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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 21, 2025

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $335.00/cwt ≈ $1,842/hd at 550 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $406.32/cwt +41.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 381 lb · 19 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $415.00/cwt +57.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 338 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 438 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,364 —
385 385 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,598 +15.00
405–431 428 10 400.00–420.00 $407.94 $1,746 +42.94
483–485 483 8 350.00–396.00 $390.23 $1,885 +27.63
533–546 543 9 390.00–391.00 $390.78 $2,122 +12.78
651 651 6 359.00 $359.00 $2,337 —
745 745 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,395 +55.00
380 380 4 390.00–445.00 $431.25 $1,639 +1.25
425 425 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,849 +35.00
488 488 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,976 +10.73
500 500 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,050 —
554 554 18 395.00 $395.00 $2,188 —
641 641 5 361.00 $361.00 $2,314 -1.50
720 720 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,088 —
763 763 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,365 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,525 —
462 462 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,663 +15.00
535 535 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,418 -85.00
608 608 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,991 +2.50
712 712 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,278 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
916 916 7 297.00 $297.00 $2,721 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,131 +38.97
328 328 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,312 +30.00
378–395 381 19 345.00–415.00 $406.32 $1,548 +41.32
418–422 421 15 395.00–405.00 $403.68 $1,699 +47.99
472 472 13 371.00 $371.00 $1,751 +23.79
528 528 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,782 +10.00
562 562 16 349.00 $349.00 $1,961 +36.51
632 632 13 345.00 $345.00 $2,180 +32.78
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 —
746 746 8 305.00 $305.00 $2,275 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 19 415.00 $415.00 $1,403 +57.50
389 389 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,614 +60.00
419–430 420 9 390.00–412.50 $409.94 $1,722 +49.22
460–485 481 6 340.00–368.00 $363.54 $1,749 +11.04
550 550 28 335.00 $335.00 $1,842 —
659 659 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,109 —
769 769 4 302.50 $302.50 $2,326 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 356 6 335.00–360.00 $339.22 $1,208 —
400 400 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,400 —
485 485 5 368.00 $368.00 $1,785 +68.00
540 540 12 352.00 $352.00 $1,901 +24.50
560 560 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,736 —
620–635 623 10 295.00–311.00 $307.74 $1,917 +32.54
730 730 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,172 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 12 390.00 $390.00 $1,845 —
591 591 13 360.00 $360.00 $2,128 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 value added 533 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,919 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 8 450.00 $450.00 $1,498 +15.00
350–388 376 5 390.00–435.00 $421.76 $1,586 +21.76
425 425 15 420.00 $420.00 $1,785 +37.50
469 469 6 387.50 $387.50 $1,817 +12.50
537 537 10 366.00 $366.00 $1,965 +29.60
658 658 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,122 +71.81
700 700 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,065 —
865 865 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,249 —
962 962 3 242.50 $242.50 $2,333 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 5 482.50 $482.50 $1,375 +157.50
318–320 319 3 355.00–445.00 $414.87 $1,323 -7.28
355–385 381 7 390.00–445.00 $437.67 $1,668 +16.02
431 431 9 407.50 $407.50 $1,756 +8.90
470–485 475 11 385.00–400.00 $398.19 $1,891 +14.82
540 540 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,850 -20.00
555 555 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,859 +10.00
605–635 617 3 300.00–347.50 $326.69 $2,016 +1.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,399 —
378–385 380 3 385.00–400.00 $394.94 $1,501 +159.94
405 405 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,580 —
585 585 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,667 —
635 635 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 —

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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.