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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Sep 20

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Receipts

435 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 356▲ 133 vs year ago 302 · +44.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 92, Heifer 174, Bulls 169)

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 $330.97/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −36.14 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$330.97

60 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$30.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.19

vs VA average

−28.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	336.08	1,839	12thin
Medium and Large 1	539	333.79	1,799	41
Medium and Large 3	550	305.71	1,681	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.37/cwt here — about $158 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 sale60 hd

330.97

—

VA average9 barns · 615 hd

343.17

−12.19

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−28.69

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

−36.14

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,826	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,882	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,816	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,930	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,182	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,135	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,134	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,296	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,161	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,430	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,406	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	303	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	909	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,283	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,328	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,624	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	333.79/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,799	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	549	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,702	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,859	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	287.54/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,829	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,798	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,856	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,784	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	425.15/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,824	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	449	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,549	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,853	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,871	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	547	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,778	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	31
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,186	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	344.51/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,208	15

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 20, 2025

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

Receipts 435Last week 356Year ago 302

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 92, Heifer 174, Bulls 169)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	449	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	547	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
17	400–450	429	425.00–427.50	425.15
22	450–500	499	375.00	375.00
31	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
15	600–650	641	337.50–345.00	344.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	364	490.00	490.00
10	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
8	450–500	494	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	590	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	485.00	485.00
7	450–500	454	425.00	425.00
12	550–600	551	396.00	396.00
24	600–650	643	357.00	357.00
1	650–700	670	322.50	322.50
9	700–750	720	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	443	410.00	410.00
7	550–600	551	387.50	387.50
7	600–650	637	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	745	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	375.00	375.00
15	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
41	500–550	539	310.00–335.00	333.79
19	600–650	642	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	755	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	354	375.00	375.00
17	450–500	464	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
11	550–600	550	338.00	338.00
9	600–650	636	275.00–291.00	287.54
2	750–800	750	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
6	500–550	549	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	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.