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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 31, 2025

1,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.14/cwt ≈ $2,010/hd at 705 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $368.91/cwt ≈ $2,114/hd at 573 lb · 70 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $364.02/cwt +29.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 433 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,476 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 value added 542 21 377.00 $377.00 $2,043 —
567 value added 567 53 371.00 $371.00 $2,104 —
578–599 592 17 357.50–365.00 $362.41 $2,145 —
649 649 20 327.50 $327.50 $2,125 +2.50
659–675 value added 663 26 290.00–343.00 $330.54 $2,191 —
729 value added 729 23 301.00 $301.00 $2,194 —
735 735 4 297.00 $297.00 $2,183 —
774 774 53 305.00 $305.00 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 +25.00
371 371 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,521 +5.63
376 value added 376 15 430.00 $430.00 $1,617 —
428–435 429 7 365.00–410.00 $403.48 $1,731 +31.81
416–441 value added 436 31 427.50–434.00 $432.80 $1,887 —
460–495 475 12 365.00–380.00 $378.35 $1,797 +38.35
489 value added 489 6 397.50 $397.50 $1,944 —
515–543 534 3 340.00–365.00 $348.04 $1,859 +58.04
551–575 562 30 340.00–370.00 $364.52 $2,049 +29.18
622–625 623 4 275.00–327.50 $314.33 $1,958 -4.98
678–679 value added 679 17 332.50 $332.50 $2,258 —
678–688 680 12 310.00–315.00 $310.84 $2,114 +48.41
695 695 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,120 +42.57
710–743 738 6 267.50–282.50 $280.09 $2,067 -14.19
840 840 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,079 -1.50
865–878 874 3 242.50–247.50 $245.85 $2,149 —
1020 1020 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,346 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,107 —
317 317 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,300 +27.49
385 385 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 +2.68
400–429 427 12 385.00–400.00 $398.83 $1,703 +2.55
468 468 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,895 +44.65
455–495 479 31 375.00–380.00 $377.51 $1,808 +17.16
548 548 23 365.00 $365.00 $2,000 +13.04
553–590 580 19 345.00–364.00 $359.23 $2,084 —
645 645 13 330.00 $330.00 $2,128 +19.48
660–665 663 2 300.00–325.00 $312.45 $2,072 +35.33
710–740 733 10 275.00–302.50 $296.95 $2,177 +30.67
753 753 10 298.00 $298.00 $2,244 —
815 815 2 257.50 $257.50 $2,099 —
852 852 3 252.50 $252.50 $2,151 ±0.00
925 925 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,312 —
973 973 2 252.50 $252.50 $2,457 +18.50
1000 1000 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,275 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 value added 289 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,214 —
360–380 368 3 275.00–400.00 $335.20 $1,234 —
423 423 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,671 +5.00
531 531 9 347.50 $347.50 $1,845 —
584 584 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,869 +25.00
633 633 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,962 +64.14
663 663 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,088 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 value added 435 12 429.00 $429.00 $1,866 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279–290 280 10 267.50–275.00 $268.28 $751 -99.22
329–345 330 14 335.00–355.00 $353.51 $1,167 +4.51
370–380 379 24 335.00–368.00 $365.32 $1,385 +29.37
415–419 419 22 340.00–360.00 $359.10 $1,505 +22.51
473–485 475 24 290.00–347.50 $338.95 $1,610 +20.73
556 556 27 305.00 $305.00 $1,696 +9.00
615 615 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,645 -14.50
625 625 11 281.00 $281.00 $1,756 -1.00
652–668 653 26 225.00–268.00 $264.62 $1,728 -10.38
701 701 74 289.00 $289.00 $2,026 —
700–746 740 8 248.00–260.00 $249.42 $1,846 —
755–799 795 10 245.00–257.50 $246.19 $1,957 —
818 818 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,943 —
928–941 931 15 227.50–228.00 $227.87 $2,121 +60.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–330 321 6 335.00–365.00 $359.86 $1,155 +17.36
336 value added 336 12 420.00 $420.00 $1,411 —
368–381 378 10 360.00–372.50 $370.07 $1,399 +26.61
400–427 418 25 270.00–360.00 $319.96 $1,337 -11.41
446 value added 446 29 402.00 $402.00 $1,793 +59.50
475–481 480 21 335.00–351.00 $348.74 $1,674 +30.74
518–538 523 8 272.50–290.00 $285.50 $1,493 -15.50
550 550 43 298.00 $298.00 $1,639 +5.55
638–648 640 33 247.50–283.00 $277.79 $1,778 +12.79
652 value added 652 9 282.50 $282.50 $1,842 —
743 743 14 245.00 $245.00 $1,820 —
749 value added 749 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,835 —
842 842 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,852 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 9 313.00 $313.00 $1,671 +40.50
559 value added 559 50 320.00 $320.00 $1,789 —
630 630 11 284.00 $284.00 $1,789 —
656 value added 656 27 279.00 $279.00 $1,830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 value added 353 9 375.00 $375.00 $1,324 —
363 363 14 392.50 $392.50 $1,425 +62.50
430 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 +2.00
452 452 20 347.50 $347.50 $1,571 —
505–533 530 18 295.00–305.00 $296.06 $1,569 -7.24
633 633 12 272.00 $272.00 $1,722 +9.00
705 705 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,604 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–333 325 9 365.00–385.00 $379.56 $1,234 +14.56
378–395 383 9 345.00–380.00 $368.63 $1,412 -58.87
427 427 27 400.00 $400.00 $1,708 +30.00
479 479 14 355.00 $355.00 $1,700 +20.51
542–548 542 45 360.00–361.00 $360.93 $1,956 +39.13
585 585 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 —
637 637 17 291.00 $291.00 $1,854 +30.68
740 740 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,850 ±0.00
815 815 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,976 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–345 336 5 390.00–395.00 $393.97 $1,324 +38.97
374 374 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,459 ±0.00
420 420 12 402.50 $402.50 $1,690 +48.76
470 470 9 340.00–380.00 $366.67 $1,723 +43.23
541 541 17 337.50 $337.50 $1,826 +27.08
630 630 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,732 —
651 651 8 277.50 $277.50 $1,807 +5.00
751 751 10 260.00 $260.00 $1,953 —
830–845 842 5 220.00–240.00 $236.06 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–390 368 6 365.00–385.00 $381.47 $1,404 +21.47
449 449 12 375.00 $375.00 $1,684 —
546 546 11 342.50 $342.50 $1,870 +32.50
573 573 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,834 —
646 646 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,841 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 value added 438 13 434.00 $434.00 $1,901 —

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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.