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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 24, 2025

1,039 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $292.45/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 557 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $323.44/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 480 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.52/cwt +9.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 541 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,039 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–325 324 4 380.00–385.00 $382.51 $1,239 -12.49
378–385 379 14 425.00–427.50 $427.32 $1,620 +9.22
428–440 430 11 380.00–400.00 $396.28 $1,704 +1.28
468–475 474 39 357.50–380.00 $360.35 $1,708 -13.25
525–540 539 37 315.00–355.00 $351.96 $1,897 +1.96
623–625 624 10 302.50–322.50 $310.52 $1,938 -22.48
665–675 670 5 245.00–300.00 $277.12 $1,857 -46.59
705–747 737 7 235.00–275.00 $266.28 $1,962 —
769 value added 769 18 287.00 $287.00 $2,207 +16.79
855 855 4 252.50 $252.50 $2,159 +3.22
965 965 5 230.00–235.00 $234.00 $2,258 -2.00
980 value added 980 10 240.00 $240.00 $2,352 -5.00
1019 value added 1019 9 229.00 $229.00 $2,334 —
1040 1040 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,340 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,125 -6.70
380–385 381 8 400.00–405.00 $404.37 $1,541 -10.63
433–441 439 10 340.00–385.00 $371.67 $1,632 -15.12
476 476 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,618 -10.00
515 515 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,494 -50.00
550–559 554 28 315.00–340.00 $335.34 $1,858 -14.66
635 value added 635 12 307.50 $307.50 $1,953 —
610–640 636 7 315.00–320.00 $319.31 $2,031 +94.31
650–685 668 2 260.00–265.00 $262.43 $1,753 -30.43
701–734 713 19 280.00–303.00 $294.28 $2,098 —
765 765 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,874 -5.00
820 820 1 249.00 $249.00 $2,042 —
905 905 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,036 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,812 —
619 619 8 325.00 $325.00 $2,012 —
689 689 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,964 —
854 value added 854 11 255.00 $255.00 $2,178 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,669 —
567 567 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,673 —
625–640 635 3 240.00–255.00 $245.86 $1,561 -49.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 16 367.50 $367.50 $1,029 +27.50
328 328 16 349.00 $349.00 $1,145 +9.00
353–390 369 19 305.00–346.00 $335.95 $1,240 +3.45
406–430 417 38 305.00–341.00 $336.59 $1,404 +1.89
468–490 479 38 305.00–320.00 $318.22 $1,524 +6.18
530–545 541 39 280.00–301.00 $299.52 $1,620 +9.59
574 574 8 296.00 $296.00 $1,699 +22.00
643 643 8 282.00 $282.00 $1,813 +29.50
648 value added 648 18 286.00 $286.00 $1,853 —
651 651 17 275.00 $275.00 $1,790 —
686 value added 686 10 282.00 $282.00 $1,935 —
754–765 756 5 230.00–233.00 $232.39 $1,757 —
850–860 852 5 210.00–223.00 $220.38 $1,878 —
935 935 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,566 —
1008 1008 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 5 342.50 $342.50 $1,120 +8.10
355–386 383 24 325.00–345.00 $343.46 $1,315 +13.46
424 value added 424 7 342.50 $342.50 $1,452 —
400–435 428 18 307.50–337.50 $331.37 $1,418 -2.59
477 477 16 318.00 $318.00 $1,517 +11.80
522 522 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,571 +13.50
555–585 557 41 292.00–295.00 $292.45 $1,629 +37.45
649 649 14 265.00 $265.00 $1,720 —
650–660 655 2 242.50–250.00 $246.28 $1,613 -17.72
760 760 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 +35.00
831 831 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,766 +30.00
925 925 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–345 337 7 285.00–322.50 $317.02 $1,068 -8.77
350 350 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,155 +40.00
442 442 13 323.00 $323.00 $1,428 —
490 490 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,494 +11.86
530–536 535 8 270.00–308.00 $303.30 $1,623 +22.23
639 639 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,681 +23.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 9 272.50 $272.50 $1,450 —
617 value added 617 15 278.00 $278.00 $1,715 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,024 -22.50
333 333 16 365.00 $365.00 $1,215 -7.62
379 379 10 427.50 $427.50 $1,620 +30.70
415–429 428 17 370.00 $370.00 $1,584 -10.86
465–480 478 19 330.00–335.00 $334.49 $1,599 -4.12
510–549 548 36 321.78–322.50 $321.80 $1,763 -22.90
620–648 646 15 260.00–265.00 $260.32 $1,682 -19.68
720 720 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,800 +15.00
818 818 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,963 +22.50
955 955 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,600 +17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 11 355.00 $355.00 $1,150 -30.00
380 380 11 390.00 $390.00 $1,482 -5.00
410–435 426 30 320.00–357.50 $353.74 $1,507 -0.49
472–498 480 40 320.00–325.00 $323.44 $1,553 +1.96
536–543 537 15 265.00–317.50 $310.42 $1,667 -30.10
663 663 13 272.50 $272.50 $1,807 —
740 740 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,776 +5.00
885 885 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,482 -40.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 ±0.00
453–463 459 14 325.00–335.00 $330.77 $1,518 +21.69
533 533 10 310.00 $310.00 $1,652 -5.00
665 665 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,496 —
770 770 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,694 +35.00

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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.