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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 1, 2025

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $322.49/cwt +49.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 536 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.71/cwt +8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 550 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $362.50/cwt +62.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,979/hd at 546 lb · 26 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 498

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,875 +65.00
486 486 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,847 +27.54
538 538 16 365.00 $365.00 $1,964 -13.00
580 value added 580 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,972
590–595 593 2 305.00–315.00 $310.02 $1,838
610–638 636 15 325.00–345.50 $343.15 $2,182 -9.85
650 650 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,086
750 750 7 312.50 $312.50 $2,344 +12.50
835 value added 835 13 326.00 $326.00 $2,722
838 838 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,430 +16.01
915 915 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,425
1174 1174 5 232.50 $232.50 $2,730
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–382 380 5 300.00–425.00 $349.68 $1,329 -15.32
445 445 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 +80.81
464–490 477 8 270.00–370.00 $318.64 $1,520 +3.64
551 551 11 367.50 $367.50 $2,025 +57.50
554 value added 554 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,828
654–655 654 9 320.00–325.00 $324.44 $2,122
715 715 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,216
834 834 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,377 +125.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 value added 672 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,251
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,106
420–440 435 4 285.00–305.00 $289.83 $1,261 -0.17
520 520 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,534
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,010 +25.00
380–395 383 6 255.00–350.00 $326.37 $1,250 +66.16
429 429 14 330.00 $330.00 $1,416 +5.00
463–480 478 15 295.00–317.00 $314.16 $1,502 +11.38
508–539 536 31 307.50–324.00 $322.49 $1,729 +49.26
605 value added 605 13 295.00 $295.00 $1,785
628 628 8 295.00 $295.00 $1,853 +21.55
700–716 714 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,928 +26.68
845 845 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,944 -10.00
1000 1000 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,600
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–395 386 7 315.00–350.00 $344.88 $1,331 +69.88
420 420 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,386 +12.71
470 470 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,504 -3.11
550 550 28 320.00–324.00 $323.71 $1,780 +8.51
620–649 646 20 260.00–308.00 $301.05 $1,945 +1.05
734 734 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,835 -3.04
870 870 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,088
960 960 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,112
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 332 3 270.00–305.00 $280.89 $933
350 350 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,068 +42.90
433–445 443 10 260.00–307.50 $298.21 $1,321 +40.98
525–528 528 7 265.00–307.50 $301.46 $1,592 +1.46
625 625 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,562
735 735 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,213

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 345.00 $345.00 $966
376–390 379 5 375.00–435.00 $387.35 $1,468 +10.23
438 438 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,840 +38.67
478 478 8 392.50 $392.50 $1,876 +50.47
546 546 26 362.50 $362.50 $1,979 +62.14
605–636 633 18 215.00–315.00 $302.92 $1,917 -37.08
726 726 4 225.00–257.50 $249.38 $1,810 -40.62
820 820 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,132
940 940 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,303
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 330.00–435.00 $402.15 $1,307 +64.26
378 378 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,531 +52.80
425–432 430 8 320.00–375.00 $361.42 $1,554 -13.58
476 476 10 370.00 $370.00 $1,761 +69.57
548 548 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,699 +5.09
559 559 14 350.00 $350.00 $1,956 +78.38
646 646 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,938 +16.04
710–712 712 4 200.00–272.50 $254.41 $1,811 -5.59
848 848 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,738 -5.00
923 923 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,261
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,242 +40.27
420–445 439 4 315.00–350.00 $323.38 $1,420 +53.41
549 549 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,537
635 635 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,730
660 660 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 ±0.00
740 740 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,591

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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.