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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 24, 2025

956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $278.95/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 546 lb · 76 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $270.50/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 773 lb · 48 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $358.38/cwt ≈ $1,684/hd at 470 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 956 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,382 —
424–445 428 6 345.00–372.50 $367.73 $1,574 +47.65
474–480 476 10 345.00–362.50 $357.20 $1,700 +47.20
520–538 532 3 320.00–325.00 $323.37 $1,720 +15.53
551 551 30 322.50 $322.50 $1,777 —
635–641 640 20 302.50–304.00 $303.85 $1,945 —
680 680 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,972 -1.69
731 731 8 256.00 $256.00 $1,871 +16.00
773 value added 773 48 270.50 $270.50 $2,091 +4.50
840 840 2 235.00–265.00 $250.00 $2,100 +11.00
844 value added 844 10 265.00 $265.00 $2,237 —
993 993 2 215.00 $215.00 $2,135 —
1282 1282 3 180.00 $180.00 $2,308 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,166 +30.00
355 355 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,225 -20.00
433 433 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,472 +15.00
474–480 475 5 325.00–360.00 $352.93 $1,676 +32.93
545 545 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,812 +17.50
553 553 17 337.00 $337.00 $1,864 +67.00
605–649 645 20 301.00–305.00 $304.62 $1,965 —
710–717 715 4 247.50–260.00 $256.90 $1,837 +9.32
860 860 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,978 —
933 933 2 220.00 $220.00 $2,053 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 value added 655 26 311.00 $311.00 $2,037 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,206 —
435 435 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,327 +2.50
695 695 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,842 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 value added 294 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,000 —
334 334 16 340.00 $340.00 $1,136 +40.00
350–379 376 15 312.50–334.00 $328.86 $1,237 +33.86
410–426 424 20 320.00–330.00 $326.10 $1,383 +26.10
484 484 17 308.00 $308.00 $1,491 +21.26
505–547 546 76 275.00–279.00 $278.95 $1,523 +5.45
619 619 16 263.00 $263.00 $1,628 +15.50
737 737 15 227.00 $227.00 $1,673 +66.00
840 840 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,873 —
875 875 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,859 +22.99
950 950 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 320.00 $320.00 $928 —
323 323 12 337.50 $337.50 $1,090 +32.50
374–388 376 15 297.50–335.00 $329.84 $1,240 +17.88
432 432 16 325.00 $325.00 $1,404 +22.50
450–473 470 20 295.00–313.00 $309.94 $1,457 +26.06
554 554 31 275.00 $275.00 $1,524 +4.00
644 644 24 265.00–270.00 $267.50 $1,723 +18.50
668 668 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,670 —
710–734 731 9 225.00–230.00 $229.46 $1,677 +9.46
790 790 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,659 —
792 value added 792 19 234.00 $234.00 $1,853 —
810–835 825 3 190.00–215.00 $204.93 $1,691 -10.31
887 value added 887 10 217.00 $217.00 $1,925 —
950 950 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,090 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 6 327.50 $327.50 $1,261 +22.50
440 440 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 +30.00
457 457 10 305.00 $305.00 $1,394 +20.00
551 551 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,488 +8.29
659 659 17 268.00 $268.00 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 value added 421 16 329.00 $329.00 $1,385 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 8 279.00 $279.00 $1,585 —
686 value added 686 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,681 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,042 —
322 322 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,256 +50.00
374 374 17 380.00 $380.00 $1,421 +50.00
422 422 25 375.00 $375.00 $1,582 +80.00
459–473 470 36 337.50–365.00 $358.38 $1,684 —
543–549 549 30 305.00–315.00 $305.66 $1,678 —
600–646 644 24 265.00–270.00 $269.81 $1,738 —
675 675 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,822 ±0.00
749 749 7 229.00 $229.00 $1,715 +4.00
842 842 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,852 -2.00
1070 1070 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–339 337 6 367.50–380.00 $375.88 $1,267 +63.93
378–385 379 9 365.00–372.50 $371.65 $1,409 +53.95
420–425 420 14 365.00–370.00 $369.64 $1,552 +44.64
468–480 470 13 335.00–345.00 $340.40 $1,600 +40.40
527 527 25 304.00 $304.00 $1,602 +79.00
625 625 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,625 —
655 655 22 265.00 $265.00 $1,736 -5.00
734–740 735 8 217.50–230.00 $228.43 $1,679 +8.43
790 790 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,778 —
860 860 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,866 —
920–945 933 2 190.00–202.50 $196.17 $1,830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,217 +35.00
443 443 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,440 —
545 545 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,690 —
664–695 668 8 225.00–260.00 $255.45 $1,706 —
714 714 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,624 —
765 765 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,740 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 11 295.00 $295.00 $1,702 —

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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.