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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 26, 2025

717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.98/cwt +36.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,095/hd at 607 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.88/cwt +31.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 550 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $357.48/cwt ≈ $1,945/hd at 544 lb · 32 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 717

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,410 ±0.00
395 395 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,659 +15.00
417–425 420 5 330.00–420.00 $383.59 $1,611 -38.91
480 480 4 397.50 $397.50 $1,908 -6.29
540 540 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,593
559–575 563 9 392.50 $392.50 $2,210 +5.50
607 value added 607 13 350.00 $350.00 $2,124
600–644 638 9 337.50–355.00 $339.89 $2,168 +29.89
715 value added 715 16 330.00 $330.00 $2,360
725–748 737 4 287.50–305.00 $296.39 $2,184 -33.61
828 828 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,380 -7.50
960 960 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,496
1000 1000 3 247.50 $247.50 $2,475
1270–1278 1276 4 220.00–225.00 $221.24 $2,823
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 value added 463 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,875
620 value added 620 11 342.50 $342.50 $2,124
679 value added 679 15 332.50 $332.50 $2,258
766 value added 766 10 310.00 $310.00 $2,375
870 value added 870 22 301.00 $301.00 $2,619
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,428 +70.00
373 373 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,306 -67.50
430 430 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,849 +12.50
489 489 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,809 -32.50
543 543 10 382.50 $382.50 $2,077
583–590 585 3 315.00–355.00 $341.72 $1,999 -28.68
640 640 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,080 +13.19
658 658 14 325.00 $325.00 $2,138
737 737 10 306.00 $306.00 $2,255 -11.50
865 865 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,990
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,677
460–486 483 8 390.00–405.00 $403.21 $1,948 +23.21
554–560 556 6 335.00–337.50 $335.84 $1,867 -9.16
605 605 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,936
659 659 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,142
763 763 6 275.00 $275.00 $2,098
970 970 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,086

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–386 373 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,455 -27.50
425–428 428 18 335.00–395.00 $381.42 $1,632 -8.58
478–483 482 12 366.00–370.00 $366.99 $1,769 -10.51
520–540 533 8 292.50–330.00 $316.27 $1,686 -15.76
550 550 26 335.00 $335.00 $1,842 +21.55
551 value added 551 17 360.00 $360.00 $1,984
600 value added 600 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,875
608 608 46 349.00 $349.00 $2,122 +39.83
610 610 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,769 -19.17
663 663 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,989 +43.59
667 value added 667 16 312.50 $312.50 $2,084
775 775 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,938
838 838 3 257.00 $257.00 $2,154
855 855 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,095 -5.00
1073 1073 2 232.50 $232.50 $2,495
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,378 -5.62
363–373 371 12 385.00–395.00 $393.37 $1,459 -5.49
415–445 427 21 335.00–397.50 $388.61 $1,659 -6.39
453–458 455 5 280.00–370.00 $323.20 $1,471 -54.60
552–580 555 19 332.50–349.00 $347.18 $1,927 +43.60
647 647 13 307.00 $307.00 $1,986 +42.00
695 695 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,911
731 value added 731 9 259.00 $259.00 $1,893
710–739 735 9 267.00–267.50 $267.11 $1,963 -9.18
855 855 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,138 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,388 +11.90
365 365 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,186
435–440 440 15 330.00–380.00 $376.70 $1,657 +2.98
549 549 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,839
626 626 6 319.00 $319.00 $1,997

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,436 +12.86
372 372 11 430.00 $430.00 $1,600 +10.00
430 430 14 422.50 $422.50 $1,817 +22.50
484 484 13 375.00 $375.00 $1,815 -5.65
544–548 544 32 320.00–360.00 $357.48 $1,945
580 580 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,769 -41.18
645 645 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,967 +0.48
653 653 13 310.00 $310.00 $2,024
745 745 5 257.50 $257.50 $1,918 -22.50
828 828 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,946
850 850 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,104 +13.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 430.00–435.00 $432.64 $1,190 +40.26
323–325 323 5 365.00–445.00 $428.92 $1,385 +48.92
365–367 367 9 425.00 $425.00 $1,560 +16.22
400–429 422 11 345.00–430.00 $415.23 $1,752 +15.23
478 478 12 390.00 $390.00 $1,864 +13.39
537 537 16 367.50 $367.50 $1,973 +7.95
555 555 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,665
639 639 17 325.00 $325.00 $2,077 +2.50
732 732 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,013
1070 1070 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,622
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 369 4 300.00–350.00 $337.63 $1,246
465 465 10 390.00 $390.00 $1,814 ±0.00
510 510 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,810 +44.91

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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.