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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Aug 22

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29 →

Receipts

178 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 217▼ 216 vs year ago 394 · −54.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 59, Bulls 57)

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 $334.23/cwt on 22 head, down $13.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −32.89 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$334.23

▼ 13.35 vs prior sale

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.09

vs VA average

−16.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	337.16	1,841	13thin
Medium and Large 1	542	330.00	1,789	9thin

One grade step is worth $7.16/cwt here — about $52 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 sale22 hd

334.23

—

VA average7 barns · 280 hd

350.32

−16.09

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−16.69

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

−32.89

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

29 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,624	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,051	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,156	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,338	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,371	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,280	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,586	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	349.47/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,604	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,579	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,789	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	337.16/cwt	327.00–338.00	1,841	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,912	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,882	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,941	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,462	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,665	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,774	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,769	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,793	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,981	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,124	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	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 22, 2026

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

Receipts 178Last week 217Year ago 394

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 59, Bulls 57)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	452.50	452.50
5	400–450	438	405.00	405.00
9	450–500	488	362.50	362.50
4	550–600	566	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	462.50	462.50
5	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	498	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	578	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	350.00	350.00
16	550–600	558	367.50	367.50
23	600–650	638	338.00	338.00
3	700–750	725	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	630	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
9	450–500	457	347.00	347.00
9	500–550	542	330.00	330.00
6	600–650	626	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	397.50	397.50
5	450–500	459	340.00–352.00	349.47
13	500–550	546	327.00–338.00	337.16
4	600–650	609	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	475	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	615	306.00	306.00

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.