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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 8, 2024

1,365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $283.56/cwt +21.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 643 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $259.64/cwt +10.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 521 lb · 91 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 544 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,365 477 673
Feeder cattle 1,365 477 673

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 620, Heifers 544, Bulls 201) 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
353–373 369 9 280.00–307.00 $301.25 $1,112 -33.75
422 422 8 322.50 $322.50 $1,361 +15.00
482 482 25 291.00 $291.00 $1,403 -25.90
530–545 538 2 240.00–260.00 $250.14 $1,346 -53.74
540 value added 540 46 292.00 $292.00 $1,577 —
550 550 48 283.00 $283.00 $1,556 -7.00
625 625 20 278.00 $278.00 $1,738 +15.50
648 value added 648 77 285.00 $285.00 $1,847 —
724 value added 724 30 259.00 $259.00 $1,875 —
860 860 9 235.00 $235.00 $2,021 —
901 value added 901 37 235.50 $235.50 $2,122 —
900–910 903 9 187.50–224.00 $218.64 $1,974 —
1125 1125 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 307.50 $307.50 $984 -15.00
331 value added 331 10 280.00 $280.00 $927 —
366 366 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,043 —
400 value added 400 14 294.00 $294.00 $1,176 —
427 427 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,217 -20.30
478 478 11 285.00 $285.00 $1,362 -22.50
480 value added 480 15 305.00 $305.00 $1,464 —
528 528 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,584 —
554–575 558 27 240.00–287.50 $276.26 $1,542 -21.18
644 644 23 261.00 $261.00 $1,681 +3.50
702 702 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,544 —
751 751 23 234.00 $234.00 $1,757 —
827 827 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,828 —
995 995 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 value added 485 33 328.00 $328.00 $1,591 —
565 value added 565 38 313.00 $313.00 $1,768 —
683 value added 683 33 271.00 $271.00 $1,851 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 8 288.00 $288.00 $1,077 -14.50
405 405 1 200.00 $200.00 $810 -102.50
467 467 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,074 -57.50
530 530 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,246 —
605–620 613 2 170.00–252.50 $210.74 $1,292 -58.26
693 693 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,646 —
705 705 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,428 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 13 316.00 $316.00 $1,169 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 15 280.00 $280.00 $932 +25.97
366 366 13 270.00 $270.00 $988 +10.42
359–388 value added 375 35 265.00–278.00 $272.31 $1,021 —
405–421 419 21 258.00–269.00 $267.99 $1,123 +11.02
431 value added 431 9 266.00 $266.00 $1,146 —
471–495 473 20 257.50–266.00 $265.24 $1,255 -8.84
508 value added 508 50 267.00 $267.00 $1,356 —
535–546 537 41 250.00–253.00 $250.67 $1,346 +1.60
585 585 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,082 -22.50
636 636 25 243.00 $243.00 $1,545 —
730 730 12 213.00 $213.00 $1,555 +10.00
833 833 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,658 +16.50
892 value added 892 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 7 265.00 $265.00 $837 -6.57
373 373 8 267.00 $267.00 $996 +18.32
423 423 24 267.50 $267.50 $1,132 +0.50
460–470 470 28 262.50–265.00 $264.91 $1,245 +3.54
544 544 51 254.00 $254.00 $1,382 +12.00
572–575 573 4 177.50–234.00 $219.82 $1,260 —
646 646 17 240.00 $240.00 $1,550 —
693 value added 693 9 234.00 $234.00 $1,622 +5.00
734 734 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,578 +12.79
765 765 2 167.50–202.50 $185.00 $1,415 —
783 value added 783 33 219.50 $219.50 $1,719 —
830 830 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,224 -43.50
850 850 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,615 —
921 value added 921 11 200.50 $200.50 $1,847 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–342 335 18 255.00–260.00 $256.88 $861 —
445 445 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,046 —
458–459 459 35 245.00–255.00 $253.57 $1,164 +10.18
500–538 534 20 230.00–245.00 $243.20 $1,299 +30.57
625–638 637 11 225.00–227.50 $225.22 $1,435 +85.22
710 710 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,260 +7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 6 244.00 $244.00 $1,261 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 21 287.00 $287.00 $947 -30.50
373 373 10 290.00 $290.00 $1,082 -20.00
417 417 11 295.00 $295.00 $1,230 -17.00
474 474 18 284.00 $284.00 $1,346 -13.50
545 545 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,240 -37.50
555–563 561 5 225.00–247.00 $242.65 $1,361 +47.65
649 649 13 249.00 $249.00 $1,616 +74.00
737 737 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,614 —
860 860 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,462 +17.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 375 15 245.00–292.00 $277.91 $1,042 -49.59
405–415 412 6 225.00–285.00 $273.70 $1,128 -26.59
480 480 8 283.00 $283.00 $1,358 -12.00
540 540 17 265.00 $265.00 $1,431 -15.79
638–642 641 15 230.00–241.00 $238.81 $1,531 -8.69
660–675 665 3 227.00–253.00 $235.80 $1,568 +53.30
742 742 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,632 +42.50
775 775 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 217.50 $217.50 $750 —
448 448 27 257.00 $257.00 $1,151 -38.00
558 558 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,242 —
641 641 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,314 —
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 —
770 770 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,232 +12.50

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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.