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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 561 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 559 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $296.61/cwt -3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,907/hd at 643 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 493 638 589
Feeder cattle 493 638 589

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 190, Bulls 155) 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
435 435 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,403 —
485 485 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,600 -15.53
559 559 24 320.00 $320.00 $1,789 -2.00
633–644 643 22 282.50–298.00 $296.61 $1,907 -3.39
660 660 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,815 +2.00
719 719 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,905 +9.00
750 750 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,912 +3.00
856 856 4 244.00 $244.00 $2,089 —
945 945 1 213.00 $213.00 $2,013 —
999 999 8 221.00 $221.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–410 406 8 335.00–337.50 $335.95 $1,364 -4.05
472 472 9 330.00 $330.00 $1,558 +10.00
530 530 11 307.00 $307.00 $1,627 —
648 648 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,831 -13.24
695 695 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,668 —
739 value added 739 8 262.00 $262.00 $1,936 —
753 753 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,852 +16.38
845 845 7 234.00 $234.00 $1,977 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,092 -57.50
455 455 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,410 —
548 548 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,671 —
765 765 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,300 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 value added 716 14 263.00 $263.00 $1,883 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 280.00 $280.00 $910 —
383–390 384 6 287.50–309.00 $305.36 $1,173 -3.64
423 423 6 297.00 $297.00 $1,256 +4.50
478–490 480 7 235.00–280.00 $273.43 $1,312 +3.08
545 545 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,373 -18.50
561 561 28 261.00 $261.00 $1,464 +5.00
645–649 648 12 238.00–244.00 $243.01 $1,575 +3.01
710–737 733 6 237.00–242.00 $237.81 $1,743 +22.63
845 845 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,944 —
918 918 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 285.00 $285.00 $983 -22.19
383 383 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,178 -5.50
424 424 8 307.00 $307.00 $1,302 +7.00
475 475 13 281.00 $281.00 $1,335 +16.00
533–536 536 16 247.50–263.00 $261.07 $1,399 —
557 557 3 272.50 $272.50 $1,518 +7.50
602–639 633 18 246.00–249.00 $248.52 $1,573 +9.52
740 740 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,610 —
768 768 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,728 +25.00
844 844 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,713 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 285.00 $285.00 $983 —
364–395 368 8 280.00–302.00 $299.05 $1,101 -9.95
438 438 13 295.00 $295.00 $1,292 —
455 455 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,228 +10.97
526–530 529 14 263.00 $263.00 $1,391 —
658 658 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,579 —
755 755 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,208 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,082 -25.00
378–395 381 6 280.00–335.00 $325.49 $1,240 -22.13
429 429 16 330.00 $330.00 $1,416 -19.00
472–479 478 15 272.50–323.00 $313.02 $1,496 +28.18
515 515 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,390 —
550–558 551 18 250.00–285.00 $281.06 $1,549 +6.06
628 628 13 271.00 $271.00 $1,702 +28.50
760 760 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,501 —
810 810 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,049 -32.50
385 385 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,280 -15.00
410–430 423 3 265.00–330.00 $309.02 $1,307 -39.38
482 482 13 334.00 $334.00 $1,610 -6.00
556 556 18 309.00 $309.00 $1,718 +65.33
624–632 627 11 275.00–290.00 $280.22 $1,757 +12.72
705–708 707 5 236.00–237.50 $236.30 $1,671 —
810 810 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,128 —
547 547 15 271.00 $271.00 $1,482 —
647 647 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,456 —
650 650 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 +95.00
700 700 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,330 —

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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.