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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.52/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,163/hd at 537 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.75/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 636 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.46/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 481 lb · 37 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 726 957 1,103
Feeder cattle 726 957 1,103

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 311, Bulls 199) 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
440–445 441 5 260.00–290.00 $283.95 $1,252 -6.05
471 471 11 289.00 $289.00 $1,361 +9.00
518–537 535 20 250.00–296.00 $289.61 $1,549 +54.61
570 value added 570 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,596
575 575 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,294 -41.64
634 634 36 262.00 $262.00 $1,661 +17.46
660 660 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,657 +23.50
715–739 735 12 226.00–246.00 $243.07 $1,787 +3.00
822–835 827 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,811 -12.00
880 880 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,650
999 999 4 187.50 $187.50 $1,873 -7.50
1078 1078 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,886
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 312.50 $312.50 $984 +15.00
370 370 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,082 +10.00
438 438 11 275.00 $275.00 $1,204 +7.00
472–479 476 14 257.50–277.50 $269.00 $1,280 -3.00
547 547 16 282.00 $282.00 $1,543
563 563 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,323 -25.00
639 639 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,591
735 735 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,764 +13.00
779 value added 779 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,862
810 810 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,733
862 862 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,875
943 943 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,674
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 12 293.00 $293.00 $1,509
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 5 257.50 $257.50 $1,218 +9.50
556 556 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,348
615 615 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,215 -12.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 247.50 $247.50 $705 +12.50
327–340 330 4 175.00–250.00 $230.70 $761 -19.30
379 379 8 247.50 $247.50 $938 -3.97
418–433 431 22 205.00–239.00 $234.50 $1,011 -8.52
478–495 481 37 162.50–231.00 $224.46 $1,080 -5.51
529–538 537 67 192.50–219.75 $216.52 $1,163 +20.30
600–638 636 42 190.00–214.75 $213.75 $1,359 +1.26
655 655 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 +16.66
736 736 7 204.00 $204.00 $1,501 -4.76
760–793 785 4 180.00–202.50 $185.45 $1,456 -21.55
825 825 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,741 +1.00
885 885 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,527
970–980 978 4 174.00–185.00 $176.73 $1,728
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 8 175.00–250.00 $233.47 $775 -16.53
380–393 385 5 205.00–242.50 $227.20 $875 -16.00
428 428 13 238.00 $238.00 $1,019 +3.70
450–477 472 17 172.50–234.00 $222.24 $1,049 -5.31
505–515 510 2 217.50–232.50 $225.07 $1,148
554 554 20 220.00 $220.00 $1,219
625–638 637 14 213.00–214.00 $213.93 $1,363 -9.07
716 716 8 216.00 $216.00 $1,547 +7.00
778 778 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,614 +11.70
853 853 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,599
960 960 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,296
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 205.00 $205.00 $769 +2.73
462 462 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,053 +2.19
530 530 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,155 -6.00
665 665 1 150.00 $150.00 $998 -62.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 322.50 $322.50 $929 +17.50
320–335 328 2 290.00–327.50 $308.32 $1,011 +8.32
380–385 382 5 250.00–295.00 $276.86 $1,058 +1.08
427 427 10 292.00 $292.00 $1,247 +28.55
478 478 13 282.50 $282.50 $1,350 +92.88
510–545 543 35 230.00–265.00 $263.12 $1,429 +6.87
553–555 554 4 242.50–250.00 $246.26 $1,364 +16.26
641 641 27 240.00 $240.00 $1,538 +4.00
700 700 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,418
760 760 6 223.50 $223.50 $1,699
835–843 840 3 200.00–202.50 $200.83 $1,687 +45.83
865 865 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,644
918 918 4 187.50 $187.50 $1,721
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 5 285.00–320.00 $313.00 $1,033 +43.00
386 386 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,158 +49.56
417–445 422 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,055 +5.78
471–473 471 15 212.50–283.00 $273.57 $1,289 -4.43
505–546 544 24 245.00–246.00 $245.96 $1,338 -12.04
646 646 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,428 +6.00
753–795 759 7 200.00–211.00 $209.35 $1,589 +11.85
835 835 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,482 -9.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 262.50 $262.50 $992 +20.82
555 555 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,088
668 668 7 212.50 $212.50 $1,420

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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.