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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 25, 2025

776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.43/cwt -21.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,816/hd at 537 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $375.00/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,032/hd at 542 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $385.68/cwt -27.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 530 lb · 32 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 776

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–343 336 16 395.00–530.00 $509.09 $1,711
381 value added 381 7 535.00 $535.00 $2,038
385 385 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,713 -48.09
400–418 413 12 425.00–455.00 $446.18 $1,843 -1.32
466 466 8 425.00 $425.00 $1,980 +20.00
492 value added 492 9 472.50 $472.50 $2,325
523 523 15 427.50 $427.50 $2,236 +4.50
597 value added 597 7 395.00 $395.00 $2,358
615–630 628 9 340.00–367.50 $364.51 $2,289 -4.26
763 value added 763 9 367.50 $367.50 $2,804
785–790 788 2 305.00–330.00 $317.54 $2,502 -42.46
810 810 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,653
870 870 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,914
1065 1065 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,876
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 420.00–510.00 $466.36 $1,539 -43.64
355–380 370 4 450.00–535.00 $476.96 $1,765 -25.54
420 420 10 485.00 $485.00 $2,037 -15.00
460–481 480 15 425.00–455.00 $451.72 $2,168 +11.72
500–505 503 2 380.00–480.00 $430.25 $2,164
550 550 11 451.00 $451.00 $2,480 +41.00
618–635 629 6 360.00–367.50 $362.45 $2,280 -22.55
715 715 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,431 -22.97
1003 1003 4 300.00 $300.00 $3,009 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,454 +35.00
407–419 412 9 435.00–440.00 $437.26 $1,802 +27.26
563 563 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,858
633 633 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,295

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 7 470.00 $470.00 $1,288 +31.48
310–333 327 10 410.00–470.00 $442.48 $1,447 +12.48
373–377 376 13 335.00–433.00 $402.77 $1,514 -12.57
415–431 425 24 345.00–425.00 $404.24 $1,718 -18.96
455–473 472 31 355.00–377.50 $376.10 $1,775 +4.58
528 value added 528 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,874 -13.43
509–549 537 47 320.00–343.00 $337.72 $1,814 -17.70
553 553 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,797
617–628 618 21 325.00–332.50 $331.77 $2,050 +10.17
665–681 678 5 265.00–270.00 $269.02 $1,824 -54.83
719 719 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,265 +10.00
863 863 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,503 -10.00
944 944 4 273.00 $273.00 $2,577 +3.00
959 959 5 281.00 $281.00 $2,695
1020 1020 4 255.00 $255.00 $2,601
1110 1110 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,775
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 18 465.00 $465.00 $1,502 +36.71
369 369 17 250.00–430.00 $408.82 $1,509 +1.50
413–421 419 19 355.00–422.50 $408.50 $1,712 +3.50
489 489 10 367.50 $367.50 $1,797 +8.16
542 542 17 350.00 $350.00 $1,897 +0.41
630 630 12 336.00 $336.00 $2,117 +16.00
718–747 735 5 295.00–310.00 $304.14 $2,235 -5.18
883 883 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,428
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,426
482 482 9 355.00 $355.00 $1,711 +20.00
583 583 11 342.50 $342.50 $1,997
623 623 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,807 -35.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 value added 545 14 365.00 $365.00 $1,989

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 5 515.00 $515.00 $1,478 +2.50
327 327 10 547.50 $547.50 $1,790 +52.61
380 380 14 530.00 $530.00 $2,014 +60.66
425–433 429 26 420.00–472.50 $467.24 $2,004 +4.74
470–495 472 22 385.00–455.00 $448.12 $2,115 +28.12
528–546 530 32 365.00–400.00 $385.68 $2,044 -27.29
555 555 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,804 -23.51
600–633 630 10 340.00–350.00 $349.05 $2,199 -18.45
651 651 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,213
725–745 729 5 290.00–300.00 $297.96 $2,172 -19.23
785 785 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,394
820 820 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,419
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 17 540.00 $540.00 $1,782 +80.12
375–380 379 13 455.00–525.00 $514.35 $1,949 +26.85
424 424 18 462.50 $462.50 $1,961 +22.50
474 474 23 425.00 $425.00 $2,014 +27.13
542 542 34 375.00 $375.00 $2,032 -2.83
565 565 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,836
651 651 12 330.00 $330.00 $2,148 -15.00
738 738 7 307.50 $307.50 $2,269 -2.50
840 840 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,016 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 327 3 370.00–405.00 $393.40 $1,286
444 444 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,909
672 672 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,848

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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.