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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Sep 19

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26 →

Receipts

189 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 279▼ 246 vs year ago 435 · −56.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 82, Bulls 68)

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 $335.65/cwt on 31 head, down $12.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −31.47 against this barn's trailing median of $367.12.

Average price

$335.65

▼ 12.13 vs prior sale

31 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs VA average

−18.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	340.00	1,833	12thin
Medium and Large 1	543	335.00	1,819	15thin
Medium and Large 3	553	325.00	1,797	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $35 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

335.65

—

VA average7 barns · 372 hd

336.23

−0.58

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−18.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.12

−31.47

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

30 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,057	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,130	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,168	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,390	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	349	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,396	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,376	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,600	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,646	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,833	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,819	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,797	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,912	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,066	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,062	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,652	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,703	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,728	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,930	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,905	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,875	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,191	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,221	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 Sep 19, 2026

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

Receipts 189Last week 279Year ago 435

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 82, Bulls 68)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
3	400–450	443	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	508	375.00	375.00
6	550–600	564	332.50	332.50
6	650–700	664	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	455.00	455.00
5	400–450	418	407.50	407.50
6	500–550	508	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	675	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	568	375.00	375.00
6	600–650	633	342.50	342.50
7	700–750	741	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	458	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	547	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
16	450–500	452	354.00	354.00
15	500–550	543	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	648	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	349	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	469	351.00	351.00
12	500–550	539	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	658	314.00	314.00
2	700–750	730	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	327.50	327.50
4	550–600	553	325.00	325.00

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.