00 $409.27 $1,486 -45.73
428 428 7 407.50 $407.50 $1,744 +17.50
494 494 12 383.00 $383.00 $1,892 —
535 535 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,953 -10.00
582 582 14 330.00 $330.00 $1,921 -2.50
645 645 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,064 —
671 671 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,147 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,326 —
420–433 430 5 365.00–402.50 $395.18 $1,699 -12.32
490 490 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,813 —
504 504 8 381.00 $381.00 $1,920 +1.00
576 576 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,987 —
695 695 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,241 -6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,652 -25.00
515 515 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,725 —

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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.