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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

1,266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $242.42/cwt -20.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 634 lb · 45 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $262.05/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,192/hd at 837 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $271.00/cwt ≈ $1,496/hd at 552 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,266 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,003 —
325 325 4 377.50 $377.50 $1,227 —
378 378 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,399 -25.00
430–436 435 6 345.00–360.00 $357.53 $1,555 -10.20
455–481 478 10 340.00–352.50 $351.31 $1,679 -5.89
550–553 550 13 295.00–315.00 $311.91 $1,716 -10.59
638–648 640 13 285.00–302.50 $293.25 $1,877 -10.60
735 735 13 268.00 $268.00 $1,970 +12.00
754–797 value added 782 15 244.00–268.00 $259.41 $2,029 -11.09
825–840 830 3 237.50–270.00 $254.89 $2,116 +4.89
824–839 value added 837 42 262.50–263.00 $262.56 $2,198 -2.44
859 859 12 254.00 $254.00 $2,182 —
925 925 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,289 —
981 981 4 238.00 $238.00 $2,335 +23.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–335 334 3 280.00–365.00 $336.55 $1,124 -33.45
369 value added 369 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,439 —
360–395 378 2 325.00–350.00 $336.92 $1,274 -8.08
415–424 423 14 310.00–367.00 $363.01 $1,536 +23.01
478–493 480 16 305.00–350.00 $344.22 $1,652 -8.71
553–590 554 31 300.00–316.00 $315.45 $1,748 -21.55
609–648 629 38 290.00–315.00 $308.31 $1,939 +3.69
750–757 755 4 236.00–240.00 $239.01 $1,805 —
855 855 3 242.50 $242.50 $2,073 +12.50
955 955 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,101 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 value added 597 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,910 —
621 value added 621 23 247.00 $247.00 $1,534 —
772 772 24 276.00 $276.00 $2,131 —
820 value added 820 11 269.50 $269.50 $2,210 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 265.00 $265.00 $874 -82.50
373 373 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,138 —
433 433 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,451 +30.00
548 548 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,534 —
640 640 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,830 —
700 700 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,617 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 13 327.50 $327.50 $888 +7.50
303–325 314 29 285.00–335.00 $310.32 $974 -27.18
355–381 380 29 295.00–339.00 $337.58 $1,283 +7.74
423–438 425 32 295.00–322.00 $318.52 $1,354 -6.48
468 468 18 305.00 $305.00 $1,427 -4.94
543 543 39 271.00 $271.00 $1,472 —
620 620 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,445 -34.50
650 650 25 232.50–251.00 $249.52 $1,622 -0.48
701 value added 701 14 230.00 $230.00 $1,612 —
725–726 726 18 222.50–228.00 $227.69 $1,653 -1.77
759 value added 759 9 237.00 $237.00 $1,799 +3.00
755–780 768 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,459 -20.00
830 830 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,639 -7.43
850 850 8 208.00 $208.00 $1,768 —
930 930 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,814 —
997 997 3 187.50 $187.50 $1,869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–335 334 8 270.00–335.00 $326.85 $1,092 -13.15
372–381 380 27 285.00–346.00 $339.36 $1,290 +10.50
391 value added 391 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,349 —
422–435 424 24 290.00–323.00 $318.76 $1,352 -7.34
467–479 478 28 280.00–302.50 $300.14 $1,435 -7.86
508 value added 508 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,473 —
525–533 530 3 262.50–280.00 $274.23 $1,453 -4.72
552 552 41 271.00 $271.00 $1,496 —
622–642 634 45 227.50–250.00 $242.42 $1,537 -20.58
740 740 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,480 -27.00
764 764 12 221.00 $221.00 $1,688 —
808–828 812 18 202.50–218.00 $214.49 $1,742 -8.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,040 —
362 362 18 327.50 $327.50 $1,186 ±0.00
445 445 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,268 -5.00
450–452 452 27 280.00–292.50 $291.12 $1,316 -13.88
552–568 554 19 245.00–252.00 $251.24 $1,392 -18.76
648 648 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,542 —
728 728 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 10 243.00 $243.00 $1,682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 11 355.00 $355.00 $863 —
303–327 320 7 330.00–382.50 $368.30 $1,179 -7.58
376 376 24 372.50 $372.50 $1,401 +0.85
410–420 419 27 330.00–374.00 $370.81 $1,554 +1.17
472 472 27 340.00 $340.00 $1,605 -0.40
539 539 30 311.00 $311.00 $1,676 +7.00
575 575 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,639 —
650–680 652 26 205.00–249.00 $244.74 $1,596 -20.26
741 741 13 234.00 $234.00 $1,734 +5.57
760 760 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,729 +2.50
870 870 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,610 -32.00
1000 1000 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 5 367.50 $367.50 $1,044 -7.50
305–340 324 13 280.00–380.00 $353.38 $1,145 -36.62
360–385 374 19 335.00–372.50 $369.11 $1,380 -10.89
419 419 21 375.00 $375.00 $1,571 ±0.00
468 468 12 342.50 $342.50 $1,603 -15.88
543–544 544 38 285.00–315.00 $311.85 $1,696 +6.19
630–640 631 13 270.00 $270.00 $1,704 +0.19
660–668 667 7 230.00–240.00 $231.41 $1,544 -38.59
757 757 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,817 —
805 805 2 230.00–232.50 $231.25 $1,862 —
860 860 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,935 —
1010 1010 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,364 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–333 332 4 310.00–325.00 $317.47 $1,054 -42.53
367 367 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,284 —
433 433 8 337.50 $337.50 $1,461 +12.50
542 542 18 282.50 $282.50 $1,531 -27.50
645 645 13 241.00 $241.00 $1,554 —
755 755 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,472 -32.50

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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.