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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 15, 2025

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $371.92/cwt +71.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,120/hd at 570 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $403.90/cwt +53.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,547/hd at 383 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $367.14/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,722/hd at 469 lb · 22 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 387

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,470 -20.00
429 429 4 476.00 $476.00 $2,042 +21.00
477–480 478 6 447.50–450.00 $447.92 $2,141 +45.50
500–540 527 3 347.50–400.00 $364.11 $1,919 -35.89
563 563 20 380.00 $380.00 $2,139 +80.00
593 value added 593 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,046
648 648 14 360.00 $360.00 $2,333 +15.00
675 675 2 342.50 $342.50 $2,312
765 765 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,639
810 810 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,308
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 435.00–455.00 $445.00 $1,513
385 385 4 455.00 $455.00 $1,752 +13.51
422 422 7 468.00 $468.00 $1,975 +84.71
450–473 470 9 430.00–457.50 $454.58 $2,137 +39.58
544 544 16 401.00 $401.00 $2,181 +68.87
561–590 566 6 335.00–340.00 $339.13 $1,919 -50.87
626 626 11 363.00 $363.00 $2,272
748 748 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,581
775 775 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,092 -41.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,466
430 430 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,956
505 505 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,111
552 552 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,015 +40.00
623 623 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,087 -2.44

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 8 335.00–392.50 $370.94 $1,217 +32.26
379–387 383 24 390.00–420.00 $403.90 $1,547 +53.80
410–421 420 12 390.00 $390.00 $1,638 -5.00
467–473 469 22 350.00–370.00 $367.14 $1,722 -0.36
516–539 534 20 340.00–352.00 $348.48 $1,861
572 572 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,016 +27.62
615–640 625 5 325.00–330.00 $327.95 $2,050 +40.06
660 660 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,848
700 700 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,995
1085 1085 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,899
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 357.50 $357.50 $983 +47.50
350–395 374 4 375.00–395.00 $386.51 $1,446 -8.49
405–418 415 4 350.00–397.50 $385.90 $1,601 -9.10
478 478 4 359.00 $359.00 $1,716 +9.00
500 500 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,700 +5.00
551–578 554 19 295.00–347.00 $341.29 $1,891 -0.71
638–648 641 14 320.00–322.50 $320.72 $2,056 +12.04
735–745 740 4 305.00–325.00 $315.07 $2,332 +40.07
830 830 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,282 +30.00
865 865 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,465
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,249 +75.00
359 359 5 377.50 $377.50 $1,355
415–445 428 7 355.00–380.00 $368.86 $1,579 +104.22
533 533 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,679 +12.34
740 740 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,924

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,274 +100.00
380 380 4 447.50 $447.50 $1,700 +14.80
425–430 428 3 300.00–455.00 $403.74 $1,728 -41.26
473–480 475 3 380.00–437.50 $418.15 $1,986 +18.15
525 525 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,838
558 558 14 355.00 $355.00 $1,981 -35.00
639–643 640 8 320.00–334.00 $330.48 $2,115 +0.48
747 747 6 291.00 $291.00 $2,174 +1.00
753–760 755 3 265.00–282.50 $276.63 $2,089
810 810 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,863
880 880 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,892 -10.00
1050 1050 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,100
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,442 +116.99
360–368 366 12 325.00–465.00 $430.57 $1,576 +5.05
415 415 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,909 +36.93
477 477 5 432.50 $432.50 $2,063 +25.87
530–533 532 8 355.00–365.00 $362.51 $1,929 -17.49
615 615 2 328.00 $328.00 $2,017
650 650 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,129 +2.50
725 725 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,012 +0.50
815 815 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,956 -10.00
950 950 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,758 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,266
455 455 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,900 +157.50
655 655 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,063
770 770 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,925

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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.