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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Sep 6

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 12 →

Receipts

437 head

▲ 264 vs last sale 173▲ 139 vs year ago 298 · +46.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 169, Bulls 113)

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 $342.15/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −24.97 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$342.15

57 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.86

vs VA average

−29.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	343.50	1,845	24
Medium and Large 1	549	342.50	1,880	22
Medium and Large 3	540	338.50	1,828	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $17 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 sale57 hd

342.15

—

VA average8 barns · 456 hd

352.01

−9.86

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−29.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

−24.97

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

46 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,492	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,624	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,796	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,783	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,925	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,985	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,975	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,141	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,121	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,343	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,341	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,667	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,407	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,539	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,537	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,563	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,680	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,678	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	1,845	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	1,828	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,880	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,984	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,108	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,138	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,133	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,238	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,238	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,573	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,594	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,898	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,826	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,936	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,929	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,796	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,100	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	367.91/cwt	345.00–369.00	2,119	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,115	9

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 Sep 6, 2025

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

Receipts 437Last week 173Year ago 298

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 169, Bulls 113)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	462.50	462.50
2	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	460	397.00	397.00
14	500–550	501	385.00	385.00
21	550–600	576	345.00–369.00	367.91
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
9	650–700	661	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	467.50	467.50
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
6	400–450	429	442.50	442.50
7	450–500	494	392.00	392.00
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	563	373.00	373.00
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	513	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	443	402.50	402.50
14	450–500	467	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	528	374.00	374.00
28	550–600	551	385.00	385.00
28	600–650	642	365.00	365.00
6	700–750	744	358.50	358.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	477.50	477.50
8	450–500	453	425.00	425.00
16	500–550	542	395.00	395.00
5	600–650	643	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	430	357.50	357.50
15	450–500	454	370.00	370.00
22	500–550	549	342.50	342.50
20	600–650	649	329.50	329.50
2	650–700	673	317.00	317.00
2	750–800	765	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	412.50	412.50
13	450–500	456	368.00	368.00
24	500–550	537	343.50	343.50
6	600–650	637	331.00	331.00
1	750–800	765	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	387.50	387.50
8	400–450	439	356.00	356.00
11	500–550	540	338.50	338.50
2	600–650	605	328.00	328.00

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.