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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

1,036 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.05/cwt -8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 548 lb · 89 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $408.38/cwt +12.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,275/hd at 557 lb · 73 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $357.62/cwt +10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,328/hd at 651 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,036 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 373 4 445.00–455.00 $447.35 $1,669 -20.78
433 433 15 435.00 $435.00 $1,884 -25.25
475–479 479 10 400.00–405.00 $404.50 $1,938 -30.04
525–540 530 8 280.00–375.00 $318.77 $1,689 —
557–561 557 73 295.00–415.00 $408.38 $2,275 +12.02
605–615 610 2 350.00–360.00 $355.04 $2,166 -1.96
650–656 651 48 280.00–363.00 $357.62 $2,328 +10.90
731–745 734 15 310.00–330.00 $325.94 $2,392 -6.90
750–790 780 4 290.00–300.00 $297.60 $2,321 —
848 848 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,714 —
1045–1047 1047 7 225.00–257.50 $252.86 $2,647 -47.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,294 -60.00
358 358 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,557 -35.00
400–427 425 16 400.00–425.00 $423.53 $1,800 -36.47
465–473 472 15 305.00–397.50 $391.43 $1,848 -43.57
515–540 538 41 315.00–361.00 $357.77 $1,925 -30.23
662–680 668 19 260.00–356.00 $325.13 $2,172 —
723 723 6 307.50 $307.50 $2,223 -32.50
822–840 828 5 285.00–325.00 $314.91 $2,607 —
1003 1003 2 254.00 $254.00 $2,548 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 12 389.00 $389.00 $2,272 —
856 value added 856 14 335.00 $335.00 $2,868 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 -45.00
647 647 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,070 +35.08
725 725 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,084 -70.00
300–304 303 5 375.00–407.50 $401.07 $1,215 +7.15
362–375 364 6 335.00–390.00 $380.56 $1,385 -27.49
434 434 40 385.00 $385.00 $1,671 +3.26
477 477 26 358.00 $358.00 $1,708 +10.24
505–548 548 89 317.50–329.00 $328.05 $1,798 -8.95
555–595 563 5 275.00–345.00 $324.86 $1,829 +10.87
625–640 632 27 285.00–315.00 $305.47 $1,931 -4.53
720–740 730 2 245.00–295.00 $269.66 $1,969 -35.34
750–770 765 4 275.00–300.00 $281.13 $2,151 +11.13
840 840 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 328 19 367.50–390.00 $384.28 $1,260 -23.72
377–380 377 12 355.00–375.00 $373.32 $1,407 -8.23
423 423 25 345.00 $345.00 $1,459 -38.86
460–485 475 30 330.00–357.50 $353.85 $1,681 +8.85
504–548 537 40 240.00–326.00 $314.85 $1,691 -12.65
630–649 648 29 315.00–329.00 $328.53 $2,129 +15.53
685–690 687 9 250.00–325.00 $299.88 $2,060 —
745–748 748 8 290.00–293.00 $292.63 $2,189 +7.73
818 value added 818 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,372 —
849 849 4 265.00 $265.00 $2,250 —
865 865 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,076 —
900 900 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,115 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,276 -57.50
444 444 4 332.50 $332.50 $1,476 —
543 543 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,683 —
560 560 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,778 +7.50
643 643 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,897 —
650 650 8 319.00 $319.00 $2,074 +18.53
735 735 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 -75.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 value added 659 7 325.00 $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
270–280 278 5 265.00–405.00 $377.81 $1,050 -120.13
329 329 13 465.00 $465.00 $1,530 -5.00
369 369 20 432.50 $432.50 $1,596 -29.69
435–441 440 15 380.00–385.00 $380.66 $1,675 -62.03
471–485 472 15 335.00–380.00 $376.92 $1,779 -24.38
500–520 510 2 290.00–325.00 $307.84 $1,570 —
558–563 563 35 305.00–346.00 $340.17 $1,915 +29.13
648 648 16 285.00 $285.00 $1,847 -53.99
655–665 660 2 260.00–285.00 $272.41 $1,798 -41.34
735 735 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,727 -40.00
775 775 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,782 —
810 810 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,964 +37.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–324 319 8 355.00–430.00 $412.09 $1,315 -52.50
383 383 9 425.00 $425.00 $1,628 -25.20
416 416 9 385.00 $385.00 $1,602 -27.90
470–479 478 11 300.00–335.00 $325.95 $1,558 -74.05
534–545 535 33 290.00–347.50 $343.95 $1,840 +12.12
553–560 554 5 205.00–335.00 $308.74 $1,710 +65.41
605–646 641 21 245.00–280.00 $276.33 $1,771 —
748 748 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,720 -40.00
778 778 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,945 —
830 830 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,452 —
913 913 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,506 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,146 —
380 380 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 -157.02
440 440 1 220.00 $220.00 $968 -190.00
463 463 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,482 -80.00
547 547 9 260.00 $260.00 $1,422 —
663 663 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,691 —

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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.