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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 23, 2026

270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $415.00/cwt -20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,727/hd at 657 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $465.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,562/hd at 551 lb · 14 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 bulls $365.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,832/hd at 776 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 270 543 961
Feeder cattle 270 543 961

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 95, Bulls 105) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 580.00 $580.00 $1,902 +95.00
385 385 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,310 +75.00
415–435 430 4 520.00–540.00 $535.17 $2,301 +20.17
479 479 6 535.00 $535.00 $2,563 +42.93
551 551 14 465.00 $465.00 $2,562 +30.00
620–626 625 7 420.00–427.50 $426.44 $2,665 +18.94
715 715 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,681 +145.00
985 985 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,462 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 4 630.00 $630.00 $2,010 +50.00
440–445 441 7 540.00–575.00 $569.95 $2,513 +9.95
465 465 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,209 -20.00
500–520 510 2 480.00–495.00 $487.35 $2,485 +27.35
558 558 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,595 +10.00
650 650 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,795 —
853 853 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,858 —
878 878 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,810 —
975 975 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,779 —
1080 1080 1 280.00 $280.00 $3,024 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,278 —
510 510 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,320 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–334 331 7 465.00–545.00 $534.28 $1,768 +4.28
376 376 8 540.00 $540.00 $2,030 +45.00
429 429 8 535.00 $535.00 $2,295 +50.67
475–495 478 7 435.00–494.00 $485.27 $2,320 +40.27
510 510 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,193 +25.00
559 559 5 430.00 $430.00 $2,404 —
641–645 642 7 340.00–377.50 $366.74 $2,354 +6.74
765 765 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,951 -70.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,425 +5.00
329 329 6 535.00 $535.00 $1,760 +76.50
378 378 8 542.50 $542.50 $2,051 +57.24
400 400 2 542.50 $542.50 $2,170 +54.99
478 478 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,342 +59.55
523–543 533 6 432.50–445.00 $438.63 $2,338 —
658 658 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,533 +18.53
733 733 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,566 +7.50
815 815 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,364 -34.47
1175 1175 1 270.00 $270.00 $3,172 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 410.00–475.00 $442.00 $1,436 -53.00
355 355 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,775 +122.04
445 445 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,780 -27.50
525 525 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,838 —
903 903 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,574 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 6 640.00 $640.00 $1,741 +88.57
380 380 1 610.00 $610.00 $2,318 +45.00
426–445 428 8 440.00–540.00 $527.01 $2,256 -2.99
475 475 11 517.50 $517.50 $2,458 +24.84
527 527 8 477.50 $477.50 $2,516 +16.73
560 560 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,464 —
605–638 630 4 355.00–407.50 $394.89 $2,488 —
657 value added 657 15 415.00 $415.00 $2,727 —
776 value added 776 12 365.00 $365.00 $2,832 —
900 900 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,565 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 9 570.00 $570.00 $1,875 +31.46
372–378 373 11 460.00–610.00 $582.37 $2,172 +58.96
416 416 7 540.00 $540.00 $2,246 +3.91
460–470 468 4 410.00–510.00 $485.40 $2,272 +20.65
510 510 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,474 +10.45
635–640 637 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,166 -65.00
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,277 +35.00

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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.