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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.00/cwt ≈ $1,781/hd at 704 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.32/cwt +3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 639 lb · 25 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.07/cwt +23.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,813/hd at 835 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 411 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 280.00 $280.00 $966 -70.00
390 390 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,346 —
410–420 417 3 310.00–325.00 $320.08 $1,335 -49.92
455 455 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,410 -10.00
457 value added 457 10 370.00 $370.00 $1,691 —
530–540 538 11 275.00–315.00 $307.84 $1,656 -8.28
612–626 value added 620 18 310.00–320.00 $314.39 $1,949 —
650–670 657 6 270.00–297.50 $291.69 $1,916 —
700–730 715 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 —
754 value added 754 22 266.00 $266.00 $2,006 —
800–805 value added 801 10 232.50–253.00 $248.88 $1,994 —
838 838 3 239.00 $239.00 $2,003 —
909 value added 909 8 249.00 $249.00 $2,263 —
945 945 2 239.00 $239.00 $2,259 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,166 +30.00
368 368 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,343 —
423–435 426 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,384 -15.00
480 480 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,536 +14.75
543 543 8 315.00 $315.00 $1,710 +9.41
575 575 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,552 —
605 605 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,830 -0.50
664 664 5 282.50 $282.50 $1,876 —
720–735 731 6 247.00–250.00 $247.58 $1,810 —
820 820 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,599 -45.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 12 305.00 $305.00 $1,961 —
779 779 12 270.00 $270.00 $2,103 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 290.00–305.00 $297.50 $1,086 -17.50
448 448 5 302.50 $302.50 $1,355 —
520 520 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,274 —
653 653 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,437 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,037 —
370–385 372 7 280.00–317.50 $311.96 $1,160 -10.92
434 434 7 302.50 $302.50 $1,313 -4.65
474–495 478 5 270.00–287.50 $283.88 $1,357 -11.12
525 525 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,299 -7.50
560 560 11 271.00 $271.00 $1,518 +10.87
627 value added 627 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,568 —
644 644 17 249.00 $249.00 $1,604 +3.00
689 value added 689 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,567 —
732 value added 732 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,720 —
744 744 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,637 —
822 value added 822 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,841 —
837–841 839 19 212.50–219.00 $215.24 $1,806 +21.24
863–890 872 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,700 —
1025–1043 1039 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,974 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 300.00 $300.00 $960 -30.00
380 380 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,121 -8.27
423 423 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,269 +7.50
464–468 465 8 280.00–289.00 $286.74 $1,333 -7.55
533 533 15 273.50 $273.50 $1,458 —
629 629 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,557 +6.50
670 670 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,508 -6.45
726 726 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,169 —
790 790 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,659 —
858–870 862 3 188.00–192.50 $189.51 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
704 704 28 253.00 $253.00 $1,781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,083 ±0.00
440 440 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,144 —
453 453 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,291 +15.00
550–575 555 5 230.00–270.00 $261.71 $1,452 +11.71
700 700 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,176 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–338 337 5 270.00–340.00 $311.95 $1,051 -16.12
375–383 381 4 280.00–330.00 $317.70 $1,210 -13.30
430 430 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 -5.00
487 487 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,461 -10.00
545 545 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,226 -75.00
658 658 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,777 —
735 735 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,617 +7.50
830 830 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,764 +42.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,166 -2.23
383 383 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,264 -25.00
435 435 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,283 -34.65
510 510 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,632 —
675 675 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,822 —
732 732 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,647 -6.00
840 840 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,865 +4.50
1000 1000 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 305.00 $305.00 $900 —
313 313 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,017 —
630 630 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,418 +10.00

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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.