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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 28, 2025

1,221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.03/cwt +10.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 543 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.79/cwt +10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,860/hd at 640 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $388.00/cwt ≈ $2,122/hd at 547 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,221 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,502 +30.00
379 379 9 420.00 $420.00 $1,592 ±0.00
410–424 416 24 407.50–410.00 $408.94 $1,701 -16.06
432 432 17 385.00 $385.00 $1,663 -40.00
470–484 483 22 382.00–385.00 $382.13 $1,846 -13.26
558 558 43 360.00 $360.00 $2,009 +0.33
630 630 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,063 —
653 653 26 335.00 $335.00 $2,188 +3.92
734–748 737 9 250.00–285.00 $277.11 $2,042 -7.89
763 763 7 302.00 $302.00 $2,304 -3.00
800 800 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,220 —
860 value added 860 20 286.00 $286.00 $2,460 —
921 921 7 270.00 $270.00 $2,487 —
980 value added 980 26 264.00 $264.00 $2,587 —
1010 1010 2 262.50 $262.50 $2,651 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 45 388.00 $388.00 $2,122 —
643 643 35 365.00 $365.00 $2,347 —
653 value added 653 12 351.00 $351.00 $2,292 —
855–878 860 29 260.00–270.00 $267.89 $2,304 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 8 470.00 $470.00 $1,537 +65.56
375–384 383 9 405.00–410.00 $405.54 $1,553 +30.54
431 431 16 402.50 $402.50 $1,735 +2.50
446 446 6 434.00 $434.00 $1,936 +34.00
468–488 485 15 380.00–390.00 $388.71 $1,885 +7.32
545 545 13 365.00 $365.00 $1,989 —
595 595 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,934 —
601–649 629 12 335.00–340.00 $336.99 $2,120 -5.01
695 695 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,085 —
748 748 9 285.00 $285.00 $2,132 —
809–848 826 7 267.50–277.50 $271.90 $2,246 —
1035–1045 1038 4 210.00–255.00 $243.67 $2,529 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,485 +50.26
453 453 10 375.00 $375.00 $1,699 —
509 509 5 357.50 $357.50 $1,820 —
642 642 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,974 -27.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,001 —
328–340 330 7 330.00–380.00 $368.35 $1,216 +3.35
381 381 16 387.50 $387.50 $1,476 +26.04
436 436 31 377.50 $377.50 $1,646 +32.50
455–469 468 39 360.00–370.00 $360.50 $1,687 +20.96
500–544 543 73 323.00–325.00 $323.03 $1,754 +10.92
590 value added 590 13 331.00 $331.00 $1,953 —
639 639 20 285.00 $285.00 $1,821 +5.00
640 value added 640 36 294.00 $294.00 $1,882 —
660 660 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,815 —
738 738 15 278.00 $278.00 $2,052 —
764 value added 764 7 270.00 $270.00 $2,063 —
832 832 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,997 +2.48
905 905 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,946 -5.00
945 value added 945 5 247.50 $247.50 $2,339 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 9 375.00 $375.00 $1,211 ±0.00
360–395 376 22 355.00–392.50 $387.45 $1,457 +22.45
422–440 423 21 350.00–387.50 $384.33 $1,626 +35.98
436 value added 436 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,548 —
478 478 18 360.00 $360.00 $1,721 +21.32
500–538 536 38 325.00–334.00 $325.44 $1,744 +70.44
606–647 637 21 288.00–292.00 $291.09 $1,854 -5.91
670 670 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 -27.30
749 749 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,985 —
965 965 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,930 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 15 375.00 $375.00 $1,376 +39.46
457 457 20 350.00 $350.00 $1,600 +28.71
510–545 542 19 292.50–330.00 $295.94 $1,604 -24.06
639–645 640 5 205.00–280.00 $264.89 $1,695 -22.61
705 705 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,745 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 value added 573 12 331.00 $331.00 $1,897 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 9 480.00 $480.00 $1,344 —
325–338 335 5 425.00–450.00 $445.16 $1,491 +19.99
376 376 14 407.50 $407.50 $1,532 -10.12
427 427 19 397.50 $397.50 $1,697 +3.48
465–480 475 25 315.00–370.00 $363.78 $1,728 -1.23
515–530 523 2 280.00–335.00 $307.89 $1,610 -49.76
555–578 556 31 330.00–337.50 $337.00 $1,874 —
610 610 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,708 -36.32
659 659 17 315.00 $315.00 $2,076 —
763 763 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 13 300.00 $300.00 $900 —
335 335 11 430.00 $430.00 $1,440 -15.00
373 373 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,511 -8.17
423 423 10 405.00 $405.00 $1,713 +7.50
471–472 472 9 320.00–365.00 $345.02 $1,628 -30.55
523–528 523 27 320.00–349.00 $346.83 $1,814 —
642 642 13 280.00 $280.00 $1,798 -35.00
695 695 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,911 —
753–761 758 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–395 379 7 335.00–410.00 $398.82 $1,512 +13.82
436 436 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,657 +19.06
450–480 456 5 290.00–300.00 $292.11 $1,332 —
543 543 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,738 +10.00
560–570 563 9 292.50–320.00 $310.72 $1,749 —
638–645 642 4 265.00–270.00 $267.49 $1,717 -2.51
675 675 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,721 —
725 725 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,414 -75.00

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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.