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Springlake Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Springlake Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Moneta, Virginia · Sat, Oct 24

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2186

← Oct 17Oct 24latest

Receipts

414 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 256▲ 33 vs year ago 381 · +8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Heifers 171, Bulls 172)

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 $335.60/cwt on 39 head, up $9.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −33.70 against this barn's trailing median of $369.30.

Average price

$335.60

▲ 9.31 vs prior sale

39 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.84

vs VA average

−41.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	344.00	1,857	18thin
Medium and Large 1	547	329.46	1,802	18thin
Medium and Large 3	562	322.00	1,810	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale39 hd

335.60

—

VA average10 barns · 624 hd

339.44

−3.84

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−41.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

369.30

−33.70

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

47 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,815	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,947	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,996	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,199	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	342.52/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,172	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,045	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	345.67/cwt	315.00–352.00	2,275	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,296	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,321	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,439	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,513	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	348.62/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,558	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,578	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,630	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,863	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	329.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,802	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,810	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,802	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,949	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	646	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,873	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,986	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,142	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,236	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	447.00/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,533	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	471.79/cwt	440.00–477.00	1,675	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	411.99/cwt	402.00–413.00	1,718	23
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	412.29/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,756	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,645	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,972	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,960	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,788	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,920	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,923	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,061	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,141	5

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 24, 2026

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

Receipts 414Last week 256Year ago 381

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Heifers 171, Bulls 172)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	398.00	398.00
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
11	450–500	460	343.00	343.00
3	550–600	562	322.00	322.00
7	600–650	646	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
9	350–400	357	403.00	403.00
22	400–450	447	340.00–349.00	348.62
16	500–550	537	347.00	347.00
2	550–600	563	320.00	320.00
13	600–650	635	307.00	307.00
6	700–750	733	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	393	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
12	450–500	463	352.00	352.00
18	500–550	547	320.00–330.00	329.46
13	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	292.00	292.00
5	700–750	726	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	422.00	422.00
3	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	635	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	422.00	422.00
2	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
6	650–700	658	315.00–352.00	345.67
7	700–750	748	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
4	450–500	456	427.00	427.00
12	550–600	554	397.00	397.00
12	600–650	634	335.00–345.00	342.52
3	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	795	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	508	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	343	430.00–450.00	447.00
23	400–450	417	402.00–413.00	411.99
13	450–500	498	396.00	396.00
9	550–600	573	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	645	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	355	440.00–477.00	471.79
10	400–450	426	412.00–415.00	412.29
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	500	392.00	392.00
11	550–600	574	335.00	335.00
7	600–650	644	320.00	320.00

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.