Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 67, Heifers 167, Bulls 102)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.53/cwt on 48 head, down $6.39 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −37.03 against this barn's trailing median of $376.56.

Average price

$339.53

▼ 6.39 vs prior sale

48 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$8.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.57

vs VA average

−70.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	340.68	1,855	22
Medium and Large 1	548	340.00	1,863	21
Medium and Large 3	551	332.50	1,832	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.18/cwt here — about $22 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.03, low $339.53, median $376.56 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

339.53

—

VA average9 barns · 511 hd

357.10

−17.57

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−70.57

This barn, trailing median28 sales

376.56

−37.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,201	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,210	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,126	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	464.68/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,286	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	495.59/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,075	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,363	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,192	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	375.42/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,352	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	551	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,318	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	322.70/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,056	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,863	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	454	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	447	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,299	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	400.44/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,814	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,291	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,171	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 10, 2026

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

Receipts 336Last week 144Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 67, Heifers 167, Bulls 102)

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	335	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
15	400–450	423	502.50	502.50
15	450–500	492	460.00–465.00	464.68
10	550–600	574	385.00	385.00
9	650–700	667	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	412	512.50	512.50
7	450–500	498	460.00	460.00
4	500–550	535	417.50	417.50
2	650–700	668	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	515.00	515.00
6	400–450	437	502.50	502.50
13	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
11	600–650	645	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	470.00–505.00	495.59
7	450–500	452	485.00	485.00
6	550–600	556	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	600	392.50	392.50
1	750–800	770	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	350	371.00	371.00
19	450–500	453	380.00–403.00	400.44
20	500–550	541	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	578	322.50	322.50
4	600–650	631	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	292.50	292.50
3	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	361	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
16	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
21	500–550	548	340.00	340.00
11	600–650	637	300.00–325.00	322.70
6	700–750	728	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	360	372.50–380.00	375.42
7	450–500	454	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	551	332.50	332.50
5	600–650	637	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00

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.

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