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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 27, 2024

638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $265.00/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 572 lb · 51 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $324.88/cwt -22.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,222/hd at 376 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $300.00/cwt +15.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,929/hd at 643 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 638 529 576
Feeder cattle 638 529 576

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 252, Heifers 249, Bulls 137) 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
372 372 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,321 -2.50
450–476 473 9 345.00–350.00 $345.53 $1,634 +15.53
540–545 541 7 334.00–340.00 $334.86 $1,812 +32.36
551 551 18 322.00 $322.00 $1,774 +8.00
643 643 29 300.00 $300.00 $1,929 +15.81
680 680 12 273.00 $273.00 $1,856 —
743 743 11 256.00 $256.00 $1,902 +8.00
769 769 14 252.00 $252.00 $1,938 —
805 805 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,811 -11.99
1048 1048 3 202.00 $202.00 $2,117 —
1105 1105 2 198.00 $198.00 $2,188 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 4 357.50 $357.50 $1,155 +30.00
375 value added 375 26 323.00 $323.00 $1,211 —
382–390 384 4 337.00–337.50 $337.13 $1,295 -10.37
435 435 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,479 -2.50
487 487 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,558 -4.00
561 561 10 317.50 $317.50 $1,781 +80.00
620–631 629 14 250.00–308.00 $295.74 $1,860 +45.74
652–670 654 9 267.50–285.00 $283.01 $1,851 —
766–785 769 6 218.00–232.00 $229.62 $1,766 —
848 848 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,908 —
985 985 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 value added 467 26 333.00 $333.00 $1,555 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,363 —
446 446 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,516 —
500 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 -5.00
555 555 3 312.50 $312.50 $1,734 +12.50
620–638 629 4 252.50–275.00 $263.91 $1,660 —
880 880 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,650 +22.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,799 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,190 +14.64
419 419 8 292.50 $292.50 $1,226 +3.50
471–475 471 22 254.00–272.00 $270.35 $1,273 +1.10
547 547 25 270.50 $270.50 $1,480 +30.79
551 551 8 256.00 $256.00 $1,411 +0.77
627 627 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,505 -1.00
666 666 16 247.00 $247.00 $1,645 —
713–735 720 3 200.00–223.00 $215.18 $1,549 -14.17
880 880 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,830 —
970 970 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 326 5 272.50–315.00 $307.19 $1,001 +14.17
372 372 6 313.00 $313.00 $1,164 +22.58
431 431 17 300.00 $300.00 $1,293 +14.84
469 469 12 265.00 $265.00 $1,243 +5.00
551–589 572 51 260.00–271.50 $265.00 $1,516 +3.33
636 636 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,520 -8.00
775 775 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,550 -20.00
820 820 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,558 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 6 309.00 $309.00 $1,109 —
473–490 482 18 257.50–261.00 $259.03 $1,249 —
554–586 575 12 230.00–244.00 $240.73 $1,384 -7.27
646 646 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,518 +31.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 5 367.50 $367.50 $1,158 +43.80
379 379 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,317 +10.00
425–427 427 15 340.00–349.00 $348.40 $1,488 +6.40
471 471 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,601 +25.00
535–543 536 24 275.00–321.00 $317.11 $1,700 +15.09
565–575 570 2 235.00–252.50 $243.67 $1,389 —
627 627 11 267.50 $267.50 $1,677 +5.00
755 755 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,729 +11.00
850 850 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,640 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,174 +32.50
375–387 384 4 332.50–352.50 $347.62 $1,335 +49.27
431 431 12 349.00 $349.00 $1,504 +21.50
466–473 468 12 250.00–302.50 $284.84 $1,333 +7.50
552 552 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,518 —
620 620 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,504 -6.50
664–675 665 9 247.50–260.00 $248.91 $1,655 —
735 735 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,588 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 347.50 $347.50 $1,282 —
410 410 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,414 —
555 555 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 —
665 665 1 145.00 $145.00 $964 —

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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.