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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

983 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $285.72/cwt +34.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 560 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.50/cwt -7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 534 lb · 57 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.80/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 424 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 983 623 1,216
Feeder cattle 983 623 1,216

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 312, Heifers 456, Bulls 215) 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
378 378 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,210 +8.00
400–442 424 17 270.00–297.00 $294.22 $1,247 +2.43
475 475 30 287.00 $287.00 $1,363 -3.00
499 value added 499 8 279.00 $279.00 $1,392 —
526–535 529 8 255.00–292.00 $281.15 $1,487 -11.85
554–563 554 53 257.50–286.00 $284.91 $1,578 +33.27
590 value added 590 10 290.00 $290.00 $1,711 —
610–635 value added 627 19 255.00–269.00 $259.30 $1,626 —
625–632 631 25 230.00–252.00 $250.26 $1,579 -1.55
660 660 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,534 +32.50
692 value added 692 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,702 —
721 value added 721 18 250.00 $250.00 $1,802 +3.00
752 752 19 244.00 $244.00 $1,835 —
810 810 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,843 +7.50
821 value added 821 10 242.00 $242.00 $1,987 —
865–875 870 2 167.50–227.50 $197.33 $1,717 —
1040 1040 2 217.50 $217.50 $2,262 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 285.00 $285.00 $975 -10.00
387 387 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,161 +7.50
418 418 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,139 -11.50
463–471 469 8 220.00–257.50 $248.24 $1,164 +3.24
548 548 11 289.00 $289.00 $1,584 +10.60
611 611 12 241.00 $241.00 $1,473 +9.00
719 719 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,632 —
795 795 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,590 —
835 835 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,870 —
923 923 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,846 —
1000 1000 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,850 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 value added 514 10 296.00 $296.00 $1,521 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 200.00 $200.00 $640 —
525 525 1 187.50 $187.50 $984 -22.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–290 278 4 235.00–247.50 $242.95 $675 -22.05
336 336 19 260.00 $260.00 $874 +5.38
372–375 372 19 247.50–267.00 $265.07 $986 +14.78
423–440 424 54 217.50–254.50 $251.80 $1,068 +1.41
450–482 479 35 202.50–244.00 $239.69 $1,148 -5.31
534 534 57 235.50 $235.50 $1,258 -7.15
583 583 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,341 —
637 637 49 215.00 $215.00 $1,370 -15.78
651 value added 651 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,510 —
728 728 14 230.00 $230.00 $1,674 +14.21
885 885 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,549 +10.00
905 905 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,584 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 320 11 242.50–254.00 $252.41 $808 -10.09
355–380 378 10 252.50–263.00 $262.01 $990 +11.01
433 433 19 244.00 $244.00 $1,057 +3.00
455–495 479 15 200.00–245.00 $239.69 $1,148 -3.31
499 value added 499 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,243 —
547 547 29 230.00 $230.00 $1,258 —
555–568 561 8 190.00–220.00 $202.26 $1,135 -24.21
643 643 18 223.00 $223.00 $1,434 +10.00
775–780 778 2 159.00–175.00 $167.03 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 value added 465 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,153 —
594 value added 594 35 245.00 $245.00 $1,455 —
667 value added 667 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,601 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 237.50 $237.50 $803 -17.50
480–485 483 2 185.00 $185.00 $894 -27.50
553–555 554 4 190.00–224.00 $215.48 $1,194 —
608–635 617 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,342 +14.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–288 285 3 242.50–270.00 $261.00 $744 -36.50
333 333 4 282.50 $282.50 $941 -37.50
370–380 379 16 287.50–313.00 $309.89 $1,174 -9.11
425–426 426 32 285.00–288.00 $287.91 $1,226 -5.09
469–478 470 33 290.00–296.00 $290.74 $1,366 +9.74
541 541 27 265.00 $265.00 $1,434 +11.95
558 558 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,484 +18.50
618–633 620 14 226.00–232.50 $226.95 $1,407 +3.95
665 665 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,247 -32.50
705 705 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,445 +25.00
905 905 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 323 10 267.50–270.00 $267.74 $865 -10.26
381–385 382 6 280.00–298.00 $294.97 $1,127 -5.16
405–423 420 7 270.00–277.50 $276.47 $1,161 +1.47
471 471 12 276.00 $276.00 $1,300 +12.00
536 536 17 245.00 $245.00 $1,313 +10.00
575 575 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 —
645 645 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,322 -18.63
690 690 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,138 —
725 725 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,479 +16.34
825 825 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,238 —
955 955 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,385 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,035 +67.50
400 400 1 190.00 $190.00 $760 —
453 453 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,042 —
615 615 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,199 -12.00

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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.