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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 14, 2025

1,177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.65/cwt ≈ $1,774/hd at 548 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $367.57/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,051/hd at 558 lb · 58 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $262.68/cwt ≈ $2,453/hd at 934 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,177 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 6 455.00 $455.00 $1,247 —
320–345 327 9 385.00–400.00 $397.70 $1,300 +2.70
379 379 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,440 -20.00
428 428 13 428.00 $428.00 $1,832 +34.71
474 474 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,801 +24.13
515–538 530 3 350.00–360.00 $353.24 $1,872 —
550–581 558 58 361.00–384.00 $367.57 $2,051 -0.17
600–635 621 46 315.00–337.00 $323.31 $2,008 +6.31
665 665 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,062 +3.00
735 735 11 276.00 $276.00 $2,029 -9.00
812 value added 812 19 290.00 $290.00 $2,355 —
850 850 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,040 -50.00
907–949 value added 934 57 260.00–267.50 $262.68 $2,453 —
965 965 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,220 -40.00
1028 1028 3 217.50 $217.50 $2,236 -37.50
1115 1115 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,537 —
1150 1150 3 225.00 $225.00 $2,588 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,357 +32.19
365–390 373 3 375.00–400.00 $391.29 $1,460 -6.21
428 428 12 431.00 $431.00 $1,845 +31.00
476 476 15 375.00 $375.00 $1,785 +11.10
540 540 15 355.00 $355.00 $1,917 —
649 649 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,077 +22.35
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 -2.63
713 713 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,086 +10.00
849 849 5 255.00 $255.00 $2,165 -5.00
955–973 970 6 230.00–235.00 $230.82 $2,239 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,406 +5.00
468 468 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,661 ±0.00
530 530 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,709 +14.49
644 644 9 312.50 $312.50 $2,012 —
650 650 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 —
810 810 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,066 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
812 value added 812 5 292.50 $292.50 $2,375 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 8 372.50 $372.50 $1,073 +32.50
338 338 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,251 +25.00
365–395 375 23 345.00–376.00 $370.28 $1,389 +32.91
410–435 428 34 350.00–365.00 $364.55 $1,560 +13.42
466–495 472 39 280.00–354.00 $348.95 $1,647 +22.36
542–548 548 77 290.00–325.00 $323.65 $1,774 —
550 550 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 -13.82
615 615 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,599 -20.00
651 651 22 270.00 $270.00 $1,758 —
700–719 715 5 255.00–260.00 $259.02 $1,852 +22.80
734 value added 734 21 255.00 $255.00 $1,872 —
805–830 824 8 227.50–246.00 $238.89 $1,968 +8.89
878 value added 878 35 241.00 $241.00 $2,116 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 10 382.50 $382.50 $1,255 +42.50
375 375 14 380.00 $380.00 $1,425 +24.59
415–419 419 10 370.00–380.00 $379.01 $1,588 +30.15
474–478 475 44 330.00–365.00 $361.80 $1,719 +29.30
549 549 34 323.00 $323.00 $1,773 -6.00
556–571 564 19 345.00–348.00 $346.40 $1,954 +61.40
645 645 27 269.00 $269.00 $1,735 -6.76
664 664 18 277.00 $277.00 $1,839 +14.50
705 value added 705 7 263.00 $263.00 $1,854 —
735 735 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,860 +23.00
850 850 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,934 +37.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 10 362.50 $362.50 $1,251 +82.50
369 369 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,089 -15.53
440–448 442 8 320.00–325.00 $321.27 $1,420 +96.27
452–473 454 28 305.00–347.50 $344.33 $1,563 +39.33
543 543 22 320.00 $320.00 $1,738 —
553–572 558 14 295.00–335.00 $323.29 $1,804 +102.29
603–630 612 3 240.00–265.00 $248.58 $1,521 -21.42
655 655 10 274.00 $274.00 $1,795 —
707 707 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,538 —
803 value added 803 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,646 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 9 365.00 $365.00 $1,628 —
510 510 21 360.00 $360.00 $1,836 +55.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 10 435.00 $435.00 $1,405 +47.96
360–376 374 13 385.00–402.50 $399.91 $1,496 +32.09
420–428 427 15 355.00–427.50 $422.75 $1,805 +48.90
465–485 474 26 360.00–365.00 $360.19 $1,707 +4.05
530–537 532 19 334.00–337.00 $334.80 $1,781 —
575 575 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,524 -63.65
633–647 644 11 280.00–290.00 $288.21 $1,856 +15.02
725 725 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,849 —
825–840 835 3 225.00–235.00 $231.71 $1,935 —
1018 1018 3 217.50 $217.50 $2,214 +50.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,398 +26.34
350–392 378 9 325.00–397.50 $383.04 $1,448 +12.98
410–448 427 9 360.00–415.00 $403.24 $1,722 +42.87
479–495 481 14 295.00–360.00 $347.78 $1,673 -6.82
525–547 546 16 275.00–325.00 $321.99 $1,758 -6.69
635 635 10 304.00 $304.00 $1,930 +74.00
748 748 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,851 +19.69
820 820 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,886 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–362 361 15 350.00–395.00 $389.10 $1,405 +36.60
454–485 460 11 270.00–330.00 $318.49 $1,465 -10.11
534 534 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,375 -32.50
560–570 562 13 250.00–317.50 $306.96 $1,725 —
610–649 636 6 225.00–235.00 $228.20 $1,451 —
715–733 727 3 235.00–240.00 $238.36 $1,733 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 12 310.00 $310.00 $1,696 —

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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.