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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, August 12, 2024

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $243.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 551 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $322.50/cwt +16.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 368 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $282.09/cwt ≈ $1,557/hd at 552 lb · 18 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 448 438 458
Feeder cattle 448 438 458

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 191, Bulls 157) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,228 +36.13
410–432 429 7 285.00–299.00 $297.09 $1,275 -7.91
478 478 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,350 +0.83
551–563 552 18 275.00–283.00 $282.09 $1,557 —
642 642 13 258.00 $258.00 $1,656 -1.00
675 675 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 -57.50
704 704 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,683 -19.33
1090 1090 2 202.50 $202.50 $2,207 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 240.00 $240.00 $780 -37.50
358–390 369 3 255.00–280.00 $271.18 $1,001 +18.68
420 420 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,250 +17.56
488 488 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,293 -7.47
531 531 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,434 -10.00
620–638 634 5 220.00–250.00 $244.14 $1,548 -34.86
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 —
745 745 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,706 —
805 805 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,771 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
694 694 16 257.00 $257.00 $1,784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 177.50 $177.50 $923 -60.00
600 600 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,185 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 257.50 $257.50 $850 +5.86
355–385 376 8 207.50–290.00 $263.50 $991 +11.00
400–426 422 13 185.00–272.50 $258.01 $1,089 +10.86
476 476 13 273.00 $273.00 $1,299 +53.00
535 535 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,057 -49.50
562 562 17 258.00 $258.00 $1,450 +25.50
641 641 12 244.00 $244.00 $1,564 +9.60
730–745 735 6 185.00–228.00 $213.47 $1,569 —
855 855 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,838 +55.00
891 value added 891 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 270.00 $270.00 $788 -5.21
305–335 320 2 252.50–265.00 $258.46 $827 -9.04
371 371 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,057 +25.37
423 423 16 268.00 $268.00 $1,134 +13.00
477 477 13 272.00 $272.00 $1,297 +29.00
510–543 527 4 232.50–240.00 $236.37 $1,246 -6.51
551 551 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,378 —
649 649 14 243.00 $243.00 $1,577 +14.00
665–690 678 2 200.00–215.00 $207.64 $1,408 —
740 740 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,695 +34.00
756 756 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,724 —
895 895 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,692 —
980 980 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,627 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 15 256.00 $256.00 $1,388 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 200.00 $200.00 $700 —
448 448 2 200.00 $200.00 $896 -37.50
534 534 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,255 +1.30
663 663 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,227 —
790 790 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,560 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 300.00 $300.00 $885 —
325 325 6 322.50 $322.50 $1,048 +22.50
368 368 18 322.50 $322.50 $1,187 +16.25
436 436 13 298.00 $298.00 $1,299 +5.25
477 477 12 282.00 $282.00 $1,345 +2.42
525–535 532 3 235.00–240.00 $236.65 $1,259 -38.35
555 555 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,382 —
643 643 13 220.00 $220.00 $1,415 —
735 735 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,433 -50.00
835 835 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,399 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–325 322 7 260.00–290.00 $281.35 $906 +0.14
369 369 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,015 +5.46
426 426 13 270.00 $270.00 $1,150 -17.68
469–480 470 11 257.50–265.00 $264.30 $1,242 +11.80
500 500 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,100 -22.50
551 551 20 243.00 $243.00 $1,339 -7.00
618 618 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,298 -22.50
717 717 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,334 —
825 825 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 225.00 $225.00 $776 —
445 445 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,001 —
558–580 562 8 210.00–218.00 $215.96 $1,214 —

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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.