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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $385.00/cwt +25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 543 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.45/cwt +17.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,946/hd at 552 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $387.50/cwt +15.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,069/hd at 534 lb · 20 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 475

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,457 -30.00
378–388 381 7 400.00–430.00 $424.27 $1,616 +18.45
426 426 8 420.00 $420.00 $1,789 -3.76
476–487 479 13 380.00–400.00 $395.30 $1,893 -19.70
515–534 532 8 375.00–380.00 $375.61 $1,998 +25.61
540 value added 540 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,133
605–635 629 6 347.50–362.50 $358.37 $2,254
865 865 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 +10.00
978 978 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,763
1133 1133 3 272.50 $272.50 $3,087
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,897 +25.27
450–471 467 5 400.00–455.00 $410.60 $1,918 +0.60
520 520 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,106
554–565 555 9 375.00–380.00 $379.43 $2,106 -3.07
625–630 626 6 352.50–362.50 $354.18 $2,217 +9.74
758 758 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,539 +20.00
885 885 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,566
900–925 913 2 275.00–297.50 $286.10 $2,612
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,340
459–470 461 5 372.50–390.00 $376.07 $1,734
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750
585 585 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,077 +12.50
635 635 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,810
685 685 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,952

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 282 3 365.00–390.00 $381.27 $1,075
305–325 315 2 390.00–405.00 $397.74 $1,253 -12.26
373–385 374 9 415.00–420.00 $419.43 $1,569 +11.93
429 429 12 415.00 $415.00 $1,780 +33.12
482 482 10 370.00 $370.00 $1,783 -1.00
530–545 538 2 335.00–340.00 $337.53 $1,816 -7.47
550–562 552 24 335.00–355.00 $352.45 $1,946 +77.45
605 605 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,785 -28.08
658–690 663 7 305.00–320.00 $317.77 $2,107
740 740 5 292.50 $292.50 $2,164
757 value added 757 10 319.00 $319.00 $2,415
820 820 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,296 +45.00
868 value added 868 18 290.00 $290.00 $2,517
925 925 2 268.00 $268.00 $2,479
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 7 395.00 $395.00 $1,292 -7.52
366–379 373 9 412.50–417.50 $414.68 $1,547 +36.84
419 419 12 407.50 $407.50 $1,707 +16.50
475–476 476 10 362.50–365.00 $362.75 $1,727 +5.26
554 554 12 345.00 $345.00 $1,911 +7.50
634 634 10 319.00 $319.00 $2,022 -18.50
655 655 3 290.00–315.00 $306.67 $2,009 +81.67
727 727 9 309.00 $309.00 $2,246
829 829 5 286.00 $286.00 $2,371 +4.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,181
440 440 8 235.00–347.50 $333.44 $1,467
520–543 537 4 275.00–330.00 $316.69 $1,701 -25.81
580 580 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,610
630–640 633 3 265.00–305.00 $291.53 $1,845
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 value added 585 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,062

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,363 +5.28
380 380 14 470.00 $470.00 $1,786 -12.50
421 421 7 460.00 $460.00 $1,937 +35.00
450–480 467 17 350.00–415.00 $408.91 $1,910 +13.91
543 543 27 385.00 $385.00 $2,091 +25.00
565 565 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,189 +62.50
600–649 643 8 285.00–335.00 $329.17 $2,117 +39.05
675 675 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,890 -60.00
725 725 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,030
805 805 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,254
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–343 336 15 395.00–432.50 $424.84 $1,427 -22.66
372–374 373 10 400.00–460.00 $442.07 $1,649 -2.48
412–415 412 9 430.00–437.50 $436.66 $1,799 +1.18
477 477 5 310.00–410.00 $390.00 $1,860 +8.69
534 534 20 387.50 $387.50 $2,069 +15.08
638–645 639 5 310.00–340.00 $333.95 $2,134 +0.95
745 745 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,086 -15.00
900 900 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,665
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 -35.00
560 560 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,820 +55.00
653 653 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,894
748 748 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,833

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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.