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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 13, 2025

877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $407.66/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,283/hd at 560 lb · 107 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.60/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 545 lb · 73 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $409.42/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,010/hd at 491 lb · 38 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 877

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,195
412–434 430 16 415.00–427.50 $425.25 $1,829 -9.75
460–493 491 38 350.00–412.50 $409.42 $2,010 +4.92
554–595 560 107 355.00–412.00 $407.66 $2,283 -0.72
630–639 639 33 367.50–373.00 $372.84 $2,382 +17.80
675 675 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,396 -2.62
713–727 721 5 310.00–327.50 $316.92 $2,285 -9.02
860–881 873 10 325.00–330.00 $326.97 $2,854
1083 value added 1083 4 242.00 $242.00 $2,621
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,471 +10.00
374 374 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,664 +10.00
424 424 16 430.00 $430.00 $1,823 +6.47
473 473 14 397.50 $397.50 $1,880 +6.07
554–562 556 27 360.00–397.00 $388.77 $2,162
640 640 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,984
653 653 14 350.00 $350.00 $2,286 +24.87
755–767 761 6 315.00–337.50 $326.16 $2,482
810–813 811 5 200.00–327.50 $292.05 $2,369 -22.86
900 900 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,800
980 980 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,450
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,346
355 355 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,367
448 448 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,635
537 537 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,987
550 550 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 -70.00
651 651 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,181

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,022 -25.00
338 338 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,318 -11.07
375–395 379 5 365.00–390.00 $384.79 $1,458 +4.23
429 429 31 360.00 $360.00 $1,544 -25.00
486 486 34 349.00 $349.00 $1,696 -9.00
527–546 545 73 320.00–335.00 $334.60 $1,824 +6.55
555 555 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,748 -9.86
633–645 644 27 300.00–320.00 $318.36 $2,050 +12.89
750 750 8 375.00 $375.00 $2,812 +93.87
846 846 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,369 +60.00
1050–1080 1070 3 227.50–228.00 $227.84 $2,438
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–332 326 7 375.00–400.00 $393.84 $1,284 +9.56
360–377 375 10 380.00–395.00 $393.56 $1,476 +20.24
430–434 434 28 345.00–352.50 $352.23 $1,529 +7.23
463–481 479 23 305.00–350.00 $344.32 $1,649 -9.53
515–541 540 25 305.00–328.00 $327.12 $1,766 +12.27
625 625 12 320.00 $320.00 $2,000 -8.53
705–724 721 7 310.00–312.50 $312.15 $2,251 +19.52
828 828 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,318 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 14 400.00 $400.00 $1,396
355 355 1 275.00 $275.00 $976 -70.00
443–448 446 4 335.00–345.00 $340.03 $1,517 +7.53
455 455 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,592
567 567 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,814 +2.50
615–645 635 3 175.00–330.00 $270.75 $1,719 -24.25
705 705 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,939 +45.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–390 380 9 425.00–450.00 $447.15 $1,699 +14.65
423–431 426 12 402.50–417.50 $412.44 $1,757 +31.78
470–475 475 12 400.00–425.00 $422.94 $2,009 +46.02
530 530 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,882 +47.16
552–568 554 34 310.00–340.00 $335.48 $1,859 -4.69
649 649 35 325.00 $325.00 $2,109 +40.00
664 664 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,992 +27.59
735–748 747 15 260.00–265.00 $264.67 $1,977 +29.67
847 847 3 205.00–245.00 $231.67 $1,962
970 970 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,892
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–313 312 4 420.00–445.00 $438.80 $1,369 +26.71
355–380 375 5 325.00–445.00 $422.28 $1,584 -2.72
438 438 9 412.50 $412.50 $1,807 +27.50
481–485 481 13 404.00–415.00 $404.85 $1,947 +78.90
535–540 540 24 330.00–337.50 $337.19 $1,821 -6.76
570 570 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 +1.26
605–630 625 5 270.00–308.00 $300.64 $1,879 +24.31
660 660 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,782
755–790 773 2 230.00–240.00 $235.11 $1,817 -14.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,396 +120.00
408–438 423 6 360.00–405.00 $383.30 $1,621 +163.30
528 528 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,690 +60.00
558 558 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,730

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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.