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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 27, 2025

998 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.07/cwt -35.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 545 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $372.08/cwt -42.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 555 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $330.13/cwt -4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,133/hd at 646 lb · 50 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 998

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 300.00–435.00 $367.00 $1,240
375–381 380 9 337.50–422.50 $403.84 $1,535 -91.16
430–432 432 19 320.00–397.50 $393.44 $1,700 -60.56
478–497 484 13 317.50–402.50 $376.25 $1,821 -51.25
528 528 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,980 -29.63
553–555 555 54 370.00–392.50 $372.08 $2,065 -42.92
610–637 636 37 340.00–342.50 $342.37 $2,177 -26.78
680 680 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,802 -54.96
735–744 742 8 290.00–330.00 $321.92 $2,389 -3.13
817 817 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,288 +7.50
1074 1074 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,685
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–331 326 8 340.00–390.00 $379.78 $1,238
373–395 375 9 390.00–395.00 $390.58 $1,465 -30.14
429 429 15 377.50 $377.50 $1,619 -70.00
470–477 477 23 285.00–395.00 $390.28 $1,862 -39.72
538 538 28 370.00 $370.00 $1,991
623 623 12 385.00 $385.00 $2,399 +19.84
670 670 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,211 -17.50
737 737 9 316.00 $316.00 $2,329
765 value added 765 10 312.50 $312.50 $2,391
823 823 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,510 -22.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,340 -75.00
568 568 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,562
600 600 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,920 +45.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,050 -5.00
328 328 13 390.00 $390.00 $1,279 -45.00
350–380 374 20 385.00–390.00 $385.25 $1,441 +0.64
427–445 428 32 300.00–347.00 $345.47 $1,479 -34.60
475 475 29 345.00 $345.00 $1,639 -24.61
521–547 545 73 260.00–320.00 $316.07 $1,723 -35.91
555 555 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,443
620–634 629 40 235.00–289.00 $282.60 $1,778 -43.98
720–742 733 6 220.00–240.00 $233.43 $1,711
783 783 6 260.00 $260.00 $2,036 -27.55
839 839 6 247.50 $247.50 $2,077 -47.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 395.00 $395.00 $1,327 -30.00
373–390 377 12 330.00–380.00 $352.85 $1,330 -42.15
420–432 431 13 275.00–337.50 $332.82 $1,434 -49.36
480–493 481 31 265.00–332.00 $327.57 $1,576 -38.53
554 554 34 307.50 $307.50 $1,704 -20.00
623–649 644 11 242.50–278.00 $271.76 $1,750 -58.24
665 665 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 -80.00
734 734 10 287.50 $287.50 $2,110 -6.21
826 826 4 245.00 $245.00 $2,024 -40.00
870 870 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,566
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–390 382 4 250.00–325.00 $288.34 $1,101 -36.66
440 440 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,430
455–483 474 3 275.00–285.00 $281.80 $1,336 -67.76
530 530 10 277.50 $277.50 $1,471 -52.50
623 623 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,744 -30.00
670 670 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,708
754–785 759 6 185.00–210.00 $205.69 $1,561 +0.69
826 826 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,404
920 920 10 202.50 $202.50 $1,863
983 983 10 142.00 $142.00 $1,396
1072 1072 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,340

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 290 4 330.00–450.00 $421.55 $1,222 -73.45
322 322 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,288 -98.15
380 380 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,463 -95.55
428 428 15 385.00 $385.00 $1,648 -49.64
469–480 470 29 300.00–390.00 $376.76 $1,771 -35.74
530 530 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,616
554–570 554 46 330.00–358.00 $357.37 $1,980 -5.18
605–647 646 50 290.00–335.00 $330.13 $2,133 -4.67
738 738 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,845 -37.50
790 790 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,462 -102.50
850 850 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,998
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,260 +16.74
367–385 371 7 300.00–370.00 $350.98 $1,302 -36.23
410–435 418 16 335.00–370.00 $365.57 $1,528 -59.16
475 475 13 380.00 $380.00 $1,805 +1.18
531–542 532 27 265.00–359.00 $348.36 $1,853 +34.42
563–590 572 3 280.00–300.00 $286.88 $1,641 -65.62
630 630 11 302.50 $302.50 $1,906 +2.50
655 655 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,932 -35.00
735 735 11 247.50 $247.50 $1,819 -25.00
840 840 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,554
910 910 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,729
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,024
410 410 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,210
463 463 7 297.50 $297.50 $1,377 -27.50
550 550 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,705 +25.00
635 635 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,873
718 718 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,616 +15.00
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520

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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.