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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $274.08/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 473 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $249.07/cwt +26.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 544 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.00/cwt -15.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 419 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 477 844 863
Feeder cattle 477 844 863

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 107, Heifers 267, Bulls 103) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,113 -19.07
410–438 424 6 277.50–335.00 $305.30 $1,294 -47.20
480 480 10 307.50 $307.50 $1,476 +14.11
560–593 574 22 295.00–300.00 $297.44 $1,707 —
633 633 5 257.50 $257.50 $1,630 -10.50
683 683 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,673 -10.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,323 -22.00
435 435 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,338 -31.75
465–485 478 3 300.00–325.00 $316.90 $1,515 -3.45
540–544 544 22 282.50–306.00 $303.88 $1,653 -3.46
575 575 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,668 —
605 605 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,588 —
651 651 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,784 +12.00
775 775 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,686 —
847 847 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,990 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 255.00 $255.00 $849 —
352 352 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,065 -30.00
438 438 4 302.50 $302.50 $1,325 -37.50
480 480 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,380 —
558–580 564 4 227.50–237.50 $230.07 $1,298 —
608 608 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–335 318 11 267.50–272.00 $271.57 $864 -15.93
350–380 366 5 225.00–262.00 $248.68 $910 -33.83
419 419 26 267.00 $267.00 $1,119 -15.12
450–473 466 8 245.00–267.50 $261.37 $1,218 -7.10
541 541 26 242.00 $242.00 $1,309 -0.28
655–695 658 15 212.50–227.00 $225.02 $1,481 +20.02
663 value added 663 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,518 —
703–739 729 11 200.00–203.00 $202.21 $1,474 -8.79
847 847 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,618 —
896 896 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,586 —
915 915 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,647 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 335 4 235.00–260.00 $254.03 $851 -39.97
374–383 376 18 227.50–266.00 $259.58 $976 -37.42
405–433 422 11 227.50–275.00 $256.97 $1,084 -34.95
465–480 473 35 265.00–284.00 $274.08 $1,296 +0.17
503–547 544 27 249.00–250.00 $249.07 $1,355 +26.57
568 568 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,179 -41.20
652–655 652 15 217.50–227.00 $226.36 $1,476 —
708 708 8 203.00 $203.00 $1,437 -0.98
825 825 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,506 -29.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 207.50 $207.50 $757 —
459–495 465 6 242.50–247.50 $243.39 $1,132 —
515–535 528 3 202.50–217.50 $212.63 $1,123 -42.37
578 578 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,410 +94.00
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 —
690 690 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,104 —
745 745 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,266 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,079 -15.00
391 391 10 327.50 $327.50 $1,281 -23.75
420–444 438 13 292.50–302.50 $300.29 $1,315 -32.64
475 475 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,401 +3.64
535 535 14 267.50–283.00 $280.79 $1,502 +55.29
643 643 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,591 +27.50
695 695 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,268 —
723 723 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,283 -38.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,099 -32.50
365 365 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,132 +9.67
428 428 16 312.00 $312.00 $1,335 -15.43
460 460 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,368 +12.50
521 521 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,381 —
570 570 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,112 -61.00
615 615 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,076 -70.45
700 700 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,138 —
880 880 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,342 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,298 —
600 600 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,290 —
733 733 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,228 -17.50
795 795 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,173 —

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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.