Sale reports / Virginia / Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. / 2025-02-22

Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Feb 22

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Feb 8Feb 22Mar 1 →

Receipts

274 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 397▼ 131 vs year ago 405 · −32.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 140, Bulls 58)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.24/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −99.88 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$267.24

33 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs VA average

−30.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	276.50	1,590	10thin
Medium and Large 2	540	265.76	1,435	5thin
Medium and Large 1	545	265.00	1,444	16thin
Medium and Large 3	523	242.48	1,268	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.02/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

267.24

—

VA average6 barns · 178 hd

264.85

+2.38

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−30.59

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

−99.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.03, low $326.28, median $367.12 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

42 lots · USDA AMS · Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Moneta, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,393	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,592	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,500	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,560	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,705	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,962	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	275.07/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,901	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	245.39/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,885	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,151	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,082	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,122	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	281.22/cwt	230.00–299.00	1,038	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,333	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,259	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,364	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	242.48/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,268	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	265.76/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,435	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,590	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,407	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,562	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,599	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,572	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,626	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,845	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,560	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,643	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,550	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,670	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	278.43/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,629	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,669	4

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Moneta, VA

Sat Feb 22, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 274Last week 397Year ago 405

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 140, Bulls 58)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	447	349.00	349.00
20	450–500	495	332.00	332.00
1	500–550	530	292.50	292.50
5	550–600	574	291.00	291.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	673	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	585	270.00–287.00	278.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	430	267.50	267.50
11	450–500	457	298.50	298.50
5	500–550	540	249.00–270.00	265.76
1	600–650	620	227.00	227.00
5	650–700	672	238.00	238.00
1	700–750	705	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	575	276.50	276.50
17	650–700	655	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	316.00	316.00
11	450–500	451	295.50	295.50
16	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
6	600–650	639	244.50	244.50
6	700–750	739	220.00	220.00
18	750–800	775	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	230.00–299.00	281.22
3	450–500	453	278.00	278.00
2	500–550	523	237.50–247.50	242.48
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	403.00	403.00
7	450–500	451	346.00	346.00
5	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
13	650–700	691	264.00–277.00	275.07
5	750–800	768	245.00–246.00	245.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	406.00	406.00
5	400–450	440	341.00	341.00
2	550–600	573	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	615	319.00	319.00
13	850–900	878	245.00	245.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.