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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 15, 2024

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $250.41/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 552 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.00/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 545 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $300.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 559 lb · 19 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 565 501
Feeder cattle 443 565 501

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Dairy Steers 4, Heifers 185, Bulls 148) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Dairy Steers are Jerseys

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,006
360 360 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,053 -52.50
425 425 5 302.50 $302.50 $1,286 -32.72
450–478 472 9 230.00–287.50 $268.87 $1,269 -39.34
529 529 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,561 +25.96
559 559 19 300.00 $300.00 $1,677 -1.00
638 638 10 263.00 $263.00 $1,678
670 670 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,759 -10.00
725 725 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,758 +4.50
756 756 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,898
800–830 820 3 212.50–220.00 $217.56 $1,784 +6.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 287.50 $287.50 $949 -32.50
355–398 374 5 255.00–307.50 $280.42 $1,049 -71.58
420 420 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,250 +30.00
475 475 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 -43.43
509–545 515 6 250.00–282.50 $276.77 $1,425 -12.23
570 570 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 -40.00
610 610 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,366
665–695 671 5 252.50–254.00 $253.69 $1,702 -12.31
710 710 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,732 +27.00
803–810 805 3 195.00–207.00 $202.98 $1,634
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 225.00 $225.00 $709
438 438 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,106 -55.00
528–530 529 3 217.50–250.00 $239.14 $1,265 -37.86
625–640 633 2 185.00–220.00 $202.29 $1,280 +7.29
793 793 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,368

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 7 277.50 $277.50 $935
388 388 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,086 -17.00
426 426 11 274.00 $274.00 $1,167 -17.93
483 483 8 264.00 $264.00 $1,275 -12.76
545 545 22 253.00 $253.00 $1,379 -11.00
559–560 559 5 212.50–248.00 $240.89 $1,347 +7.67
658–662 659 18 229.00–230.00 $229.72 $1,514 -9.06
714–730 718 8 235.00–236.00 $235.25 $1,689 +12.25
750 750 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,688 -16.00
830 830 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,743 -23.00
985 985 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,724 -43.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 275.00 $275.00 $852 -32.50
365–380 379 12 250.00–280.00 $277.59 $1,052 -12.41
424 424 18 269.00 $269.00 $1,141 -9.66
473 473 14 263.00 $263.00 $1,244 -9.75
542 542 17 251.00 $251.00 $1,360 -12.00
633 633 13 237.00 $237.00 $1,500 -2.79
735 735 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,727
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 235.00 $235.00 $787
405–445 433 6 162.50–242.00 $220.52 $955
505–508 507 4 190.00–205.00 $197.48 $1,001 -37.77

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 285.00 $285.00 $946 +5.39
369 369 9 292.50 $292.50 $1,079 -48.91
425 425 17 277.50 $277.50 $1,179 -46.67
473 473 14 255.00 $255.00 $1,206 -25.00
525–535 530 2 200.00–227.50 $213.88 $1,134 -48.12
551–558 552 22 215.00–254.00 $250.41 $1,382 -2.09
644 644 16 236.00 $236.00 $1,520 +11.00
735 735 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,360
810–840 825 2 150.00–180.00 $164.73 $1,359
943 943 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,438
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 280.00 $280.00 $868 -47.50
368 368 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,067 -45.77
433 433 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,093 -77.90
477 477 9 253.00 $253.00 $1,207 -18.00
547 547 15 241.00 $241.00 $1,318
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 -42.67
618–638 630 5 228.00–245.00 $234.67 $1,478
673 673 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,582 -4.00
710 710 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,314
785 785 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,374
870 870 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,327 -17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 205.00 $205.00 $758
420–443 432 4 210.00–230.00 $220.27 $952
565 565 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,045 -42.50
663–690 670 4 165.00–225.00 $209.55 $1,404
743 743 2 142.50 $142.50 $1,059

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 value added 413 4 147.50 $147.50 $609

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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.