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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

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

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Oct 10

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

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Receipts

298 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 197▲ 22 vs year ago 276 · +8.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 141, Bulls 118)

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 $331.61/cwt on 29 head, up $3.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −37.69 against this barn's trailing median of $369.30.

Average price

$331.61

▲ 3.22 vs prior sale

29 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs VA average

−36.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	335.00	1,836	7thin
Medium and Large 1	542	332.04	1,800	19thin
Medium and Large 3	567	321.00	1,820	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about $16 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

331.61

—

VA average9 barns · 429 hd

325.53

+6.08

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−36.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

369.30

−37.69

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 $369.30 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, as filed

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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,563	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,817	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,014	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,081	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,167	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	354	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,372	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,396	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,409	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,566	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	452	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,537	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,540	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,526	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	332.04/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,800	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,836	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,820	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,051	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,072	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,082	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	496.71/cwt	496.00–502.00	1,634	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,716	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,751	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,789	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,639	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	385.53/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,866	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	501	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,934	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,958	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,936	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,998	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,011	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,981	8

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 Oct 10, 2026

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

Receipts 298Last week 197Year ago 276

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 141, Bulls 118)

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	352	487.50	487.50
14	400–450	415	422.00	422.00
9	450–500	484	385.00–390.00	385.53
8	550–600	578	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	610	327.50	327.50
8	650–700	656	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	496.00–502.00	496.71
8	400–450	428	418.00	418.00
10	500–550	501	386.00	386.00
5	550–600	576	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	655	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
8	350–400	366	385.00	385.00
13	450–500	453	340.00	340.00
19	500–550	542	324.00–333.00	332.04
5	650–700	660	314.00	314.00
3	700–750	737	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	358	390.00	390.00
9	400–450	445	352.00	352.00
3	450–500	457	334.00	334.00
7	500–550	548	335.00	335.00
8	600–650	633	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	354	387.50	387.50
8	450–500	452	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	567	321.00	321.00
5	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	765	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
7	400–450	446	407.50	407.50
5	500–550	537	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	642	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	507.50	507.50
4	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	523	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	610	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00

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.