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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Winchester, VA

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

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.00/cwt +44.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 530 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.00/cwt ≈ $1,449/hd at 529 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $307.00/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 542 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 347 454 427
Feeder cattle 347 454 427

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 153, Bulls 118) 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
320 320 1 300.00 $300.00 $960 -5.00
382 382 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,184 -7.50
425–434 432 5 277.50–315.00 $307.62 $1,329 -23.48
468 468 5 316.00 $316.00 $1,479 +1.45
542 542 14 307.00 $307.00 $1,664 +3.06
640 640 8 281.00 $281.00 $1,798 -8.06
1065 1065 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 265.00 $265.00 $835 —
375 375 1 265.00 $265.00 $994 —
435 435 4 312.00 $312.00 $1,357 -8.00
545 545 11 306.00 $306.00 $1,668 +7.00
650–654 653 6 255.00–286.00 $280.86 $1,834 —
720 720 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,602 -22.18
840 840 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 252.50 $252.50 $972 —
429 429 8 295.00 $295.00 $1,266 —
530 530 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,510 +30.00
605 605 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,664 —
665 665 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 364 6 245.00–275.00 $269.57 $981 -21.46
431–435 432 8 235.00–287.50 $280.88 $1,213 -15.32
475–478 478 6 235.00–294.00 $284.22 $1,359 -12.20
530 530 16 267.00 $267.00 $1,415 +44.50
555 555 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,221 -43.03
649 649 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,551 -4.66
665 665 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,510 —
770 770 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,694 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 265.00 $265.00 $848 -27.50
395 395 1 250.00 $250.00 $988 -43.01
430 430 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,264 -12.00
469–495 483 11 235.00–287.00 $259.34 $1,253 -31.62
500–541 534 6 225.00–250.00 $246.10 $1,314 +16.10
610–647 640 8 195.00–240.00 $232.08 $1,485 -11.75
705–710 708 2 212.50–230.00 $221.22 $1,566 -14.78
752 752 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,767 —
825–845 829 5 170.00–218.00 $208.21 $1,726 -16.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–341 340 7 252.50–255.00 $254.65 $866 —
448 448 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,053 —
453–458 454 10 210.00–255.00 $245.92 $1,116 -24.08
543 543 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,330 +6.80
658 658 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,546 +7.50
759–765 760 5 182.50–212.50 $206.46 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 value added 454 12 303.00 $303.00 $1,376 —
529 value added 529 15 274.00 $274.00 $1,449 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,029 —
379 379 7 312.00 $312.00 $1,182 -11.08
420 420 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,302 +11.82
481 481 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,467 +0.63
500 500 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,338 —
550–571 566 8 257.50–276.00 $271.50 $1,537 —
625 625 2 237.50–242.50 $240.00 $1,500 -15.00
658 658 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,691 —
729 729 12 228.00 $228.00 $1,662 —
865 865 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,449 —
900 900 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,602 +15.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 285.00 $285.00 $969 -20.00
372–395 378 5 250.00–300.00 $272.25 $1,029 -47.75
433 433 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,234 —
465–472 471 7 250.00–295.00 $288.65 $1,360 -2.35
510–520 517 3 242.50–255.00 $250.89 $1,297 —
571 571 10 268.00 $268.00 $1,530 -9.50
643 643 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,665 —
758 758 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,402 +7.50
858 858 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,510 —
943 943 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,509 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 250.00 $250.00 $898 —
441 441 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,213 -25.00
532 532 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,290 +22.50
628 628 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,319 —
763 763 8 177.50 $177.50 $1,354 —

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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.