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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 17, 2025

891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $266.40/cwt -6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,088/hd at 784 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $373.60/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,793/hd at 480 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $340.52/cwt +28.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,869/hd at 549 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 891 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,244 +37.00
365–398 385 10 415.00–420.00 $418.10 $1,610 +61.41
425 425 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,679 -4.90
467–497 480 43 350.00–380.00 $373.60 $1,793 +3.60
507 507 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,774 +95.01
550 550 15 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 +17.50
623 623 7 333.00 $333.00 $2,075 +113.00
653–695 657 12 300.00–326.00 $323.71 $2,127 +13.71
697 value added 697 10 311.00 $311.00 $2,168 —
712–733 value added 729 16 285.00 $285.00 $2,078 —
774–780 774 13 255.00–257.50 $257.31 $1,992 -15.35
773–791 value added 788 31 266.00–271.00 $270.21 $2,129 —
835 835 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,129 +5.25
855–894 890 14 249.00–250.00 $249.28 $2,219 +12.80
918 value added 918 7 243.00 $243.00 $2,231 —
952 value added 952 7 245.00 $245.00 $2,332 —
997 997 7 236.00 $236.00 $2,353 —
1069 1069 6 227.50 $227.50 $2,432 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 value added 564 9 357.50 $357.50 $2,016 +15.00
769 value added 769 15 285.00 $285.00 $2,192 —
784 784 13 221.00 $221.00 $1,733 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 375.00–385.00 $381.70 $1,271 -28.30
365 365 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,515 +20.29
413–445 421 4 350.00–400.00 $386.79 $1,628 -33.21
471 471 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,648 -4.38
543 543 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,846 +10.00
553 553 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,936 —
630 630 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,418 -85.00
650–675 655 5 275.00–297.50 $292.86 $1,918 +5.36
758 758 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,895 +20.00
855 855 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–370 362 7 365.00–375.00 $373.54 $1,352 —
465–490 478 2 340.00–350.00 $345.13 $1,650 +10.13
617 617 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,820 +25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 4 340.00 $340.00 $911 +2.11
332 332 16 340.00 $340.00 $1,129 -20.00
372 372 8 332.50 $332.50 $1,237 -31.50
415–440 420 31 275.00–348.00 $334.70 $1,406 -20.30
469–483 472 15 285.00–319.00 $312.04 $1,473 -14.98
518–535 519 16 250.00–295.00 $289.93 $1,505 -10.07
552 552 17 274.00 $274.00 $1,512 -4.94
640 640 11 252.50 $252.50 $1,616 -31.00
723 723 4 232.50 $232.50 $1,681 +9.00
742 value added 742 9 241.00 $241.00 $1,788 +6.00
802 value added 802 12 239.00 $239.00 $1,917 —
842 842 10 228.00 $228.00 $1,920 +13.83
1065 1065 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,917 +35.00
1323 1323 6 170.00 $170.00 $2,249 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 331 9 310.00–337.50 $334.40 $1,107 -30.32
371 371 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,224 -39.19
426–430 427 10 310.00–340.00 $333.96 $1,426 -23.70
471–477 473 14 295.00–312.50 $306.20 $1,448 -33.70
546 546 26 287.50 $287.50 $1,570 +0.63
562 value added 562 12 300.00 $300.00 $1,686 —
578 578 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,474 —
651 651 15 264.00 $264.00 $1,719 —
740 740 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,295 -42.72
775 775 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,434 -17.50
845 845 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,542 -17.50
859 859 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,632 —
1010 1010 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–337 331 11 280.00–335.00 $325.79 $1,078 -55.76
352 352 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,021 -70.00
454–470 456 25 280.00–295.00 $293.14 $1,337 -49.36
505–528 522 8 275.00–283.00 $281.07 $1,467 +10.70
628 628 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,507 —
700–735 718 2 165.00–175.00 $170.12 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 value added 402 22 327.00 $327.00 $1,315 -73.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 5 397.50 $397.50 $1,129 —
310–340 332 9 340.00–385.00 $372.62 $1,237 -34.88
380–382 382 14 355.00–400.00 $396.80 $1,516 -16.20
424–445 425 20 325.00–385.00 $380.86 $1,619 -13.81
473–487 485 24 325.00–340.50 $338.61 $1,642 -16.39
517–537 532 26 335.00–347.50 $344.70 $1,834 +14.50
565–573 570 3 230.00–315.00 $286.93 $1,636 +15.01
633 633 16 280.00 $280.00 $1,772 -16.96
738 738 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,734 +5.00
823 823 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,790 -15.78
970 970 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,455 -60.00
1003 1003 2 210.00 $210.00 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,328 -7.66
366 366 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,446 -23.00
420–422 422 12 275.00–370.00 $354.23 $1,495 -40.77
450–486 476 13 270.00–342.50 $321.48 $1,530 -8.48
540–549 549 32 270.00–345.00 $340.52 $1,869 +28.02
633 633 12 275.00 $275.00 $1,741 +9.00
720 720 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,692 +22.06
785 785 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,570 -47.50
865 865 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,795 —
923 923 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 10 360.00 $360.00 $1,274 +30.00
459–473 465 10 275.00–332.50 $309.08 $1,437 -28.89
510 510 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,606 —
564 564 6 287.50 $287.50 $1,622 +7.50
645 645 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,516 +50.00
775 775 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,434 —
803 803 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,548 —

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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.