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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 30, 2024

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.69/cwt -8.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 471 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.35/cwt +0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 634 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $275.00/cwt ≈ $1,521/hd at 553 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 437 576 456
Feeder cattle 437 576 456

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 199, Bulls 119) 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
280 280 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,050 —
434 434 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,562 +20.00
450–488 471 10 265.00–352.50 $328.87 $1,549 +17.87
543 543 15 324.00 $324.00 $1,759 +21.00
619 value added 619 15 281.00 $281.00 $1,739 —
652 652 8 268.00 $268.00 $1,747 —
751 751 15 251.00 $251.00 $1,885 -4.00
858 858 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,956 —
1028 1028 2 197.00 $197.00 $2,025 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,194 -60.00
455–490 478 3 225.00–245.00 $238.66 $1,141 -73.06
552 552 10 315.00 $315.00 $1,739 +1.00
637 637 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,592 -45.50
655 655 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,130 -115.50
743 743 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,672 —
895 895 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 275.00 $275.00 $894 -105.00
385 385 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,107 —
525 525 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,168 —
635 635 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,413 —
820 820 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,755 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 265.00 $265.00 $742 -15.62
336 336 4 260.00 $260.00 $874 —
383 383 6 250.00 $250.00 $958 -45.00
431 431 8 225.00 $225.00 $970 -58.19
450–472 471 32 212.50–252.00 $249.69 $1,176 -8.49
548 548 14 239.00 $239.00 $1,310 -15.72
550–595 573 2 192.50–200.00 $196.40 $1,125 —
597 value added 597 11 251.00 $251.00 $1,498 —
625–635 634 25 185.00–244.00 $239.35 $1,517 +0.21
705–744 739 8 212.50–214.00 $213.82 $1,580 —
760 760 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,463 —
855 855 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,710 —
1072 1072 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,983 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 247.50 $247.50 $842 -52.50
361 361 4 245.00 $245.00 $884 -52.50
438 438 6 225.00 $225.00 $986 -55.00
481 481 17 230.00 $230.00 $1,106 -39.00
534 534 11 229.00 $229.00 $1,223 -25.03
648 648 14 232.00 $232.00 $1,503 ±0.00
650 650 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,284 —
752 752 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,527 -22.00
830 830 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,660 —
990 990 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,683 -43.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 240.00 $240.00 $744 —
373 373 8 255.00 $255.00 $951 -22.11
440 440 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,001 -37.05
467 467 3 210.00 $210.00 $981 -35.00
550 550 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,141 -44.50
685 685 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,267 —
720 720 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,224 -35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,192 -25.00
388 388 7 337.50 $337.50 $1,310 -17.50
424 424 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,442 +6.00
450–465 461 5 232.50–330.00 $295.82 $1,364 -13.18
549 549 16 280.00 $280.00 $1,537 +6.00
558 558 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,228 —
605–629 626 9 255.00–260.00 $255.54 $1,600 +8.13
718–739 731 11 205.00–235.00 $224.29 $1,640 —
820 820 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,812 +2.00
975 975 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 255.00 $255.00 $790 -107.75
380 380 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 -48.07
425–440 429 4 265.00–285.00 $279.87 $1,201 -32.72
475 475 6 297.50 $297.50 $1,413 -2.50
525 525 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,522 +24.00
553 553 19 275.00 $275.00 $1,521 —
653 653 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,574 -5.00
713 713 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,693 +6.31
805 805 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,690 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–593 576 5 210.00–222.50 $217.72 $1,254 —
640 640 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,456 ±0.00
765 765 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,645 —

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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.