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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 27, 2025

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.52/cwt +42.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,557/hd at 565 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.16/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,600/hd at 642 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $277.50/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,529/hd at 551 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 856 747 630
Feeder cattle 856 747 630

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 254, Heifers 408, Bulls 194) 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
360 360 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,350 —
428–440 429 9 357.50–370.00 $368.58 $1,581 -18.92
470 470 11 359.00 $359.00 $1,687 -6.00
563 563 24 323.50–326.00 $324.96 $1,830 +15.06
603 value added 603 10 301.00 $301.00 $1,815 —
625–630 629 4 255.00–265.00 $262.51 $1,651 -8.30
650 650 27 284.00 $284.00 $1,846 -3.00
722 value added 722 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,957 +6.00
739 739 33 267.00 $267.00 $1,973 +10.00
820 820 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,906 -6.50
854 854 10 240.00 $240.00 $2,050 +17.50
930 930 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,790 -27.50
980–995 984 4 200.00–202.50 $200.63 $1,974 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–344 338 12 390.00–400.00 $394.07 $1,332 +67.01
375 375 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,369 +90.00
430 430 15 365.00 $365.00 $1,570 +25.00
469 469 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,665 +5.00
546 546 27 320.00 $320.00 $1,747 +22.50
644 644 17 270.00 $270.00 $1,739 +15.00
688 688 13 262.50 $262.50 $1,806 -17.50
777–785 778 7 230.00–252.00 $248.83 $1,936 —
808 808 2 247.50 $247.50 $2,000 +35.00
850 850 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,891 —
1078 1078 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,156 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 422 3 272.50–330.00 $306.37 $1,293 -18.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 295.00 $295.00 $796 —
312 312 3 310.00 $310.00 $967 -25.00
350–380 372 9 295.00–315.00 $309.59 $1,152 +5.79
427 427 14 307.50 $307.50 $1,313 -5.00
475–478 478 20 280.00–293.00 $290.21 $1,387 +7.71
548 548 2 210.00–247.50 $228.75 $1,254 -39.25
562–585 565 58 250.00–286.00 $275.52 $1,557 +42.48
640–642 642 53 210.00–251.50 $249.16 $1,600 +10.53
665 665 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 -20.00
724 value added 724 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,738 —
713–738 733 10 192.50–233.00 $225.61 $1,654 -5.40
751 751 16 217.00 $217.00 $1,630 —
821–835 823 8 200.00–216.00 $213.97 $1,761 —
928 928 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,763 —
931 value added 931 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,983 —
1067 value added 1067 5 206.00 $206.00 $2,198 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 7 327.50 $327.50 $1,064 —
339 339 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,102 +0.08
367 367 9 305.00 $305.00 $1,119 -1.70
413–427 425 19 300.00–314.00 $311.20 $1,323 -3.80
468 468 22 293.00 $293.00 $1,371 +5.50
546 546 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,338 -20.61
551 551 47 277.50 $277.50 $1,529 +30.00
631–644 642 30 235.00–245.00 $243.69 $1,564 +6.19
750 750 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,594 —
800–805 803 2 197.50–205.00 $201.26 $1,616 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–346 336 10 300.00–302.50 $301.21 $1,012 -38.79
353 353 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,085 -17.50
429 429 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,287 —
468 468 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,357 +7.50
527 527 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,331 -8.30
715 715 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 value added 571 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,416 -31.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 255.00 $255.00 $688 —
370–395 383 2 275.00–345.00 $311.14 $1,192 -8.86
419 419 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,487 -18.55
479–490 480 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,632 +17.50
525 525 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,339 -32.68
554–570 555 29 302.00 $302.00 $1,676 +27.00
631–646 643 26 240.00–273.00 $267.53 $1,720 +3.53
655–675 665 2 230.00–262.50 $246.01 $1,636 +6.01
715–745 737 11 225.00–238.00 $235.66 $1,737 -7.17
758–780 769 4 212.50–219.00 $215.70 $1,659 —
825 825 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,877 +10.00
890 890 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,914 —
920 920 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,748 —
975 975 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,339 +55.00
365–385 375 4 340.00–350.00 $344.87 $1,293 -33.75
428–445 432 9 315.00–340.00 $334.27 $1,444 -53.23
479–499 488 25 322.50–332.50 $328.00 $1,601 +8.36
547 547 14 309.00 $309.00 $1,690 —
579 579 13 250.00 $250.00 $1,448 -32.48
643 643 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,479 -37.50
652 652 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,773 +23.00
725–740 728 6 205.00–220.00 $217.46 $1,583 -9.55
860 860 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,634 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,251 +20.00
470–471 471 5 237.50–275.00 $267.51 $1,260 +32.51
575 575 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,409 —
655 655 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,506 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,598 —

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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.