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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 17, 2024

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $297.13/cwt -7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 625 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.03/cwt ≈ $1,473/hd at 560 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $301.07/cwt -19.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 556 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 454 460 726
Feeder cattle 454 460 726

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 164, Heifers 205, Bulls 85) 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
315 315 1 305.00 $305.00 $961 —
365 365 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,159 -12.50
415 415 5 307.50–337.00 $331.10 $1,374 -3.90
460–469 467 11 312.50–315.00 $314.55 $1,469 -35.45
538–545 540 6 290.00–311.00 $303.94 $1,641 +18.94
553–585 556 22 287.50–302.50 $301.07 $1,674 -19.81
603 value added 603 11 314.00 $314.00 $1,893 —
605–645 636 23 270.00–292.00 $289.06 $1,838 -15.94
690 690 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,501 -77.50
725–735 732 3 237.50–240.00 $239.17 $1,751 -31.42
780 780 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,930 —
835 value added 835 19 253.00 $253.00 $2,113 —
850–870 857 3 231.00–232.00 $231.66 $1,985 -4.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,354 -7.50
467 467 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,471 —
548 548 21 299.00 $299.00 $1,639 -2.00
585 585 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,580 -47.50
637 637 7 279.00 $279.00 $1,777 -3.00
718–725 720 3 243.00–248.00 $244.68 $1,762 -26.32
853 853 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,842 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 value added 506 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,594 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 292.50 $292.50 $892 —
465 465 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 —
515 515 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,313 —
800 800 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,680 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–343 335 6 287.50–292.50 $290.79 $974 -16.21
365–395 370 14 227.50–297.00 $291.03 $1,077 +8.24
419–440 422 16 272.50–299.00 $296.20 $1,250 +8.70
464–495 471 9 265.00–306.00 $296.42 $1,396 +13.73
520 520 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,157 -37.50
555–561 560 30 236.00–266.00 $263.03 $1,473 —
639–640 639 15 225.00–245.00 $243.66 $1,557 +3.66
715–728 726 7 224.00–233.00 $225.27 $1,635 -11.73
815–845 830 2 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $1,785 —
860 860 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,849 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 292.50 $292.50 $959 -7.50
371–380 372 9 277.50–295.00 $293.01 $1,090 +3.01
442 442 8 306.00 $306.00 $1,353 +31.34
482–498 484 14 267.50–295.00 $290.96 $1,408 +7.96
520 520 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,196 -23.00
550 550 16 264.00 $264.00 $1,452 ±0.00
630–635 635 15 185.00–248.00 $243.83 $1,548 -5.68
718 718 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,694 -5.00
845 845 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,901 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–395 383 6 252.50–277.50 $273.21 $1,046 —
450 450 11 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 —
520–534 531 5 200.00–247.50 $238.20 $1,265 -24.80
655 655 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,490 —
738 738 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,557 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 305.00 $305.00 $976 -3.33
370 370 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 ±0.00
481 481 11 291.00 $291.00 $1,400 -25.41
553 553 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,535 —
663 663 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,611 —
766 766 4 177.50 $177.50 $1,360 —
840 840 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,512 +13.60
931 931 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,396 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 356 5 320.00–327.50 $323.08 $1,150 -15.92
428–440 430 7 200.00–315.00 $298.18 $1,282 -34.82
484–485 484 8 300.00–305.00 $304.37 $1,473 -30.63
540 540 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,566 +25.00
610 610 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,556 -16.00
755 755 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,646 -2.00
910 910 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 190.00 $190.00 $661 -110.00
430 430 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,290 -5.00
548 548 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 value added 559 4 262.50 $262.50 $1,467 —

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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.