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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $344.22/cwt +38.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 544 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $399.44/cwt ≈ $2,137/hd at 535 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.00/cwt ≈ $1,902/hd at 553 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 644 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,833 —
484 484 6 460.00 $460.00 $2,226 +23.00
548 548 16 405.00 $405.00 $2,219 —
646 646 17 388.00 $388.00 $2,506 +23.00
680 680 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 —
763 763 12 347.50 $347.50 $2,651 —
806 value added 806 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,902 —
840 840 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,352 —
968 968 3 277.50 $277.50 $2,686 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 375.00–470.00 $420.95 $1,612 +5.95
428–440 432 3 375.00–430.00 $411.33 $1,777 +46.33
475–492 481 11 390.00–427.50 $414.49 $1,994 +34.49
500–545 535 7 360.00–405.00 $390.26 $2,088 -4.24
631 value added 631 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,303 —
630–649 645 7 360.00–370.00 $363.55 $2,345 —
715 715 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,252 -25.00
782 782 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,620 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,592 —
400 value added 400 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,780 —
465 465 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,651 -45.00
550 550 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,788 —
758 758 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,198 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,026 +45.00
340 340 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,343 +60.00
377 377 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,565 +110.00
429 429 20 410.00 $410.00 $1,759 +57.77
475–485 476 9 350.00–385.00 $381.04 $1,814 +25.05
536 536 8 352.00 $352.00 $1,887 +27.00
540 value added 540 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,998 —
553 553 35 344.00 $344.00 $1,902 —
637 637 19 330.00 $330.00 $2,102 ±0.00
664–688 669 9 315.00–325.00 $322.72 $2,159 —
747 747 12 297.50 $297.50 $2,222 —
828 828 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,236 —
863 863 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,373 —
900–912 909 4 252.50–281.00 $273.95 $2,490 —
950 950 2 257.00 $257.00 $2,442 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 407.50 $407.50 $1,324 +82.50
365–378 376 6 375.00–415.00 $408.53 $1,536 +71.03
431 431 10 407.50 $407.50 $1,756 +61.07
452–474 467 24 367.50–397.50 $388.67 $1,815 —
520–549 544 48 295.00–365.00 $344.22 $1,873 +38.25
600–634 630 14 305.00–323.00 $321.22 $2,024 +26.22
705–719 717 6 297.50–300.00 $297.91 $2,136 —
755 755 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,001 -20.00
848 848 4 287.00 $287.00 $2,434 —
935 935 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,104 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 22 390.00 $390.00 $1,646 —
500 500 17 372.50 $372.50 $1,862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,366 —
453 453 7 386.00 $386.00 $1,749 —
546 546 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,802 +15.04
667 667 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,984 —
728 728 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,057 —
770 770 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,848 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 535.00 $535.00 $1,541 +70.00
333 333 6 525.00 $525.00 $1,748 +65.00
366–385 369 7 475.00–485.00 $483.51 $1,784 +48.25
410–426 424 7 365.00–450.00 $438.25 $1,858 +11.90
477–480 477 17 400.00–442.50 $439.99 $2,099 -0.01
505–543 535 35 355.00–405.00 $399.44 $2,137 —
625 625 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,844 —
651–663 652 18 300.00–338.00 $333.71 $2,176 —
703–745 708 9 285.00–322.50 $318.11 $2,252 —
773 773 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,203 -10.00
840–849 847 5 245.00–267.50 $263.04 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 335 3 400.00–490.00 $430.45 $1,442 +5.45
375–378 377 5 375.00–455.00 $439.10 $1,655 +19.10
429–438 431 12 315.00–450.00 $424.99 $1,832 -20.01
468–473 471 17 330.00–405.00 $389.65 $1,835 -19.91
541 541 12 390.00 $390.00 $2,110 ±0.00
575–580 578 3 300.00–325.00 $316.71 $1,831 —
613 613 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,686 —
664 664 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,058 -35.00
740 740 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,183 —
815 815 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,038 +5.00
940 940 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,209 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 —
405 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 +25.00
475–490 480 3 325.00–340.00 $334.90 $1,608 -20.10
520 520 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,638 -30.00
579 579 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,853 —
647 647 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,006 —
730 730 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,008 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 11 327.50 $327.50 $1,991 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,328 —

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Reading this report

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.