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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Winchester, VA

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

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $371.52/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 483 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.64/cwt +22.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,923/hd at 535 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.00/cwt +35.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,407/hd at 547 lb · 29 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 497 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,658 —
380 380 10 502.50 $502.50 $1,910 —
419 419 8 500.00 $500.00 $2,095 +45.00
473 473 8 440.00 $440.00 $2,081 +29.40
547 547 29 440.00 $440.00 $2,407 +35.00
557 value added 557 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,866 —
570 570 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,337 +30.57
640 640 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,464 +30.82
727–745 733 14 355.00–367.50 $362.97 $2,661 —
755–780 768 2 325.00–335.00 $329.92 $2,534 -5.08
987 987 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,764 —
1005 1005 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,914 —
1050 1050 1 287.50 $287.50 $3,019 —
1131 1131 8 278.00 $278.00 $3,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–371 367 5 485.00–495.00 $493.09 $1,810 +68.82
432 432 6 447.50 $447.50 $1,933 +27.50
483 483 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,956 +9.70
536 536 7 423.00 $423.00 $2,267 +47.39
610–623 620 4 365.00–370.00 $368.77 $2,286 +10.40
758 758 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,729 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,380 +15.00
373 373 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,343 —
445 445 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,824 —
510 510 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,823 +207.50
668 668 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,405 +75.00
710 710 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,166 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–295 285 7 430.00–440.00 $438.52 $1,250 +57.25
334 334 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,436 +32.26
380–394 391 8 355.00–427.50 $415.34 $1,624 -4.09
410–440 433 12 350.00–437.50 $423.20 $1,832 +8.20
458–494 483 38 300.00–380.00 $371.52 $1,794 +1.52
500–537 534 25 325.00–357.50 $355.42 $1,898 +17.89
503–542 value added 536 12 360.00–370.00 $368.43 $1,975 —
612–635 630 15 307.50–325.00 $321.60 $2,026 +26.60
670–695 690 10 302.50–329.00 $323.85 $2,235 +6.08
705 705 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,150 +12.50
765 765 2 307.50 $307.50 $2,352 —
868 868 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,604 —
933 933 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,519 +2.00
1060 1060 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–345 336 6 420.00–430.00 $428.29 $1,439 +33.29
360–384 381 8 350.00–415.00 $407.32 $1,552 -7.36
428 428 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,733 -2.50
465–471 469 7 345.00–365.00 $359.34 $1,685 -3.41
510–545 542 15 340.00–351.00 $349.59 $1,895 —
625 625 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,000 +1.00
652 652 5 329.00 $329.00 $2,145 +22.33
705–716 714 5 270.00–319.00 $309.32 $2,209 +0.32
845 845 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,577 +19.00
915 915 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,470 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,632 +31.56
465 465 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,558 —
543 543 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,765 +8.31
634 634 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,060 +33.47

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 6 512.50 $512.50 $1,486 +42.50
330–335 331 4 465.00–505.00 $494.89 $1,638 —
358–378 372 7 395.00–497.50 $469.34 $1,746 -0.66
425 425 9 462.50 $462.50 $1,966 +2.50
477 477 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,003 +11.09
536–543 537 19 375.00–417.50 $412.97 $2,218 +27.97
560–573 569 3 325.00–360.00 $348.51 $1,983 -38.99
637 637 12 367.50 $367.50 $2,341 +38.33
710–740 725 7 315.00–322.50 $317.19 $2,300 +37.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–334 331 5 355.00–485.00 $459.88 $1,522 +35.04
374 374 11 487.50 $487.50 $1,823 +45.43
423 423 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,861 +3.34
486–488 487 7 395.00–405.00 $397.87 $1,938 +7.87
540–547 546 15 377.50–380.00 $377.83 $2,063 -9.67
671 671 16 345.00 $345.00 $2,315 —
718 718 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,226 +30.00
820 820 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,214 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 value added 596 8 372.50 $372.50 $2,220 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–495 487 3 340.00–380.00 $366.45 $1,785 —
540 540 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,944 —
575 575 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,070 +35.00
625 625 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,906 —

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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.