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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $387.39/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 485 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $368.95/cwt +9.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,074/hd at 562 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $325.91/cwt +40.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 533 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 689 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 -15.00
375 375 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,500 -30.00
425–431 430 6 390.00–410.00 $393.29 $1,691 -5.54
435 value added 435 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,849 —
469–470 469 16 355.00–356.00 $355.87 $1,669 -49.13
491 value added 491 40 400.00 $400.00 $1,964 —
553–575 554 37 355.00–376.00 $367.74 $2,037 +8.51
590 value added 590 11 373.00 $373.00 $2,201 —
618 618 15 317.00 $317.00 $1,959 -13.00
675 675 7 307.00 $307.00 $2,072 -5.45
717 717 9 285.00 $285.00 $2,043 -11.95
775 775 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,228 -10.50
850–870 862 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,500 +37.50
980 980 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,646 +17.50
1005 1005 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,563 +27.50
1220 1220 4 177.50 $177.50 $2,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 320 5 320.00–385.00 $372.81 $1,193 -27.19
390 390 2 390.00–405.00 $397.50 $1,550 -12.50
435 435 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 -3.48
475–482 481 9 355.00–365.00 $363.90 $1,750 -14.45
555–560 559 9 335.00–362.50 $359.47 $2,009 -5.05
605–640 627 8 260.00–319.00 $297.65 $1,866 -16.68
650–680 671 4 280.00–317.50 $302.63 $2,031 -8.21
740 740 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,090 +2.41
765–798 776 6 240.00–270.00 $259.72 $2,015 —
833 833 3 260.00 $260.00 $2,166 +12.50
870 870 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,653 -55.85
925 925 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,359 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 9 390.00 $390.00 $1,349 —
365 365 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,332 +29.80
463 463 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,644 —
515–530 520 3 275.00–325.00 $308.01 $1,602 -39.49
600 600 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 8 321.00 $321.00 $2,026 -6.50
940 940 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,726 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 340.00 $340.00 $952 +71.72
322 322 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,111 -8.51
360–381 377 11 320.00–340.00 $337.37 $1,272 -27.95
426–443 435 22 345.00–357.50 $351.13 $1,527 -7.97
450–489 477 16 285.00–345.00 $326.59 $1,558 -12.36
551–583 554 32 250.00–292.50 $288.82 $1,600 -16.18
649 649 14 280.00 $280.00 $1,817 -1.00
690 690 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,794 —
700–723 717 4 235.00–240.00 $236.22 $1,694 -52.78
838 838 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,927 -7.50
860 860 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,849 —
897 value added 897 8 236.00 $236.00 $2,117 —
940 940 4 227.50 $227.50 $2,138 -0.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,078 -19.86
376–380 376 11 310.00–360.00 $355.41 $1,336 -14.66
420–424 424 13 335.00–350.00 $348.86 $1,479 +28.90
478 478 13 332.50 $332.50 $1,589 -16.24
526 value added 526 12 330.00 $330.00 $1,736 —
535 535 15 321.00 $321.00 $1,717 +35.50
541 541 8 329.00 $329.00 $1,780 +43.50
552–592 572 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,630 -13.00
614–623 616 9 252.50–282.50 $275.76 $1,699 -2.03
655 655 12 262.50 $262.50 $1,719 —
735 735 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 -15.00
828 828 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,822 ±0.00
860 860 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,634 —
910 910 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,911 —
995 995 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,990 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 280.00 $280.00 $924 —
352–377 364 13 277.50–330.00 $310.53 $1,130 -81.97
428 428 3 225.00 $225.00 $963 -100.00
456 456 14 305.00 $305.00 $1,391 -42.50
500 500 5 297.50 $297.50 $1,488 +1.44
570 570 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,260 —
610 610 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,641 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–323 323 7 335.00–415.00 $403.66 $1,304 +9.69
350–382 377 7 305.00–380.00 $370.06 $1,395 -19.94
415–428 425 10 300.00–375.00 $360.37 $1,532 -42.13
460–476 474 7 290.00–365.00 $354.60 $1,681 -12.07
513–547 value added 537 7 330.00–337.50 $332.05 $1,783 —
510–547 541 6 327.50–335.00 $328.68 $1,778 -8.82
589 value added 589 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,738 —
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 -45.00
643 value added 643 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,768 —
659–685 663 7 210.00–265.00 $256.88 $1,703 -20.62
720–724 723 5 215.00–231.00 $227.81 $1,647 —
785 785 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,766 -35.00
845 845 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,944 -6.06
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
211 value added 211 4 457.50 $457.50 $965 —
290 290 3 360.00–420.00 $400.00 $1,160 —
325–348 340 3 370.00–395.00 $387.04 $1,316 +7.48
378–395 382 8 315.00–380.00 $367.82 $1,405 -0.81
415–440 431 12 350.00–385.00 $373.85 $1,611 -26.15
460–466 465 5 300.00–370.00 $356.14 $1,656 +1.14
559–565 560 11 327.50–340.00 $328.65 $1,840 -11.35
608–628 615 6 260.00–280.00 $273.19 $1,680 -17.81
752 752 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,918 —
1000 1000 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,675 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 352.50 $352.50 $1,237 -28.97
450–473 463 13 310.00–335.00 $328.60 $1,521 —
540 540 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,566 -52.50

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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.