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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Moneta, VA

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

Sale of Saturday, October 10, 2026

298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.04/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 542 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $422.00/cwt +34.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 415 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.00/cwt -25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 453 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 298 197 276
Feeder cattle 298 197 276

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 141, Bulls 118)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,560 —
446 446 7 407.50 $407.50 $1,817 —
537 537 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,081 +8.50
580 580 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,117 +5.00
642 642 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,167 ±0.00
715 715 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 507.50 $507.50 $1,563 —
435 435 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,762 —
523 523 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,014 —
610 610 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,196 —
740 740 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,235 —
366 366 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,409 -14.00
453 453 13 340.00 $340.00 $1,540 -25.00
541–548 542 19 324.00–333.00 $332.04 $1,800 +3.12
660 660 5 314.00 $314.00 $2,072 +13.00
737 737 3 282.50 $282.50 $2,082 -3.50
770 770 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 10 390.00 $390.00 $1,396 -5.00
445 445 9 352.00 $352.00 $1,566 -17.00
457 457 3 334.00 $334.00 $1,526 -1.00
548 548 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,836 +6.00
633 633 8 324.00 $324.00 $2,051 +22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 10 387.50 $387.50 $1,372 —
452 452 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,537 —
567 567 3 321.00 $321.00 $1,820 +3.50
630 630 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 +22.50
765 765 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,989 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 487.50 $487.50 $1,716 +51.06
415 415 14 422.00 $422.00 $1,751 +34.50
465–486 484 9 385.00–390.00 $385.53 $1,866 -2.84
578 578 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,936 +4.00
610 610 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,998 —
656 656 8 302.00 $302.00 $1,981 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–332 329 8 496.00–502.00 $496.71 $1,634 +45.71
428 428 8 418.00 $418.00 $1,789 +17.00
501 501 10 386.00 $386.00 $1,934 —
576 576 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,958 +15.00
655 655 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,011 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 372.50 $372.50 $1,639 —

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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.