Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $298.07/cwt +62.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,395/hd at 468 lb · 35 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $246.67/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,556/hd at 631 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.10/cwt -20.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 369 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	614	643	368
Feeder cattle	614	643	368

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 244, Bulls 204) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	205.00	$205.00	$554	—
310–347	338	4	210.00–250.00	$240.82	$814	—
368	368	2	250.00	$250.00	$920	—
408–447	436	7	255.00–315.00	$271.05	$1,182	+1.05
450–469 value added	456	16	260.00–298.00	$285.78	$1,303	—
475	475	14	315.00	$315.00	$1,496	+79.58
487	487	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,412	+54.58
521	521	4	279.00	$279.00	$1,454	+26.24
650–667	664	6	230.00–242.50	$240.46	$1,597	—
853	853	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,919	—
1001–1006	1004	9	110.00–202.50	$161.50	$1,621	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	11	285.00	$285.00	$812	—
315	315	1	210.00	$210.00	$662	-77.50
382	382	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,184	-11.00
421	421	9	301.00	$301.00	$1,267	-9.00
483	483	3	264.00	$264.00	$1,275	-31.00
520	520	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,235	—
556	556	7	282.00	$282.00	$1,568	-8.00
615 value added	615	5	256.00	$256.00	$1,574	—
647	647	6	261.00	$261.00	$1,689	-27.00
814–845	822	13	220.00–230.00	$228.75	$1,880	-5.25
940	940	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,162	+12.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593 value added	593	18	276.00	$276.00	$1,637	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485 value added	485	9	300.00	$300.00	$1,455	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	4	205.00	$205.00	$949	—
535	535	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,284	+10.00
600	600	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,170	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	10	272.00	$272.00	$721	—
328	328	13	274.00	$274.00	$899	-14.48
350–371	369	24	235.00–278.00	$273.10	$1,008	-20.90
420–435	428	24	225.00–264.00	$259.56	$1,111	-22.94
473	473	10	250.00	$250.00	$1,182	-17.00
500–531	527	16	217.50–240.00	$237.48	$1,252	+8.85
528 value added	528	8	251.00	$251.00	$1,325	—
610–644	641	10	225.00–231.00	$230.43	$1,477	-5.57
748	748	14	236.00	$236.00	$1,765	—
843	843	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,989	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	11	263.00	$263.00	$847	-14.50
363	363	3	275.00	$275.00	$998	-12.50
410–433	430	8	232.50–252.50	$250.12	$1,076	-31.88
484	484	8	245.00	$245.00	$1,186	-16.35
558	558	20	239.00	$239.00	$1,334	-8.12
626 value added	626	18	255.00	$255.00	$1,596	—
641	641	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,474	-15.73
665	665	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,330	—
755	755	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,642	—
860	860	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	185.00	$185.00	$601	-50.00
350–360	352	5	185.00–260.00	$244.66	$861	—
450–490	464	12	200.00–227.50	$223.74	$1,038	—
514	514	6	227.50	$227.50	$1,169	—
555	555	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,166	-37.00
635	635	1	135.00	$135.00	$857	-110.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	10	295.00	$295.00	$962	-25.00
363–373	372	21	277.50–302.50	$300.18	$1,117	-17.32
413–423	422	20	235.00–291.00	$285.52	$1,205	-21.98
472–488	475	11	212.50–301.00	$284.47	$1,351	+10.40
538	538	15	273.00	$273.00	$1,469	+48.00
551–578	560	6	225.00–230.00	$228.28	$1,278	-57.72
631	631	14	256.00	$256.00	$1,615	+11.48
720–740	735	4	219.00–227.50	$221.08	$1,625	—
900	900	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	10	252.50	$252.50	$828	-17.74
382	382	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,089	-27.50
430	430	18	265.00	$265.00	$1,140	-30.00
480	480	13	270.00	$270.00	$1,296	+19.57
545	545	16	254.00	$254.00	$1,384	-6.00
550	550	2	207.50	$207.50	$1,141	—
647	647	3	202.50	$202.50	$1,310	—
683	683	10	241.00	$241.00	$1,646	+21.00
700	700	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,452	+22.50
813	813	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	5	225.00	$225.00	$729	—
508	508	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,156	-10.00
687	687	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,357	—
720	720	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,206	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 value added	378	8	247.50	$247.50	$936	—

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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.