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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Apr 11

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18 →

Receipts

465 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 353▲ 232 vs year ago 233 · +99.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Heifers 190, 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 $384.38/cwt on 34 head, down $30.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 32 comparable sales and sits +17.26 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$384.38

▼ 30.65 vs prior sale

34 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$47.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.24

vs VA average

−43.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	397.00	2,068	15thin
Medium and Large 1	539	379.00	2,043	16thin
Medium and Large 3	537	350.00	1,880	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about $189 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 sale34 hd

384.38

—

VA average10 barns · 623 hd

413.63

−29.24

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−43.98

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

+17.26

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

41 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	366	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,196	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,250	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	451	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,255	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,311	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,382	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	478.52/cwt	470.00–479.00	2,579	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	2,708	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,615	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,648	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,737	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,679	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,690	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	529.00/cwt	529.00–529.00	1,814	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	1,889	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,785	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,796	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,866	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,927	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	456.94/cwt	430.00–458.00	2,024	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,048	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,068	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,880	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,043	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,201	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,181	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,178	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	347	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,117	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	517.04/cwt	502.00–519.00	2,141	35
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	2,118	27
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	475.58/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,326	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,322	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,374	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,421	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	423.87/cwt	420.00–427.00	2,429	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,504	6

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 Apr 11, 2026

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

Receipts 465Last week 353Year ago 233

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Heifers 190, Bulls 169)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	635.00	635.00
27	400–450	417	508.00	508.00
1	450–500	495	450.00	450.00
15	500–550	502	462.50	462.50
19	550–600	571	424.00	424.00
6	650–700	659	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	560	424.00	424.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	347	610.00	610.00
35	400–450	414	502.00–519.00	517.04
11	450–500	489	455.00–480.00	475.58
7	550–600	573	420.00–427.00	423.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	451	500.00	500.00
6	500–550	545	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	630	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	600.00	600.00
12	450–500	468	509.00	509.00
37	500–550	539	470.00–479.00	478.52
9	600–650	638	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	600.00	600.00
11	450–500	454	509.00	509.00
7	500–550	546	496.00	496.00
3	650–700	650	421.00	421.00
1	700–750	705	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	380	472.50	472.50
20	400–450	438	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	537	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	364	519.00	519.00
1	400–450	430	434.00	434.00
41	450–500	455	450.00	450.00
16	500–550	539	379.00	379.00
8	600–650	638	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	727	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	343	529.00	529.00
3	350–400	368	485.00	485.00
25	400–450	443	430.00–458.00	456.94
15	500–550	521	397.00	397.00
2	650–700	655	335.00	335.00

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.