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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Winchester, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $243.87/cwt -19.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 555 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $270.96/cwt +15.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 476 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.50/cwt -11.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 554 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 657 538 671
Feeder cattle 657 538 671

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 177, Heifers 287, Bulls 193) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 339 5 325.00–332.50 $329.58 $1,117 —
400–422 416 7 325.00–327.50 $325.69 $1,355 +5.69
482 482 8 292.50 $292.50 $1,410 +1.94
482–490 value added 485 17 322.50–332.00 $328.61 $1,594 —
560–570 561 14 279.00–285.00 $279.87 $1,570 -16.13
645 645 11 260.00 $260.00 $1,677 —
675–680 678 2 200.00–237.50 $218.82 $1,484 -56.18
736 736 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,730 -20.00
760 760 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,615 -35.00
827 827 10 248.00 $248.00 $2,051 +23.00
881 881 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 307.50 $307.50 $938 +67.50
380 380 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,264 —
405–435 425 4 310.00–327.50 $314.17 $1,335 +64.17
474 474 8 290.00 $290.00 $1,375 +39.08
569 569 17 284.00 $284.00 $1,616 +39.00
643 643 13 250.00 $250.00 $1,608 -27.50
710 710 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,768 —
775 775 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,782 -2.50
840 840 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,873 +15.50
865 865 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,881 —
923 923 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,846 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 15 165.00 $165.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 14 299.00 $299.00 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,311 —
605 605 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,482 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 3 200.00–267.50 $244.10 $810 +31.60
375 375 10 276.00 $276.00 $1,035 +21.00
399 value added 399 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,073 —
429 429 10 273.00 $273.00 $1,171 ±0.00
456–485 476 31 257.50–273.00 $270.96 $1,290 +15.27
526–545 530 12 230.00–248.00 $241.90 $1,282 -4.58
547 value added 547 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,313 —
555–559 555 37 210.00–248.00 $243.87 $1,353 —
628 628 13 224.00 $224.00 $1,407 -11.95
716 value added 716 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,128 —
754 754 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–387 382 8 272.50–277.00 $276.49 $1,056 +5.49
420 420 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,142 +3.51
423 value added 423 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,132 —
476 476 10 272.00 $272.00 $1,295 +3.00
546 546 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,305 +4.00
554 554 25 242.50 $242.50 $1,343 -8.00
615 615 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,445 +25.00
625 value added 625 14 228.00 $228.00 $1,425 -8.00
666 666 19 219.00 $219.00 $1,459 +2.00
723–744 733 15 202.00–216.00 $209.37 $1,535 +16.87
832 832 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,789 +32.00
1015 1015 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–342 341 5 200.00–225.00 $215.04 $733 —
400–437 428 5 212.50–257.50 $242.97 $1,040 +12.97
520 520 9 237.50 $237.50 $1,235 +28.98
610 610 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,250 +22.30
750 750 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 10 283.00 $283.00 $1,347 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,100 +27.50
380–383 382 4 310.00–332.50 $326.91 $1,249 +11.91
400–434 429 7 312.50–319.00 $318.13 $1,365 +18.13
465–475 472 3 252.50–275.00 $267.61 $1,263 -9.89
545–549 548 23 255.00–265.00 $263.27 $1,443 —
564 value added 564 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,523 —
585 585 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,316 -47.50
629 629 17 247.00 $247.00 $1,554 -0.50
665 665 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,313 —
719 719 6 202.50 $202.50 $1,456 -25.00
855 855 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,582 —
925 925 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,434 —
990 990 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 6 327.50 $327.50 $1,058 +57.50
368 368 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,205 +27.50
420–428 426 19 285.00–318.00 $311.16 $1,326 +43.66
474 474 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,339 +48.31
545 545 19 269.00 $269.00 $1,466 -1.00
584 584 4 232.50 $232.50 $1,358 —
630 630 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,449 +55.00
660–675 668 2 192.50–195.00 $193.74 $1,294 -28.11
738–748 740 9 187.50–203.00 $199.52 $1,476 +9.52
810 810 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,418 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–380 370 8 200.00–265.00 $251.57 $931 —
439 439 8 272.50 $272.50 $1,196 —
500–524 516 6 200.00–225.00 $208.07 $1,074 +15.07
652 652 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,402 —
718 718 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 7 165.00 $165.00 $797 —
613 613 4 150.00 $150.00 $920 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.