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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Mar 8

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Receipts

580 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 636▲ 399 vs year ago 181 · +220.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 206, Bulls 278)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $300.21/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −91.40 against this barn's trailing median of $391.61.

Average price

$300.21

73 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$43.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs VA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	317.56	1,678	34
Medium and Large 1	572	289.23	1,654	28
Medium and Large 3	551	274.55	1,512	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.01/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale73 hd

300.21

—

VA average8 barns · 337 hd

294.82

+5.39

This barn, trailing median32 sales

391.61

−91.40

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.94, low $328.92, median $391.61 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

44 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,498	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,603	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,512	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,791	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,778	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,806	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,777	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,386	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,878	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,896	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,289	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	318.36/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,140	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,239	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,498	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,406	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,508	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	285.39/cwt	263.00–289.00	1,527	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	287.43/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,569	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	292.93/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,620	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	256.35/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,633	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	648	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,426	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,572	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	206.76/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,532	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,453	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,441	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,483	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,372	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,681	28
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	393.49/cwt	361.00–395.00	1,645	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,711	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	342.88/cwt	339.00–343.00	1,708	32
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	340.25/cwt	326.00–341.00	1,708	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	556	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,507	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	280.90/cwt	267.50–282.00	1,604	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	289.23/cwt	240.00–291.00	1,654	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,719	27
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	247.00/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,638	10

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 Mar 8, 2025

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

Receipts 580Last week 636Year ago 181

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 206, Bulls 278)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	359	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
23	450–500	457	330.00	330.00
34	500–550	546	271.00–289.00	287.43
18	600–650	637	247.00–259.00	256.35
6	700–750	741	190.00–210.00	206.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	357	361.00	361.00
26	400–450	442	339.00	339.00
17	550–600	553	260.00–295.00	292.93
9	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	738	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	300.00–325.00	318.36
11	400–450	442	318.00	318.00
7	500–550	535	263.00–289.00	285.39
2	600–650	648	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	550	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	424.00	424.00
13	450–500	450	398.00	398.00
6	550–600	550	323.00	323.00
7	600–650	640	293.50	293.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	416.00	416.00
13	450–500	456	390.00	390.00
25	500–550	549	329.00	329.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
6	650–700	656	289.00	289.00
2	700–750	710	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	425.00	425.00
24	400–450	418	361.00–395.00	393.49
32	450–500	498	339.00–343.00	342.88
28	550–600	572	240.00–291.00	289.23
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
27	650–700	655	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	341	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	380	361.00	361.00
28	400–450	417	403.00	403.00
21	500–550	502	326.00–341.00	340.25
13	550–600	571	267.50–282.00	280.90
10	650–700	663	243.00–248.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	455	376.00	376.00
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
10	550–600	556	271.00	271.00

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.