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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

747 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.00/cwt +29.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 548 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.07/cwt +8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,580/hd at 637 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $305.89/cwt +75.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,425/hd at 466 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 747 437 483
Feeder cattle 747 437 483

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Heifers 351, Bulls 171) 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
432 432 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,674 +27.50
473 473 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,726 +36.13
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 -74.00
568–580 569 23 240.00–318.00 $309.90 $1,763 —
584 value added 584 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,869 —
613–638 623 6 267.50–277.50 $270.81 $1,687 —
655 655 29 287.00 $287.00 $1,880 +19.00
705 value added 705 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,868 —
734 734 21 257.00 $257.00 $1,886 —
840 840 20 239.00 $239.00 $2,008 —
875 875 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,947 -5.50
925 925 3 220.00 $220.00 $2,035 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 300.00–355.00 $327.06 $1,014 —
366 value added 366 9 420.00 $420.00 $1,537 —
395 395 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,086 —
440 440 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,496 +55.00
480 value added 480 13 392.50 $392.50 $1,884 —
480 480 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 +111.34
525 525 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,562 —
558 558 26 307.50 $307.50 $1,716 -7.50
630 630 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,606 +5.00
658 658 14 280.00 $280.00 $1,842 +107.50
734 734 11 253.00 $253.00 $1,857 +28.00
815 815 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,732 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 value added 641 10 267.50 $267.50 $1,715 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 260.00 $260.00 $910 -27.50
415 415 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,349 —
625 625 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,438 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,055 +75.00
370–385 373 6 250.00–315.00 $303.80 $1,133 +53.80
438 438 12 312.50 $312.50 $1,369 +87.50
481 481 13 282.50 $282.50 $1,359 +32.81
548 548 55 268.00 $268.00 $1,469 +29.00
563–585 572 4 210.00–244.00 $233.04 $1,333 +36.64
619–628 value added 624 20 263.00–267.00 $264.59 $1,651 —
640–644 644 35 232.50–239.00 $238.63 $1,537 -0.72
670 670 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,541 —
735–745 735 25 207.50–232.00 $231.01 $1,698 +17.19
853 853 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,825 +14.00
1005 1005 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–325 322 7 280.00–332.50 $324.92 $1,046 +77.42
365–389 384 5 250.00–320.00 $306.70 $1,178 +61.70
432 432 14 315.00 $315.00 $1,361 +90.00
463 value added 463 20 316.00 $316.00 $1,463 —
471 471 11 287.50 $287.50 $1,354 +57.50
536–545 544 25 247.50–269.00 $265.61 $1,445 +36.61
585 585 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,448 —
623 623 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,480 +5.50
650 650 16 247.00 $247.00 $1,606 +49.50
744 744 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,555 —
855 855 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 value added 569 12 279.00 $279.00 $1,588 —
631 value added 631 19 265.00 $265.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,054 +100.00
357 357 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,160 +70.00
456 456 7 282.50 $282.50 $1,288 +72.50
515–535 533 8 237.50–264.00 $260.80 $1,390 —
610 610 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,128 —
658 658 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,464 +37.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 value added 322 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,127 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,210 -17.50
418–425 419 10 360.00–377.00 $373.55 $1,565 +33.55
475 475 12 322.50 $322.50 $1,532 +26.68
500–546 543 16 282.50–288.00 $287.68 $1,562 +7.68
550 550 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 +55.00
640 640 24 264.00 $264.00 $1,690 +8.46
688 688 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,651 —
723–742 726 18 222.50–247.00 $242.83 $1,763 +18.54
823 823 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,790 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,091 +85.00
370–385 373 6 360.00–382.50 $378.62 $1,412 +108.62
433 433 11 387.50 $387.50 $1,678 +107.63
468–485 472 9 310.00–322.50 $319.64 $1,509 +22.14
558–564 563 16 280.00–290.00 $282.48 $1,590 +7.48
593 value added 593 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,631 —
608 608 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,626 —
653 653 15 249.00 $249.00 $1,626 +8.00
700–742 732 4 217.50–230.00 $227.01 $1,662 -10.49
885 885 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,098 —
460 460 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,081 —
513 513 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,424 —

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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.