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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

1,493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.44/cwt -9.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 543 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $269.54/cwt -13.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 554 lb · 109 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.76/cwt -11.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 478 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,493 873 1,401
Feeder cattle 1,493 873 1,401

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 602, Heifers 568, Bulls 323) 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
338 338 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,073 +62.50
373 373 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,147 +27.50
420–440 428 22 185.00–289.00 $276.96 $1,185 +4.62
455–485 475 29 230.00–281.00 $277.69 $1,319 -8.17
540 540 4 200.00–262.00 $231.00 $1,247 -24.00
554 554 97 267.50 $267.50 $1,482 -15.41
556 value added 556 12 286.00 $286.00 $1,590 —
623 value added 623 12 280.00 $280.00 $1,744 —
639 639 60 240.00–245.00 $242.50 $1,550 +6.72
665 value added 665 16 270.00 $270.00 $1,796 —
655–673 667 3 187.50–229.00 $215.42 $1,437 -30.58
730 730 16 245.00 $245.00 $1,788 +12.00
763–797 value added 776 41 256.00–264.00 $260.79 $2,024 —
800–831 825 10 237.00–237.50 $237.05 $1,956 —
851 851 8 237.00 $237.00 $2,017 +18.00
979 979 8 206.00 $206.00 $2,017 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 245.00–250.00 $247.50 $792 -15.00
380 380 13 282.50 $282.50 $1,074 +22.62
432–440 433 28 240.00–289.00 $283.66 $1,228 +13.66
470 value added 470 10 277.50 $277.50 $1,304 —
473–476 474 11 275.00–283.00 $278.65 $1,321 +11.65
539 value added 539 9 258.00 $258.00 $1,391 —
500–549 546 37 205.00–241.00 $234.95 $1,283 -35.05
571 value added 571 4 232.50 $232.50 $1,328 —
647 647 18 245.00 $245.00 $1,585 +10.00
740 740 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,388 -35.00
770 770 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,879 —
830 830 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,577 -30.00
885 885 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,947 +20.00
910 910 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,638 -10.00
990 990 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,856 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 value added 411 8 290.00 $290.00 $1,192 —
510 value added 510 12 286.00 $286.00 $1,459 —
567 value added 567 21 289.00 $289.00 $1,639 —
602 value added 602 12 268.00 $268.00 $1,613 —
650 value added 650 28 272.00 $272.00 $1,768 —
690 690 6 217.50 $217.50 $1,501 —
773 value added 773 17 260.25 $260.25 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 359 4 240.00–280.00 $270.10 $970 +65.10
541 541 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,312 +50.87
633 633 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,298 +30.00
770 770 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,232 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 247.50 $247.50 $693 +18.50
328 328 9 265.00 $265.00 $869 +17.54
360–371 369 33 220.00–250.00 $247.77 $914 -9.23
423–441 425 46 190.00–255.00 $247.71 $1,053 -4.46
460–479 478 83 184.00–242.00 $237.76 $1,136 -11.24
539–545 543 112 200.00–225.00 $223.44 $1,213 -9.87
585 585 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,205 —
611 value added 611 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,497 —
633 633 29 220.00 $220.00 $1,393 -3.00
663–668 665 6 187.50–213.00 $204.46 $1,360 —
777–790 779 6 219.00–225.00 $220.01 $1,714 +11.01
805 805 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,711 +17.50
853 853 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–330 324 26 235.00–257.50 $255.73 $829 +5.73
366–370 368 13 215.00–255.00 $239.72 $882 -17.28
424–445 426 21 217.50–246.00 $243.54 $1,037 +4.03
466 value added 466 14 232.50 $232.50 $1,083 —
466–485 467 37 220.50–241.00 $232.81 $1,087 -6.19
535–549 537 42 222.50–225.00 $224.94 $1,208 +3.94
545 value added 545 15 239.00 $239.00 $1,303 —
610–643 625 7 190.00–217.50 $193.83 $1,211 —
655–659 658 11 215.00–228.00 $225.65 $1,485 +5.65
734 734 7 229.00 $229.00 $1,681 +25.28
757–760 758 4 205.00–220.00 $208.76 $1,582 —
830 830 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,926 +34.00
993 993 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,663 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 —
419 419 5 203.00 $203.00 $851 +18.00
515 515 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,164 —
556–585 561 6 210.00–227.50 $224.46 $1,259 +6.96
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 —
785 785 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 value added 662 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–288 284 4 215.00–285.00 $234.45 $666 -0.55
340 340 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,028 +64.96
383 383 16 305.00 $305.00 $1,168 +21.50
405–428 427 30 225.00–282.00 $279.40 $1,193 +13.10
483–485 485 30 222.50–283.00 $276.97 $1,343 +0.97
510–543 542 36 239.00–247.50 $239.22 $1,297 -9.62
568 568 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,207 —
644 644 21 231.00 $231.00 $1,488 ±0.00
660–695 672 3 187.50–210.00 $195.26 $1,312 -19.74
719 719 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,647 +21.50
755 755 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,680 +10.00
810 810 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,600 —
855 855 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 11 302.50 $302.50 $968 +26.77
360–377 373 9 200.00–277.50 $260.89 $973 +10.89
418 418 24 241.00–285.00 $275.83 $1,153 +23.83
462–480 476 32 237.50–263.00 $256.81 $1,222 -0.49
536 536 17 233.00 $233.00 $1,249 -8.11
560 560 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,148 —
610 610 3 190.00–205.00 $195.83 $1,195 -3.58
656–668 658 16 135.00–225.00 $207.88 $1,368 -16.12
710–746 742 9 150.00–222.00 $214.35 $1,590 —
848 848 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,505 -0.50
915 915 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,830 +65.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 10 247.50 $247.50 $817 -27.50
390 390 1 225.00 $225.00 $878 —
435 435 5 252.50 $252.50 $1,098 +57.50
556 556 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,223 —
665 665 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,028 —

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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.