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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

1,319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $398.66/cwt -31.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,145/hd at 538 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $356.51/cwt +16.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,254/hd at 632 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $462.59/cwt -72.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 426 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,319 270 1,280
Feeder cattle 1,319 270 1,280

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 304, Heifers 552, Bulls 463) 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
337 337 10 605.00 $605.00 $2,039 -25.00
377 377 11 580.00 $580.00 $2,187 —
428 428 6 520.00 $520.00 $2,226 -49.95
481 481 22 498.00 $498.00 $2,395 +23.00
555 555 28 487.50 $487.50 $2,706 +22.50
615–635 628 3 385.00–395.00 $391.74 $2,460 —
652–668 655 19 401.00–415.00 $412.00 $2,699 -18.00
718–731 729 18 342.50–365.00 $360.97 $2,631 —
750–752 752 4 325.00–360.00 $351.27 $2,642 —
810–820 813 3 325.00–341.00 $335.62 $2,729 —
852 852 3 343.00 $343.00 $2,922 +8.00
910–925 918 2 305.00–330.00 $317.40 $2,914 —
960 960 3 322.00 $322.00 $3,091 +37.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 value added 599 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,486 —
624 value added 624 35 458.00 $458.00 $2,858 —
693 value added 693 21 410.00 $410.00 $2,841 —
843 value added 843 8 343.00 $343.00 $2,891 —
979 value added 979 7 317.50 $317.50 $3,108 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 322 6 580.00–605.00 $596.84 $1,922 +16.84
375–380 376 7 568.00–570.00 $568.29 $2,137 -31.71
431 431 9 520.00 $520.00 $2,241 -15.17
477 477 9 500.00 $500.00 $2,385 -35.00
545 545 13 450.00 $450.00 $2,452 —
600 value added 600 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,400 —
605–627 624 17 407.50–415.00 $408.35 $2,548 -18.09
675 675 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 —
748 748 4 372.50 $372.50 $2,786 -2.50
850 850 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–390 380 5 555.00–560.00 $558.97 $2,124 —
425 425 7 505.00 $505.00 $2,146 —
520–528 525 3 395.00–450.00 $431.85 $2,267 -23.15
629 629 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,422 —
690 690 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,432 —
805 805 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,133 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 16 510.00 $510.00 $1,693 -24.28
355–393 373 20 465.00–500.00 $495.36 $1,848 -44.64
400–428 426 39 380.00–469.00 $462.59 $1,971 -72.41
460–485 481 30 400.00–445.00 $440.12 $2,117 -45.15
516–543 538 64 372.50–405.00 $398.66 $2,145 -31.34
550–572 560 9 327.50–370.00 $352.49 $1,974 -77.51
576 value added 576 21 395.00 $395.00 $2,275 —
625–648 642 38 337.50–365.00 $353.49 $2,269 -13.25
735–738 737 17 340.00–349.00 $344.23 $2,537 —
845 845 5 317.50 $317.50 $2,683 —
951 951 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,663 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,251 -50.00
330 330 10 505.00 $505.00 $1,666 -30.00
376 376 16 508.00 $508.00 $1,910 -34.50
432 432 18 470.00 $470.00 $2,030 -72.50
478 478 16 453.00 $453.00 $2,165 -37.00
490 value added 490 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,180 —
549 549 36 435.00 $435.00 $2,388 -3.63
560–595 578 15 340.00–422.00 $407.45 $2,355 —
623 value added 623 12 375.00 $375.00 $2,336 —
644 644 24 360.00 $360.00 $2,318 —
665–675 670 2 335.00–355.00 $344.93 $2,311 -40.07
749 749 14 344.00 $344.00 $2,577 -6.00
850 850 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,592 —
981 981 8 287.50 $287.50 $2,820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–344 343 19 467.50–475.00 $468.67 $1,608 +26.67
357 357 11 470.00 $470.00 $1,678 -30.00
439 439 7 455.00 $455.00 $1,997 +55.00
473–475 474 3 397.50–455.00 $435.78 $2,066 —
525 525 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,706 -25.00
550 550 14 385.00 $385.00 $2,118 —
636 636 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,258 —
730 730 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 value added 595 21 402.50 $402.50 $2,395 —
719 value added 719 12 340.00 $340.00 $2,445 —
772 value added 772 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–334 330 8 575.00–599.00 $596.27 $1,968 +26.27
368 368 12 570.00 $570.00 $2,098 -12.37
405–430 429 31 450.00–490.00 $488.30 $2,095 -51.70
478 478 27 470.00 $470.00 $2,247 -15.40
542–545 542 34 395.00–418.00 $414.60 $2,247 -70.40
563 563 9 415.00 $415.00 $2,336 —
581 value added 581 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,440 —
613–641 632 37 340.00–362.50 $355.42 $2,246 +15.42
635 value added 635 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,350 —
668 668 24 362.00 $362.00 $2,418 +42.00
752 752 13 315.00 $315.00 $2,369 —
800–840 832 5 270.00–290.00 $286.15 $2,381 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 4 595.00 $595.00 $1,660 -45.00
326 326 22 599.00 $599.00 $1,953 —
373–395 375 21 490.00–565.00 $555.81 $2,084 -54.19
413–440 427 25 475.00–530.00 $522.31 $2,230 -4.70
477 477 34 470.00 $470.00 $2,242 -47.50
542 542 38 430.00–435.00 $434.61 $2,356 -42.89
560 560 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,100 -65.00
633 633 37 372.00 $372.00 $2,355 -22.89
748 748 9 322.50 $322.50 $2,412 —
858 858 3 302.50 $302.50 $2,595 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 9 555.00 $555.00 $1,659 —
369 369 8 502.50 $502.50 $1,854 —
443 443 9 473.00 $473.00 $2,095 —
485 485 1 432.50 $432.50 $2,098 -27.50
542 542 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,060 —
638 638 8 342.50 $342.50 $2,185 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 10 535.00 $535.00 $2,113 —

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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.