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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 19, 2026

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $357.04/cwt +14.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,914/hd at 536 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.00/cwt +17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,975/hd at 541 lb · 34 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.36/cwt ≈ $2,219/hd at 652 lb · 30 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 584

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 570.00 $570.00 $2,223 +53.31
440 440 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,134 +6.00
465–476 474 5 410.00–475.00 $462.24 $2,191 -2.69
505 505 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,298 +35.00
550–570 552 23 425.00–450.00 $447.75 $2,472 +22.01
643 643 15 412.50 $412.50 $2,652 +13.50
650–665 660 3 345.00–402.50 $383.62 $2,532 -3.38
723 723 2 382.50 $382.50 $2,765 +19.73
750–787 774 17 375.00–382.00 $379.61 $2,938 +54.61
840 840 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,856 +20.54
960 960 3 315.00 $315.00 $3,024 +40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 580.00 $580.00 $1,891 +60.00
380 380 3 570.00 $570.00 $2,166 +72.26
436 436 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,224 -22.50
473 473 6 482.50 $482.50 $2,282 -2.50
549 549 13 437.50 $437.50 $2,402 +12.50
635–639 637 12 370.00–412.00 $394.56 $2,513 +1.56
655 655 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,620 +42.81
716 716 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,685 +13.19
910 910 2 280.00–290.00 $285.00 $2,594
1065 1065 1 285.00 $285.00 $3,035
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,209 +60.00
673 673 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,557

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–336 334 7 430.00–502.50 $482.14 $1,610 -22.86
371–390 383 14 385.00–490.00 $447.82 $1,715 -23.87
425–435 433 20 300.00–472.00 $457.98 $1,983 -2.02
470–492 485 25 370.00–437.50 $409.73 $1,987 +38.24
536–545 536 39 340.00–357.50 $357.04 $1,914 +14.07
553–596 584 7 330.00–335.00 $331.35 $1,935
654–663 655 14 305.00–337.00 $332.37 $2,177
773 773 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,300 -7.50
838 838 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,451 +4.50
930 930 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,604 +30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,386 -5.00
325 325 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,674 +15.00
377 377 5 490.00 $490.00 $1,847 +15.00
405–436 434 13 330.00–465.00 $455.30 $1,976 -8.70
481–490 482 17 370.00–437.50 $432.42 $2,084 +46.02
541 541 34 365.00 $365.00 $1,975 +17.54
575 575 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,811 -16.77
610–635 623 2 332.50–340.00 $336.33 $2,095 +1.33
651–670 652 30 295.00–342.00 $340.36 $2,219
720–734 733 17 300.00–320.00 $318.84 $2,337 +6.94
843 843 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,424
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 376 4 400.00–435.00 $426.16 $1,602 -22.17
468–490 475 3 280.00–350.00 $325.95 $1,548
556–595 563 6 317.50–354.00 $347.57 $1,957 +3.57
650–690 670 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,976 -10.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 337 6 475.00–590.00 $551.29 $1,858 -26.91
375–380 377 6 495.00–560.00 $538.14 $2,029 -6.86
428–431 431 15 460.00–525.00 $516.39 $2,226 +26.39
474–495 476 14 355.00–455.00 $443.34 $2,110 -1.53
540 540 12 400.00 $400.00 $2,160 +5.00
550–580 570 19 360.00–380.00 $374.85 $2,137 +14.85
654 654 7 405.00 $405.00 $2,649
738 738 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,325 +5.00
832 832 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,413 +20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–286 286 6 480.00–540.00 $520.05 $1,487 -43.02
330–331 331 7 530.00–590.00 $581.45 $1,925 +40.86
355–375 370 12 485.00–569.00 $557.99 $2,065 +12.99
420 420 10 545.00 $545.00 $2,289 +46.90
470–475 472 10 355.00–445.00 $428.48 $2,022 -24.32
556 556 16 415.00 $415.00 $2,307 +21.90
648 648 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,560 +40.00
655 655 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,358 +27.02
750 750 5 344.00 $344.00 $2,580
805 805 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,455
983 983 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,310
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,778
445 445 7 475.00 $475.00 $2,114
553 553 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,074 +10.00
615 615 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,276 +90.00
730 730 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,008

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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.