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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

1,626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $425.67/cwt -45.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,310/hd at 543 lb · 184 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $412.70/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,245/hd at 544 lb · 129 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.89/cwt +11.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 554 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,626 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–328 322 5 415.00–550.00 $494.99 $1,594 -40.01
360–376 374 8 515.00 $515.00 $1,926 +7.44
406 value added 406 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,644 -45.00
425 425 20 490.00 $490.00 $2,082 ±0.00
479–485 480 32 420.00–485.00 $478.84 $2,298 +11.14
527 value added 527 14 435.00 $435.00 $2,292 ±0.00
525–545 544 170 405.00–425.50 $424.90 $2,311 -62.60
567 567 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,325 -69.63
608 value added 608 9 395.00 $395.00 $2,402 —
630–631 631 46 345.00–387.50 $382.89 $2,416 -42.11
643 643 14 385.00 $385.00 $2,476 -40.00
655–683 663 24 370.00–392.50 $384.86 $2,552 -30.14
729 value added 729 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,697 —
732–745 744 26 315.00–360.00 $353.92 $2,633 -35.25
835–845 843 6 285.00–325.00 $318.40 $2,684 —
920 920 3 332.50 $332.50 $3,059 +27.50
973 973 5 315.00 $315.00 $3,065 +22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 16 480.00 $480.00 $1,536 -20.00
380 380 11 500.00 $500.00 $1,900 +10.04
432 432 23 470.00 $470.00 $2,030 +10.15
460–478 462 16 465.00–482.50 $480.24 $2,219 +35.36
530 530 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,067 -70.00
555 555 37 418.00 $418.00 $2,320 —
607–630 value added 618 15 365.00 $365.00 $2,256 —
632 632 13 362.50 $362.50 $2,291 -37.50
656 656 4 342.50 $342.50 $2,247 -57.50
731 value added 731 8 355.00 $355.00 $2,595 —
742 742 12 354.00 $354.00 $2,627 +14.00
770 770 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,464 —
827 827 15 350.00 $350.00 $2,894 —
989 989 6 320.00 $320.00 $3,165 —
1004 1004 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,861 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,462 —
353–395 368 9 325.00–445.00 $379.16 $1,395 +58.10
508–548 528 16 270.00–367.50 $302.23 $1,596 -77.77
680 680 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,972 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–278 277 6 300.00–425.00 $378.59 $1,049 -69.91
334 334 16 440.00 $440.00 $1,470 +5.70
350–395 376 42 355.00–438.00 $431.28 $1,622 +4.74
408–440 424 53 300.00–415.00 $401.30 $1,702 -33.34
463–490 475 47 350.00–385.00 $382.23 $1,816 -35.92
510–548 535 3 280.00–315.00 $301.47 $1,613 -72.23
552–596 554 89 265.00–357.00 $350.89 $1,944 +11.47
636–647 645 39 320.00–340.00 $337.09 $2,174 +2.09
738–740 738 15 310.00–318.00 $317.47 $2,343 -17.35
790 790 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,410 -20.14
858 858 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,574 +20.00
1008 1008 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 327 20 365.00–440.00 $431.97 $1,413 -6.65
377–380 377 25 400.00–427.50 $425.28 $1,603 +3.25
365–385 value added 378 9 395.00–430.00 $418.74 $1,583 —
420–428 427 30 415.00–425.00 $424.34 $1,812 -12.24
450–480 479 34 305.00–379.00 $374.34 $1,793 -9.24
515–523 520 3 310.00–325.00 $314.95 $1,638 -52.28
554 554 33 348.00 $348.00 $1,928 —
625–647 643 24 342.50 $342.50 $2,202 —
739–740 739 6 325.00–334.00 $332.50 $2,457 +19.44
831 831 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,659 —
895 895 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 11 402.50 $402.50 $1,373 +52.50
435–441 439 14 300.00–365.00 $326.10 $1,432 -36.44
542 542 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,680 -30.00
557 557 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,866 -8.18
610–630 619 8 240.00–330.00 $312.99 $1,937 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,142 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 7 545.00 $545.00 $1,537 +235.00
320–329 327 11 455.00–552.50 $526.44 $1,721 +43.46
386 386 16 515.00 $515.00 $1,988 +2.50
419–431 427 20 420.00–470.00 $455.29 $1,944 -15.59
474–485 475 41 465.00–479.00 $477.95 $2,270 +44.30
526–545 544 129 405.00–417.50 $412.70 $2,245 -0.07
640–648 645 3 295.00–315.00 $301.61 $1,945 -98.93
650–653 650 29 310.00–352.50 $349.56 $2,272 -0.44
720–725 723 3 265.00–280.00 $269.98 $1,952 -59.80
830 830 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,241 -50.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 13 520.00 $520.00 $1,716 +25.10
380 380 12 487.50 $487.50 $1,852 -20.00
424–440 426 41 445.00–462.50 $459.83 $1,959 -5.17
477 477 13 420.00 $420.00 $2,003 -1.24
531 531 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,726 -80.00
551 551 33 405.00 $405.00 $2,232 —
650 650 24 325.00 $325.00 $2,112 —
744 744 6 297.50 $297.50 $2,213 +7.50
833 833 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,207 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,372 -25.00
434 434 7 415.00 $415.00 $1,801 -15.00
514 514 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,234 -100.00
580 580 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 —
620 620 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,612 -5.00
688 688 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,754 —
748 748 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 17 477.50 $477.50 $2,091 —

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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.