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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 17, 2025

1,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.96/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 540 lb · 63 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $372.27/cwt +12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 416 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.76/cwt -20.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 487 lb · 49 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,105

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 10 422.00 $422.00 $1,815 +27.17
480–490 481 21 360.00–402.50 $396.84 $1,909 -20.57
540–546 545 23 380.00–401.00 $399.19 $2,176 -3.31
553 553 30 390.00 $390.00 $2,157 -7.86
615–619 619 26 315.00–362.50 $355.41 $2,200 -3.97
655 655 20 362.50 $362.50 $2,374 +7.50
723 723 17 345.00 $345.00 $2,494 +2.50
850 850 4 290.00 $290.00 $2,465 +13.03
948 948 2 250.00–285.00 $267.50 $2,536
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–378 372 5 330.00–425.00 $407.14 $1,515 +7.14
413–423 421 13 380.00–420.00 $410.94 $1,730 -12.06
475 475 12 405.00 $405.00 $1,924 -16.00
521 521 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,824 -37.00
553–555 553 38 340.00–389.00 $386.41 $2,137 +64.83
635–644 643 10 325.00–337.50 $336.27 $2,162 -21.73
656 value added 656 8 325.00 $325.00 $2,132
672 672 15 345.00 $345.00 $2,318
753 753 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,410
1075 1075 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,150
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677 677 11 350.00 $350.00 $2,370
885 885 19 304.00 $304.00 $2,690
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 value added 268 10 335.00 $335.00 $898
361 361 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,318 -5.00
455 455 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,638 +22.79
553 553 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,963 +100.00
635 635 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,000 -26.06
660 660 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,122

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 350.00 $350.00 $962 -5.00
327 327 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,210 -5.21
367–390 370 7 345.00–370.00 $366.24 $1,355 -3.76
408–431 429 28 270.00–340.00 $332.74 $1,427 -36.89
472–492 487 49 305.00–340.00 $336.76 $1,640 -20.24
530–541 540 63 300.00–341.00 $336.96 $1,820 -2.04
553–575 556 14 280.00–341.00 $331.99 $1,846 +37.50
627–639 638 43 280.00–330.00 $302.57 $1,930 +3.68
746 746 12 270.00 $270.00 $2,014 -15.00
760 760 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,166
848 848 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,908
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–345 333 9 355.00–375.00 $368.09 $1,226 -1.91
360–370 368 10 335.00–367.50 $361.14 $1,329 +3.24
402 value added 402 26 416.50 $416.50 $1,674
420–442 428 31 260.00–350.00 $335.18 $1,435 -24.86
478–479 479 23 326.00–340.00 $338.78 $1,623 -22.22
536–548 539 9 265.00–295.00 $275.10 $1,483 -58.52
550 550 30 335.00 $335.00 $1,842 +15.00
611–643 633 30 280.00–317.50 $305.37 $1,933 +3.70
641 value added 641 5 298.00 $298.00 $1,910
729 729 15 291.00 $291.00 $2,121 +11.00
764–780 766 7 230.00–285.00 $277.00 $2,122 +7.00
1018 1018 2 217.50 $217.50 $2,214
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 value added 258 5 340.00 $340.00 $877
313 value added 313 14 417.50 $417.50 $1,307
359 359 8 359.00 $359.00 $1,289 -1.00
391 value added 391 6 369.00 $369.00 $1,443
446 446 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,450 -16.96
475 475 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,188
516–543 535 13 275.00–320.00 $306.64 $1,641 -17.36
685 685 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 -15.00
760–765 761 4 210.00–240.00 $232.46 $1,769 -12.54
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 value added 384 12 408.00 $408.00 $1,567

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–340 339 3 350.00–405.00 $368.41 $1,249 -10.52
381 381 8 425.00 $425.00 $1,619 +22.72
400–433 423 24 335.00–423.00 $409.49 $1,732 -5.51
478 478 15 407.00 $407.00 $1,945 -8.00
550–570 553 35 320.00–383.00 $374.76 $2,072
643 643 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,640 -78.82
651–680 653 32 225.00–310.00 $303.72 $1,983 -14.53
734–740 735 10 230.00–270.00 $253.98 $1,867
848 848 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,035 +15.00
850 850 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,168
913 913 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,735
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 12 405.00 $405.00 $1,288 +6.77
379 379 14 420.00 $420.00 $1,592 +4.00
425–432 431 17 340.00–424.00 $400.02 $1,724 -19.98
460–490 480 13 310.00–405.00 $385.32 $1,850 -10.17
542–544 544 29 320.00–360.00 $355.88 $1,936 +45.88
565–583 572 5 250.00–315.00 $288.51 $1,650 -53.95
638–648 647 20 275.00–306.00 $301.41 $1,950 -28.59
653 653 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,698
747 747 3 272.50 $272.50 $2,036 +25.51
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 -35.00
805 805 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,731
852 852 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,704
990 990 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,807
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 359 7 315.00–425.00 $391.33 $1,405 +29.05
430 430 10 360.00 $360.00 $1,548
539 539 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,752 +10.00
651 651 5 272.50 $272.50 $1,774
700 700 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,610

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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.