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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 23, 2024

1,102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.79/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 546 lb · 113 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $242.66/cwt ≈ $1,327/hd at 547 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $229.92/cwt ≈ $1,260/hd at 548 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,102 714 869
Feeder cattle 1,102 714 869

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 295, Heifers 424, Bulls 383) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–335 330 6 257.50–305.00 $296.96 $980 —
350–390 374 8 185.00–312.50 $281.75 $1,054 -31.68
403–442 432 17 225.00–290.00 $269.75 $1,165 -23.25
484 484 30 280.00 $280.00 $1,355 -8.47
535–540 538 3 232.50–274.00 $260.25 $1,400 -30.75
553–560 553 52 255.00–265.00 $260.80 $1,442 -25.20
625–644 643 25 247.50–251.00 $250.86 $1,613 -18.14
655–673 667 3 227.50–245.00 $239.27 $1,596 —
669 669 13 254.00 $254.00 $1,699 —
727 value added 727 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,818 —
747 747 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,793 —
840 840 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,932 —
975 975 2 219.00 $219.00 $2,135 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 8 185.00–280.00 $258.02 $844 -9.48
360–381 378 8 225.00–265.00 $260.24 $984 -29.76
415–428 428 28 255.00–267.50 $267.07 $1,143 -10.93
473 473 9 273.00 $273.00 $1,291 +1.09
549 549 35 256.00 $256.00 $1,405 -14.00
646 646 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,550 +0.90
730–738 737 9 230.00–236.00 $235.34 $1,734 +2.80
860 860 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,978 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 157.50–202.50 $178.78 $577 —
460 460 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,081 +60.00
695 695 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,286 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 4 247.50 $247.50 $688 -22.50
323 323 6 254.00 $254.00 $820 -10.68
368–383 381 22 227.50–250.00 $247.14 $942 -17.86
414–445 430 42 230.00–245.00 $242.96 $1,045 -12.04
465–487 476 49 245.00–252.50 $245.31 $1,168 +3.09
515–547 546 113 232.50–236.00 $234.79 $1,282 +4.99
552 552 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,228 +9.93
651 651 22 219.00 $219.00 $1,426 +4.82
770 770 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,636 +10.50
845 845 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,796 —
976 976 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,923 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 18 252.00 $252.00 $816 -6.79
350–385 371 22 207.50–250.00 $243.10 $902 -10.33
415–435 430 39 217.50–251.00 $240.02 $1,032 -12.98
460–471 470 20 235.00–238.00 $235.29 $1,106 +11.96
532 532 15 227.00 $227.00 $1,208 +4.40
555 555 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,249 +18.74
641 641 7 224.00 $224.00 $1,436 +0.86
748 748 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,627 +3.50
850 850 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,764 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 221.00 $221.00 $707 —
400–435 430 7 220.00–229.00 $227.80 $980 +27.80
535 535 9 232.00 $232.00 $1,241 —
595 595 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 —
651 651 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,478 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 11 312.00 $312.00 $892 +67.00
338 338 13 326.00 $326.00 $1,102 +32.07
372–380 373 7 255.00–305.00 $297.73 $1,111 -19.77
415–442 439 21 225.00–271.00 $266.86 $1,172 -16.13
466–478 473 40 250.00–283.00 $278.82 $1,319 -6.27
530–548 547 69 240.00–243.00 $242.66 $1,327 —
550 550 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,292 -26.11
618–640 637 23 227.50–234.00 $233.11 $1,485 +0.61
650 650 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,446 -7.50
737 737 11 197.50 $197.50 $1,456 -12.50
805 805 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 11 262.50 $262.50 $864 -45.00
360–387 384 9 255.00–261.00 $260.38 $1,000 -17.12
405–426 425 39 227.50–253.00 $251.97 $1,071 -0.85
465–477 476 33 237.50–250.00 $242.51 $1,154 -17.74
528–549 548 57 227.50–230.00 $229.92 $1,260 —
583 583 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,079 -56.00
627 627 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,411 -4.00
775–779 779 8 185.00–188.00 $187.63 $1,462 —
873 873 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 230.00 $230.00 $782 —
405 405 1 185.00 $185.00 $749 —
547 547 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,291 —
718 718 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,274 -1.35

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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.