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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $306.25/cwt +6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 383 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $247.00/cwt ≈ $1,354/hd at 548 lb · 19 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $257.10/cwt ≈ $1,863/hd at 724 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 438 614 555
Feeder cattle 438 614 555

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 2213.00/CWT heifers deleted.** State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 120, Dairy Steers 7, Heifers 178, Bulls 133) 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
330 330 1 295.00 $295.00 $974 +85.00
365–375 370 2 270.00–287.50 $278.87 $1,032 -31.13
410 410 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,250 +4.00
470 470 3 280.00–282.50 $281.67 $1,324 +17.67
510 510 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,504 +57.50
634 634 10 259.00 $259.00 $1,642 -2.00
648 value added 648 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,782 +19.00
655 655 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,818 —
719–721 720 12 258.00–259.00 $258.33 $1,860 —
732 value added 732 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,867 —
788 788 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,950 —
830 830 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,959 +7.25
1198 1198 4 185.00 $185.00 $2,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 277.50 $277.50 $952 +36.68
390 390 1 252.50 $252.50 $985 +2.50
429–435 430 5 260.00–285.00 $279.94 $1,204 +8.89
475–481 480 6 270.00–285.00 $272.47 $1,308 -42.53
533 533 14 280.00 $280.00 $1,492 +1.00
568 568 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,448 —
634 634 19 279.00 $279.00 $1,769 —
705 705 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,699 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,237 +65.00
535 535 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,271 -2.50
645 645 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,467 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–278 277 9 235.00–280.00 $275.21 $762 +3.21
339 339 7 267.50 $267.50 $907 -6.50
358–390 368 8 245.00–262.50 $259.63 $955 -13.47
425 425 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,084 -4.56
483 483 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,174 -7.00
515–540 536 12 237.00–244.00 $242.88 $1,302 +5.40
565–596 591 6 227.50–235.00 $233.80 $1,382 —
625 625 11 229.00 $229.00 $1,431 -1.43
713 713 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,390 -41.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 12 210.00–258.00 $251.64 $800 -11.36
381 381 4 252.50 $252.50 $962 -22.50
405–419 418 14 242.50–247.50 $247.15 $1,033 -2.97
455 455 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,001 -25.00
548 548 19 247.00 $247.00 $1,354 —
560 560 2 230.00–235.00 $232.50 $1,302 -6.50
639–648 640 17 230.00–235.00 $234.40 $1,500 +4.40
775 775 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,492 -25.00
820–835 828 2 200.00–202.50 $201.26 $1,666 —
865 865 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,384 -7.50
931 931 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,732 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 +15.00
440 440 8 237.50 $237.50 $1,045 —
455 455 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,092 +16.26
526–530 526 9 207.50–237.00 $233.70 $1,229 +6.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 9 300.00 $300.00 $1,014 +5.00
376–390 383 22 305.00–307.50 $306.25 $1,173 +6.07
405–445 437 17 265.00–302.00 $292.75 $1,279 +7.23
455–490 472 7 275.00–287.50 $279.58 $1,320 -4.89
533 533 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,466 +2.00
705 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 +23.92
755 755 12 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 —
825 825 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–335 325 4 277.50–282.50 $281.21 $914 +28.71
373–393 383 4 252.50–287.50 $269.54 $1,032 -15.46
413–438 435 18 285.00–288.00 $287.68 $1,251 +22.68
486 486 5 252.50 $252.50 $1,227 -17.50
535 535 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,297 -11.50
551 551 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,378 +42.50
642 642 5 232.50 $232.50 $1,493 +30.00
650 650 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,576 +1.50
765 765 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,171 —
517 517 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,254 +15.00
698 698 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,256 -17.50

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 7 188.00 $188.00 $818 —

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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.