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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $372.77/cwt +29.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,136/hd at 573 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.92/cwt +8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 623 lb · 47 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $329.21/cwt ≈ $2,166/hd at 658 lb · 42 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 640

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,389 -32.50
370 370 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,498 ±0.00
423 423 7 422.50 $422.50 $1,787 -12.50
450–484 478 6 365.00–411.00 $403.79 $1,930 +11.29
551 551 24 387.00 $387.00 $2,132 +43.72
591 value added 591 8 362.50 $362.50 $2,142
596 596 17 357.50 $357.50 $2,131
640 640 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,984 -24.14
652–670 658 42 324.00–332.00 $329.21 $2,166
724 724 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,389
785 value added 785 16 316.00 $316.00 $2,481
830 830 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,448 -5.00
900 900 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,318
1100 1100 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,420
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,188 -54.82
371 371 4 417.50 $417.50 $1,549 -5.00
428 428 8 417.50 $417.50 $1,787 +77.50
488 488 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,964 +10.72
562–598 568 12 330.00–379.00 $370.40 $2,104 +4.92
600–640 627 3 305.00–315.00 $311.81 $1,955 -14.21
708 708 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,248 +11.50
812–830 817 4 255.00–292.50 $282.97 $2,312 +0.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–345 341 5 375.00–400.00 $389.88 $1,329
415 415 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,639
452 452 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,718 -9.00
500 500 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,600
555 555 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,915 +2.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–280 279 3 350.00–395.00 $379.93 $1,060
340 340 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,411 +50.00
381 381 7 417.50 $417.50 $1,591 +10.00
425 425 12 390.00 $390.00 $1,658 -14.30
475 475 13 377.50 $377.50 $1,793 -3.42
513–540 538 29 332.00–332.50 $332.03 $1,786 -2.97
555–595 575 2 305.00–322.50 $313.45 $1,802 +3.45
612–626 620 40 302.50–317.50 $309.17 $1,917 +9.17
643 value added 643 7 307.50 $307.50 $1,977
675–695 682 3 230.00–270.00 $256.41 $1,749 -31.85
717–736 728 7 262.50–282.50 $274.06 $1,995 +34.06
860 860 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,150 +7.50
905–928 920 3 227.50–245.00 $239.26 $2,201
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–345 339 10 400.00–422.50 $415.62 $1,409 +32.00
380–385 384 4 365.00–410.00 $398.86 $1,532 -8.64
423–440 425 9 395.00 $395.00 $1,679 -12.35
455–478 476 14 375.00–378.00 $377.80 $1,798 +10.30
539 539 36 340.00 $340.00 $1,833 +6.06
565–570 567 3 275.00–318.00 $303.58 $1,721
615 615 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,630
634 value added 634 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,965
650–681 657 19 295.00–316.00 $311.41 $2,046 +12.41
725–735 733 8 265.00–280.00 $276.29 $2,025 +3.07
837 837 3 247.50 $247.50 $2,072
862 862 3 235.00 $235.00 $2,026
900 900 2 236.00 $236.00 $2,124 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–341 340 5 360.00–395.00 $388.10 $1,320 +33.32
405–445 439 8 305.00–385.00 $373.72 $1,641 +43.72
553 553 8 337.50 $337.50 $1,866 +10.00
651 651 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,693
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 value added 408 13 437.50 $437.50 $1,785

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 380.00–405.00 $392.38 $1,052
345 345 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,311 -78.52
360–371 370 8 400.00–410.00 $408.78 $1,512 +1.49
417 417 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,668 -24.00
480–490 483 6 345.00–385.00 $376.61 $1,819 -19.39
538–546 545 22 355.00–360.00 $359.55 $1,960
649 649 12 322.50 $322.50 $2,093 -2.50
650 value added 650 20 325.00 $325.00 $2,112
747 value added 747 8 285.00 $285.00 $2,129
790 790 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,975
805–845 825 2 245.00–255.00 $250.12 $2,063
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 312 3 400.00–435.00 $422.14 $1,317 -13.20
360 360 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,512 +8.76
427 427 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,708 +7.37
470–490 481 5 350.00–430.00 $380.65 $1,831 -2.67
555–560 559 13 325.00–350.00 $346.18 $1,935
620–643 641 10 300.00–305.00 $304.52 $1,952 -12.98
736 736 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,061 +20.00
760 760 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,938 -7.50
873–880 877 5 220.00–242.50 $233.54 $2,048 +18.54
972 972 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,944 -17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,329 -17.50
420 420 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,470 -30.00
450 450 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,755 +10.00
512–520 515 5 300.00–325.00 $310.09 $1,597 -17.41
646 646 6 292.50 $292.50 $1,890 -22.50
780 780 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,716

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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.