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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $263.00/cwt +16.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,402/hd at 533 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.79/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 643 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $272.75/cwt +13.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 461 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 565 347 765
Feeder cattle 565 347 765

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 228, 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
352 352 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,214 +35.00
424–445 427 8 320.00–337.50 $335.22 $1,431 +27.60
463–495 472 15 275.00–320.00 $308.21 $1,455 -7.79
528–545 532 4 250.00–276.00 $269.04 $1,431 -37.96
550 550 21 301.00 $301.00 $1,656 —
622 value added 622 14 288.00 $288.00 $1,791 —
651 651 14 272.50 $272.50 $1,774 —
725 725 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,726 —
823 823 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,737 —
858 858 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,973 —
958–985 967 6 214.00–222.00 $216.72 $2,096 —
1011 1011 7 212.00 $212.00 $2,143 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 320.00 $320.00 $976 +55.00
370 370 2 352.00 $352.00 $1,302 +87.00
440 440 2 247.50–287.50 $267.50 $1,177 -44.50
467–470 467 8 302.50–315.00 $313.43 $1,464 —
528 528 9 289.00 $289.00 $1,526 -17.00
595 595 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,428 —
663 663 10 266.00 $266.00 $1,764 -14.86
718 718 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,558 -5.50
895 895 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,915 —
985 985 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,167 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 374 4 250.00–287.50 $269.33 $1,007 +16.83
445 445 14 307.50 $307.50 $1,368 +12.50
480 480 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,320 —
543 543 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,504 -8.00
635 635 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,238 -80.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
761 value added 761 20 267.00 $267.00 $2,032 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 7 307.50 $307.50 $1,009 +42.50
378 378 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,096 +40.00
418–420 419 11 230.00–297.00 $278.66 $1,168 -15.34
453–462 461 21 251.00–275.00 $272.75 $1,257 +13.41
533 533 29 263.00 $263.00 $1,402 +16.90
590 590 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,372 —
643–645 643 24 235.00–240.00 $239.79 $1,542 +7.71
753–770 759 3 217.00–235.00 $228.91 $1,737 -6.09
854 854 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,964 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 295.00 $295.00 $885 —
375 375 9 293.00–297.50 $297.00 $1,114 +27.43
418–435 420 8 253.00–299.00 $291.93 $1,226 +11.05
465–470 469 5 247.50–284.00 $276.76 $1,298 -7.46
546 546 19 264.00 $264.00 $1,441 -3.00
565–568 566 7 230.00–237.50 $233.22 $1,320 +13.22
665–672 670 4 227.50–242.50 $238.78 $1,600 +11.78
710 710 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,583 —
775 775 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,868 +21.00
810 810 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,887 —
895 895 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,888 —
938 938 2 227.00 $227.00 $2,129 —
980 980 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,136 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–362 361 12 252.00–252.50 $252.04 $910 —
478 478 14 259.00 $259.00 $1,238 +13.08
528–540 535 5 224.00–252.50 $235.25 $1,259 -9.75
635 635 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 value added 490 10 282.00 $282.00 $1,382 —
571 value added 571 15 265.00 $265.00 $1,513 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–328 320 3 257.00–325.00 $279.61 $895 -20.39
360–380 378 19 340.00–352.50 $341.41 $1,291 +29.41
405–411 410 8 265.00–332.50 $324.17 $1,329 +14.17
473 473 15 280.00 $280.00 $1,324 -25.00
543 543 11 262.00 $262.00 $1,423 —
575 575 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,452 -19.00
628 628 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,413 -15.00
653 653 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,632 -7.00
755 755 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,533 —
867 867 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,647 +22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,058 +42.50
360–381 378 6 297.50–343.00 $335.77 $1,269 +63.52
400–422 418 6 330.00–332.50 $330.40 $1,381 +45.40
474 474 7 271.00 $271.00 $1,285 -17.65
562–578 564 16 230.00–256.00 $252.67 $1,425 -15.33
660 660 13 239.00 $239.00 $1,577 —
747 747 8 202.00 $202.00 $1,509 —
854 854 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,452 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 225.00 $225.00 $781 —
456 456 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,129 —
527 527 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,265 -2.50
590 590 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,342 —
623 623 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,184 -20.00

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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.