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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 28, 2025

328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $348.41/cwt -17.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,864/hd at 535 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $355.33/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,363/hd at 665 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $375.00/cwt +11.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 480 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 328 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,628 +10.00
430 430 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,763 +2.06
460 460 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,840 +9.77
536 536 4 364.00 $364.00 $1,951 -26.78
657 value added 657 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,365 —
674 674 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,359 -9.00
744 744 5 318.00 $318.00 $2,366 +5.50
840 840 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,184 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,302 —
380 380 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,596 -11.25
426 426 4 432.50 $432.50 $1,842 -2.50
480 480 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 -5.00
500–540 520 2 355.00–395.00 $374.23 $1,946 -35.77
660 660 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,228 —
755 755 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,378 +5.00
765 value added 765 10 337.00 $337.00 $2,578 —
890 890 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,714 —
960–998 985 3 280.00–290.00 $286.75 $2,824 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,497 +22.50
430 430 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,784 —
563 563 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,985 —
628 628 3 353.00 $353.00 $2,217 +25.50
710 710 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,201 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 7 417.50 $417.50 $1,411 +2.50
372–380 373 7 390.00–410.00 $407.09 $1,518 -7.91
421 421 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,684 -9.94
480 480 12 375.00 $375.00 $1,800 +11.46
571–575 572 8 285.00–330.00 $324.34 $1,855 -10.66
636 636 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,972 —
698 value added 698 7 313.00 $313.00 $2,185 —
753 753 5 299.00 $299.00 $2,251 -3.50
857–865 859 4 240.00–252.50 $249.35 $2,142 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 330.00–400.00 $366.55 $1,037 -23.45
330 330 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 -5.00
365–378 376 7 415.00–417.50 $417.15 $1,568 +10.83
400–416 414 7 365.00–415.00 $408.09 $1,689 +4.41
450–458 455 3 382.50–390.00 $384.97 $1,752 +13.97
523–527 526 7 325.00–360.00 $350.05 $1,841 +12.55
612 612 5 347.50 $347.50 $2,127 +2.50
695 695 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,016 -10.00
839 839 4 287.50 $287.50 $2,412 —
948 948 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,536 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 387.50 $387.50 $1,376 +48.28
435–439 439 9 340.00–367.50 $364.47 $1,600 —
551 551 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,763 +10.00
625 625 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,781 -22.74
750 750 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 value added 685 11 310.00 $310.00 $2,124 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–340 328 7 390.00–430.00 $424.08 $1,391 -25.92
366 366 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,610 +18.24
415 415 8 430.00 $430.00 $1,784 +10.00
455–460 459 4 370.00–385.00 $381.28 $1,750 -6.22
534–540 535 19 335.00–350.00 $348.41 $1,864 -17.59
613 613 6 342.00 $342.00 $2,096 —
875 875 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,362 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,421 +25.13
384 384 10 445.00 $445.00 $1,709 +7.33
410–435 421 8 390.00–435.00 $399.86 $1,683 -7.64
470–475 473 9 350.00–390.00 $384.43 $1,818 -13.76
505–537 532 7 367.50–400.00 $371.90 $1,979 +29.40
638 638 10 347.00 $347.00 $2,214 +20.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 363 3 350.00–355.00 $353.21 $1,282 -41.73
410 410 7 409.00 $409.00 $1,677 +19.00
453 453 2 397.50 $397.50 $1,801 —
545 545 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,798 —
610 610 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,800 +25.00

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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.