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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, May 31

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← May 17May 31Jun 7 →

Receipts

494 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 313▲ 296 vs year ago 198 · +149.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 210, Bulls 122)

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 $333.39/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −33.72 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$333.39

56 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs VA average

+0.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	335.00	1,829	10thin
Medium and Large 1	543	333.78	1,813	41
Medium and Large 3	541	327.00	1,769	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale56 hd

333.39

—

VA average4 barns · 256 hd

335.20

−1.81

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

+0.70

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

−33.72

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

43 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,652	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,547	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,856	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,866	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,011	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	359.45/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,973	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,742	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,131	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,050	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,486	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	359	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,425	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,534	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	448	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,604	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,679	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,691	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,769	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,814	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,829	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,863	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,981	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,795	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	414.11/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,313	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,470	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,767	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,793	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	452	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,492	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	501	366.13/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,834	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	372.27/cwt	330.00–374.00	1,880	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,830	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,840	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,972	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	2

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 May 31, 2025

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

Receipts 494Last week 313Year ago 198

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 210, Bulls 122)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	376	408.00	408.00
38	450–500	455	369.00	369.00
40	500–550	543	334.00	334.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
11	600–650	621	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	748	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	359	414.00	414.00
30	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	475	356.00	356.00
10	500–550	546	335.00	335.00
9	600–650	641	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	359	397.00	397.00
4	400–450	448	358.00	358.00
5	500–550	541	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	422.50	422.50
11	400–450	411	430.00	430.00
13	500–550	501	320.00–370.00	366.13
3	550–600	563	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	635	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	385.00–420.00	414.11
18	400–450	427	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
27	500–550	505	330.00–374.00	372.27
14	550–600	566	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	628	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	452	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
23	450–500	462	404.00	404.00
38	500–550	548	367.00	367.00
33	600–650	641	332.50	332.50
6	700–750	732	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	429.00	429.00
15	450–500	456	407.00	407.00
18	500–550	549	340.00–365.00	359.45
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	622	280.00	280.00

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.