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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

961 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $250.58/cwt +10.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,368/hd at 546 lb · 119 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.42/cwt +12.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 535 lb · 88 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $264.39/cwt +16.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 668 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 961 1,062 342
Feeder cattle 961 1,062 342

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 256, Heifers 485, Bulls 220) 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
335 335 2 372.50 $372.50 $1,248 —
385–393 390 3 335.00–350.00 $345.07 $1,346 +15.07
405–440 429 5 317.50–355.00 $336.64 $1,444 +6.64
471–480 472 16 235.00–323.00 $311.82 $1,472 +30.10
523 523 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,360 -27.94
555–561 561 36 290.00–308.00 $306.51 $1,720 +72.15
585 value added 585 6 301.00 $301.00 $1,761 —
651–695 667 45 237.50–267.00 $263.67 $1,759 +15.67
671 value added 671 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,805 —
734 734 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,828 +1.64
813 value added 813 11 246.00 $246.00 $2,000 —
864 864 8 243.00 $243.00 $2,100 +8.00
997 997 6 206.00 $206.00 $2,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 357.50 $357.50 $1,312 +24.50
420 420 3 362.50 $362.50 $1,522 +37.50
488 488 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,513 +23.26
535 535 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,271 -22.50
555–575 563 16 287.50–303.00 $297.06 $1,672 +21.06
690–692 692 6 235.00–243.00 $241.67 $1,672 —
764 764 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,765 +21.00
828 828 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,979 +26.50
930 930 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,055 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 value added 582 14 297.00 $297.00 $1,729 -1.00
708 value added 708 10 252.00 $252.00 $1,784 —
734 734 17 264.00 $264.00 $1,938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 8 295.00 $295.00 $1,286 —
455–485 470 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,058 -47.50
720 720 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,494 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–323 321 8 250.00–295.00 $284.01 $912 +19.01
383 383 12 288.00 $288.00 $1,103 +29.84
427 427 33 279.00 $279.00 $1,191 +23.91
484 484 18 275.00 $275.00 $1,331 +26.00
505–546 546 119 247.00–250.61 $250.58 $1,368 +10.58
632–647 645 21 225.00–237.00 $235.32 $1,518 +16.50
727 727 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,665 +16.50
828 828 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,697 +12.55
923–935 929 4 205.00–212.00 $208.52 $1,937 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 286 9 270.00–290.00 $287.71 $823 +50.50
310–334 329 9 235.00–295.00 $279.99 $921 —
370–395 374 13 250.00–280.00 $273.93 $1,024 -1.27
431 431 18 276.00 $276.00 $1,190 +15.91
474 474 16 270.00 $270.00 $1,280 +17.50
524–538 535 88 225.00–256.75 $254.42 $1,361 +12.15
565 565 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,350 +16.50
627–630 628 4 217.50–227.00 $224.62 $1,411 -5.29
653–655 654 34 232.00–239.00 $235.08 $1,537 +10.59
753–786 768 11 214.00–222.00 $217.72 $1,672 —
815 815 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,817 +22.00
890 890 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,824 —
915 915 2 219.00 $219.00 $2,004 +19.00
960–975 964 4 180.00–203.00 $185.82 $1,791 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 10 267.50 $267.50 $963 +10.00
438 438 8 249.00–263.00 $259.50 $1,137 +9.50
538 538 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,130 —
590 590 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 —
605 605 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
734 734 16 231.00 $231.00 $1,696 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–294 292 5 280.00–335.00 $324.27 $947 +9.57
315–321 320 5 270.00–355.00 $338.26 $1,082 +4.96
381 381 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,372 +34.02
420–435 430 8 305.00–354.00 $344.04 $1,479 +40.48
470 470 18 305.00 $305.00 $1,434 +29.03
512–543 524 5 250.00–260.00 $255.86 $1,341 -3.76
555 555 37 286.00 $286.00 $1,587 —
637 637 21 254.00 $254.00 $1,618 +23.86
650–653 652 3 200.00–245.00 $230.05 $1,500 —
704–743 726 18 237.50–239.00 $238.15 $1,729 +14.33
820–843 839 6 185.00–224.00 $217.65 $1,826 +10.15
928 928 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,740 —
965 965 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,689 —
1045 1045 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 285.00 $285.00 $869 —
350–394 389 19 320.00–371.00 $363.94 $1,416 +83.94
415–432 429 13 305.00–347.50 $341.18 $1,464 +17.18
450–476 474 17 303.00–320.00 $303.95 $1,441 +38.71
526 526 14 298.00 $298.00 $1,567 +51.00
647 647 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,585 +14.00
735 735 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,676 +14.79
823 823 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,584 -7.50
958 958 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,485 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,164 —
518 518 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,373 +25.00
690 690 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,208 —
710 710 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,654 +40.50

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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.