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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Aug 8

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

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Receipts

260 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 193▼ 229 vs year ago 489 · −46.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 93, Bulls 92)

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 $371.36/cwt on 32 head, down $8.78 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +4.25 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$371.36

▼ 8.78 vs prior sale

32 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$48.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

vs VA average

−2.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	380.00	2,079	18thin
Medium and Large 2	525	376.00	1,974	9thin
Medium and Large 3	538	331.93	1,786	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.07/cwt here — about $293 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 sale32 hd

371.36

—

VA average7 barns · 244 hd

368.20

+3.16

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−2.67

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

+4.25

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

40 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,914	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,018	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	439.18/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,038	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,148	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	409.21/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,242	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,310	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,311	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,548	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,292	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,306	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,663	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	452	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,650	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	365.25/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,680	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,974	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	331.93/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,786	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,079	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,137	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,018	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,218	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,245	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	454.01/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,539	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	454.68/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,623	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,797	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,858	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,000	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,981	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,950	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,148	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	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 Aug 8, 2026

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

Receipts 260Last week 193Year ago 489

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 93, Bulls 92)

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	339	450.00–455.00	454.01
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	418	430.00	430.00
10	450–500	497	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	566	350.00	350.00
10	650–700	661	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	425.00–460.00	454.68
7	400–450	432	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	477	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	591	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	665	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	455.00	455.00
14	450–500	456	442.50	442.50
25	500–550	548	400.00–410.00	409.21
9	600–650	633	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	464	400.00–445.00	439.18
4	500–550	524	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	635	364.00	364.00
1	750–800	790	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	350.00	350.00
13	450–500	460	357.50–370.00	365.25
18	500–550	547	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	672	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	707	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	350.00	350.00
11	400–450	447	372.00	372.00
9	500–550	525	376.00	376.00
3	600–650	615	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	452	365.00	365.00
5	500–550	538	310.00–337.50	331.93
4	600–650	621	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

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.