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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 19, 2024

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.85/cwt +14.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 532 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $249.18/cwt +51.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 545 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $254.06/cwt +17.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 533 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 448 738
Feeder cattle 508 448 738

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 128, Heifers 223, Bulls 157) 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
285 285 1 270.00 $270.00 $770 —
313 313 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,033 —
381 381 4 322.50 $322.50 $1,229 +7.50
443 443 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,329 +2.91
480–495 488 7 270.00–292.00 $285.72 $1,394 +3.22
544 544 16 279.00 $279.00 $1,518 —
565–595 575 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,552 -12.09
641 641 13 249.00 $249.00 $1,596 -9.00
759 value added 759 16 245.00 $245.00 $1,860 —
750–795 765 3 220.00–237.00 $231.11 $1,768 —
815 815 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,760 —
1010 1010 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 285.00 $285.00 $869 +45.00
365–375 372 3 297.50–327.50 $307.32 $1,143 +36.14
430 430 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,226 -12.50
455–489 484 7 262.50–280.00 $277.65 $1,344 +12.65
520 520 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,287 -22.50
568 568 11 270.00 $270.00 $1,534 —
615 615 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,630 +20.86
651 651 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,595 +35.00
718 718 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,637 -1.00
759 759 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,784 —
800 800 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,540 -27.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 265.00 $265.00 $872 —
433 433 2 225.00 $225.00 $974 —
553 553 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,327 —
605 605 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,301 +17.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 279 7 247.50–292.50 $273.63 $763 +3.63
313–345 331 16 232.50–297.50 $283.98 $940 +25.52
379 379 9 292.50 $292.50 $1,109 +7.50
415–425 420 14 257.50–278.00 $275.78 $1,158 +7.78
468–470 468 8 245.00–269.00 $265.99 $1,245 -6.01
513–533 532 30 222.50–253.00 $250.85 $1,335 +14.48
555 555 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,304 -15.00
633–636 636 16 241.00–245.00 $241.50 $1,536 -1.50
766 766 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,724 -3.00
800 800 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 7 287.50 $287.50 $911 +30.00
372 372 9 290.00 $290.00 $1,079 +26.50
420 420 14 284.00 $284.00 $1,193 +25.99
475–483 481 13 257.00–268.00 $265.49 $1,277 -7.51
518–548 545 26 210.00–254.00 $249.18 $1,358 +51.68
652 652 13 234.00 $234.00 $1,526 —
745 745 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,453 -18.47
770 770 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,702 —
830 830 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 247.50 $247.50 $822 —
383 383 2 245.00 $245.00 $938 +45.00
417 417 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,042 +50.00
547 547 11 247.00 $247.00 $1,351 +12.00
656 656 5 227.50 $227.50 $1,492 +42.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 350.00 $350.00 $973 +50.00
318–330 320 5 250.00–335.00 $317.49 $1,016 -5.01
365–380 375 5 225.00–324.00 $289.67 $1,086 -32.83
422 422 10 305.00 $305.00 $1,287 +7.00
474 474 18 281.00 $281.00 $1,332 -1.00
530–543 533 21 232.50–260.00 $254.06 $1,354 +17.41
650 650 11 229.00 $229.00 $1,488 —
726 726 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,307 -15.00
840 840 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,470 +7.50
970 970 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,024 +33.65
385 385 9 317.00 $317.00 $1,220 +42.00
423 423 7 293.00 $293.00 $1,239 +23.00
473 473 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,277 +5.70
545 545 16 241.00 $241.00 $1,313 —
643 643 9 218.00 $218.00 $1,402 +8.00
738 738 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,328 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 255.00 $255.00 $872 +30.00
415 415 1 170.00 $170.00 $706 -55.00
458 458 3 272.50 $272.50 $1,248 —
552 552 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,187 -0.96
621 621 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,149 —

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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.