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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Mar 21

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Receipts

504 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 462▲ 86 vs year ago 418 · +20.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 226, Bulls 174)

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 $387.77/cwt on 55 head, up $14.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +20.65 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$387.77

▲ 14.63 vs prior sale

55 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$20.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.21

vs VA average

−28.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	390.80	2,090	30
Medium and Large 2	540	385.36	2,081	23
Medium and Large 3	538	370.00	1,991	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.80/cwt here — about $99 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 sale55 hd

387.77

—

VA average8 barns · 411 hd

372.56

+15.21

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−28.35

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

+20.65

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,016	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,050	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,121	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,166	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,176	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,413	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,610	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,330	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,559	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,647	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,608	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,571	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	1,750	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	1,767	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	441.36/cwt	405.00–442.00	1,946	56
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,896	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,003	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,088	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,991	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	385.36/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,081	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,885	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,126	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,141	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,112	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,299	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,987	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,007	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,853	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,008	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,057	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,100	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,162	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,217	42
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,287	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,384	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	409.91/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,361	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	384.75/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,432	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,418	13

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 21, 2026

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

Receipts 504Last week 462Year ago 418

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 226, Bulls 174)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	365	484.00	484.00
56	400–450	441	405.00–442.00	441.36
29	500–550	534	391.00	391.00
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
9	600–650	627	339.00	339.00
3	750–800	760	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	360	486.00	486.00
22	400–450	446	449.00	449.00
23	500–550	540	370.00–386.00	385.36
7	600–650	639	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	710	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	343	458.00	458.00
1	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
10	400–450	441	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	538	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	613	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	343	585.00	585.00
9	400–450	409	491.00	491.00
11	500–550	505	455.00	455.00
9	550–600	561	425.00	425.00
6	600–650	632	380.00–410.00	384.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	454	462.50	462.50
6	500–550	538	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	565	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	334	595.00	595.00
1	350–400	390	475.00	475.00
15	400–450	419	491.00	491.00
1	450–500	470	460.00	460.00
42	500–550	501	442.50	442.50
28	550–600	576	407.50–410.00	409.91
13	650–700	658	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	552.50	552.50
10	400–450	442	490.00	490.00
3	550–600	553	472.00	472.00
2	650–700	670	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	487.50	487.50
3	550–600	558	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	360	560.00	560.00
33	450–500	451	482.50	482.50
24	500–550	546	442.00	442.00
2	600–650	628	407.50	407.50
2	750–800	758	344.00	344.00

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.