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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Oct 17

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Receipts

256 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 298▼ 36 vs year ago 292 · −12.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 114, Bulls 90)

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 $326.28/cwt on 23 head, down $5.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −43.02 against this barn's trailing median of $369.30.

Average price

$326.28

▼ 5.33 vs prior sale

23 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

vs VA average

−46.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	329.00	1,760	10thin
Medium and Large 2	536	328.00	1,758	4thin
Medium and Large 3	546	322.50	1,759	9thin

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $1 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 sale23 hd

326.28

—

VA average7 barns · 358 hd

321.30

+4.99

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−46.48

This barn, trailing median32 sales

369.30

−43.02

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

42 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	351	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,580	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	418.33/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,836	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,967	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,145	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,156	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,009	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	711	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,105	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	380.82/cwt	367.50–382.00	1,367	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	359	368.74/cwt	367.50–369.00	1,324	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,402	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,408	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	1,554	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,570	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,547	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,760	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,758	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,867	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	641	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,795	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	292.21/cwt	285.00–293.25	1,917	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,867	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	279.74/cwt	265.00–295.00	2,009	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	488.11/cwt	480.00–489.00	1,679	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,815	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	427.46/cwt	420.00–429.00	1,808	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	403.32/cwt	385.00–406.00	1,956	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,947	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,909	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	598	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,054	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,028	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 Oct 17, 2026

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

Receipts 256Last week 298Year ago 292

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 114, Bulls 90)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	359	367.50–369.00	368.74
1	400–450	430	327.50	327.50
1	450–500	495	312.50	312.50
8	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	590	302.50	302.50
4	600–650	641	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	685	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	359	367.50–382.00	380.82
14	400–450	446	348.50	348.50
4	500–550	536	328.00	328.00
8	650–700	656	285.00–293.25	292.21
2	700–750	718	265.00–295.00	279.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	384.00	384.00
9	450–500	463	339.00	339.00
10	500–550	535	329.00	329.00
10	600–650	636	293.50	293.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	618	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	711	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	439	415.00–420.00	418.33
4	550–600	566	381.00	381.00
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	351	450.00	450.00
10	450–500	450	437.00	437.00
5	550–600	563	381.00	381.00
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	344	480.00–489.00	488.11
6	400–450	423	420.00–429.00	427.46
5	500–550	509	382.50	382.50
7	550–600	598	343.50	343.50
2	650–700	665	300.00–310.00	304.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
6	400–450	422	430.00	430.00
8	450–500	485	385.00–406.00	403.32
8	550–600	583	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	665	310.00	310.00

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.