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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 29, 2025

1,269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.00/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 542 lb · 75 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $365.73/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,001/hd at 547 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $396.36/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,196/hd at 554 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,269 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,573 —
360–377 375 9 452.50–470.00 $468.13 $1,755 +7.98
405–438 435 19 430.00–463.00 $460.25 $2,002 -7.25
467–475 468 30 325.00–442.50 $434.54 $2,034 -22.78
554–557 554 60 250.00–419.00 $396.36 $2,196 +4.33
633 633 35 357.00 $357.00 $2,260 -2.34
660–685 682 15 330.00–350.00 $346.72 $2,365 —
703–748 721 18 320.00–340.00 $332.84 $2,400 -19.48
860 860 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,666 —
1015–1030 1023 2 300.00 $300.00 $3,069 —
1103 1103 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 5 480.00 $480.00 $1,541 +53.13
377 377 11 470.00 $470.00 $1,772 +5.00
429 429 17 460.00 $460.00 $1,973 -6.20
486 486 16 435.00 $435.00 $2,114 -10.00
544 544 35 388.00 $388.00 $2,111 +0.98
635–638 638 6 345.00–350.00 $349.17 $2,228 -8.83
725 725 7 340.00 $340.00 $2,465 —
870 870 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,480 —
950 950 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,945 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 value added 547 14 415.00 $415.00 $2,270 —
604–640 627 23 345.00–372.50 $363.29 $2,278 —
821 821 30 342.00 $342.00 $2,808 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,738 —
435 435 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 +20.00
480 480 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,464 —
552 552 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,904 —
623–643 633 4 280.00–290.00 $284.92 $1,804 -40.08
755 755 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,152 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 8 445.00 $445.00 $1,233 -5.00
300–345 325 17 300.00–417.50 $393.92 $1,280 -36.08
375–380 380 24 395.00–409.00 $408.05 $1,551 -9.45
400–430 424 47 275.00–395.00 $381.74 $1,619 -26.49
470–478 477 35 250.00–360.00 $347.76 $1,659 -41.18
542 542 75 337.00 $337.00 $1,827 +2.20
556–574 563 11 307.50–325.00 $313.99 $1,768 —
644 644 18 310.00 $310.00 $1,996 -15.19
740 740 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,257 ±0.00
750 750 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 -25.00
975 975 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,389 +10.00
1010 1010 3 267.50 $267.50 $2,702 +67.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 12 408.00 $408.00 $1,404 -24.50
350–387 375 25 300.00–400.00 $381.55 $1,431 -35.92
412–430 428 30 300.00–395.00 $383.86 $1,643 -17.70
479 479 26 345.00 $345.00 $1,653 -28.17
535 535 27 327.50 $327.50 $1,752 -2.46
550 550 3 290.00–325.00 $313.33 $1,723 -1.67
635 635 14 313.00 $313.00 $1,988 +0.91
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 —
730–745 738 2 275.00–295.00 $284.90 $2,103 -20.10
752 752 15 307.50 $307.50 $2,312 -10.00
800–820 813 3 270.00–275.00 $273.36 $2,222 +8.21
930 930 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,186 -25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 16 405.00 $405.00 $1,794 —
678 678 22 324.00 $324.00 $2,197 —
812 812 9 305.00 $305.00 $2,477 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 7 402.50 $402.50 $1,485 +52.50
451 451 6 327.50 $327.50 $1,477 —
556 556 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,724 ±0.00
660–674 664 15 295.00–302.50 $300.47 $1,995 —
720 720 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,196 —
790 790 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,172 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 6 319.00 $319.00 $2,051 —
688 688 8 317.50 $317.50 $2,184 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617 617 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,481 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–295 277 10 380.00–527.50 $497.94 $1,379 -12.06
334 334 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,570 -10.00
350–390 376 15 415.00–470.00 $462.19 $1,738 +10.86
410–439 434 38 350.00–450.00 $442.69 $1,921 -27.31
477–495 480 32 300.00–420.00 $401.30 $1,926 -25.20
525–548 547 66 320.00–374.00 $365.73 $2,001 +2.02
560–593 575 11 277.50–335.00 $311.04 $1,788 —
640–648 641 27 300.00–347.50 $338.99 $2,173 -3.05
670–673 672 4 310.00–315.00 $313.75 $2,108 +58.75
725–728 726 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,996 -37.50
840–848 845 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,732 —
935 935 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,636 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 328 13 340.00–485.00 $464.59 $1,524 -10.41
370–380 378 23 400.00–460.00 $450.20 $1,702 -14.88
413–436 420 31 345.00–445.00 $412.90 $1,734 -47.10
478 478 18 400.00 $400.00 $1,912 -24.84
500–538 529 24 265.00–357.00 $331.83 $1,755 -8.31
560 560 3 230.00–250.00 $243.33 $1,363 —
652 652 13 335.00 $335.00 $2,184 —
740 740 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,998 -10.00
995 995 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–385 370 7 410.00–430.00 $427.02 $1,580 -17.98
415 415 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,702 -5.00
455 455 11 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 +100.00
554 554 7 302.50 $302.50 $1,676 +72.50
627 627 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,662 +16.03

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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.