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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $429.25/cwt ≈ $2,371/hd at 552 lb · 24 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.00/cwt ≈ $2,842/hd at 785 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $530.00/cwt ≈ $2,226/hd at 420 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 543 105 412
Feeder cattle 543 105 412

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 217, Bulls 147) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 580.00 $580.00 $2,001 —
360–390 370 3 530.00–575.00 $558.65 $2,067 —
373 value added 373 6 610.00 $610.00 $2,275 —
435 435 2 560.00 $560.00 $2,436 —
477 477 6 495.00 $495.00 $2,361 —
538 538 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,475 —
544 value added 544 14 505.00 $505.00 $2,747 —
556 556 9 455.00 $455.00 $2,530 —
609 value added 609 7 470.00 $470.00 $2,862 —
639 639 6 417.50 $417.50 $2,668 +67.50
751 751 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,704 -5.00
815–835 823 5 325.00–355.00 $337.17 $2,775 —
1301 1301 4 244.00 $244.00 $3,174 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,600 —
367 367 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,927 -5.00
420 420 5 515.00 $515.00 $2,163 +95.00
475 value added 475 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,185 —
475–480 476 7 445.00–500.00 $492.07 $2,342 —
541 541 16 445.00 $445.00 $2,407 +15.09
565 565 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,458 —
642 642 8 407.50 $407.50 $2,616 +22.50
665 665 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,361 —
735 735 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 —
783–785 784 4 345.00–360.00 $356.24 $2,793 —
855 855 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,971 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 value added 476 5 540.00 $540.00 $2,570 —
673 value added 673 15 430.00 $430.00 $2,894 —
680 680 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,516 —
785 value added 785 22 362.00 $362.00 $2,842 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,472 —
400 400 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,620 —
610–620 615 2 330.00–355.00 $342.60 $2,107 +12.60
770 770 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,656 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,386 —
305–320 317 6 420.00–470.00 $458.50 $1,453 —
370–382 380 6 435.00–495.00 $485.26 $1,844 —
420–421 421 12 465.00–495.00 $487.51 $2,052 —
465–485 478 11 405.00–440.00 $430.45 $2,058 —
550 value added 550 10 431.00 $431.00 $2,370 —
554 554 14 428.00 $428.00 $2,371 —
652–663 656 8 352.50–375.00 $366.47 $2,404 +52.47
746 746 9 342.50 $342.50 $2,555 +52.50
750 750 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,438 —
800–847 842 9 320.00–325.00 $324.47 $2,732 —
870 870 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,175 —
913 913 6 307.50 $307.50 $2,807 —
1093 1093 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 11 530.00 $530.00 $1,722 —
355 355 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,757 —
429–440 431 9 465.00–490.00 $484.33 $2,087 +88.64
472 472 13 445.00 $445.00 $2,100 +70.00
543 543 19 405.00 $405.00 $2,199 +25.00
556 value added 556 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,141 —
644 644 10 360.00 $360.00 $2,318 +20.00
726–742 value added 732 14 307.50–325.00 $318.66 $2,333 —
770 770 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,502 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,698 —
355–373 369 4 340.00–390.00 $377.96 $1,395 —
448 448 3 427.50 $427.50 $1,915 —
480–494 492 8 365.00–400.00 $369.27 $1,817 +19.27
551 551 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,039 +55.00
725 725 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 4 396.00 $396.00 $2,012 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–275 274 3 455.00–600.00 $551.43 $1,511 —
344 344 4 580.00 $580.00 $1,995 +101.13
363 363 9 565.00 $565.00 $2,051 —
420 420 20 530.00 $530.00 $2,226 —
471–483 477 13 490.00–495.00 $492.66 $2,350 —
536–544 542 15 435.00–470.00 $460.77 $2,497 —
662 662 5 435.00 $435.00 $2,880 +80.00
725 725 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,356 +10.00
758 758 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,539 —
810–840 820 3 300.00–350.00 $332.93 $2,730 +32.93
1020 1020 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–343 336 8 445.00–575.00 $538.54 $1,809 —
370–385 377 5 400.00–560.00 $523.41 $1,973 +53.41
404–440 411 5 485.00–550.00 $536.09 $2,203 —
478–484 480 12 405.00–495.00 $464.75 $2,231 -10.25
520–547 545 14 400.00–480.00 $474.55 $2,586 —
590 590 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,390 -1.31
619 619 7 405.00 $405.00 $2,507 +22.98
855 855 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,565 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,696 —
360 360 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,494 —
400–445 420 3 415.00–425.00 $420.18 $1,765 —
465 465 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,976 +20.00
605 605 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,148 —

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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.