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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 16, 2026

906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $383.92/cwt +50.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,089/hd at 544 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.34/cwt +25.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,270/hd at 663 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $369.00/cwt -20.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,764/hd at 749 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 906 1,775 900
Feeder cattle 906 1,775 900

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 389, Bulls 272) 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
336 336 8 575.00 $575.00 $1,932 +20.00
365–372 371 8 535.00–600.00 $592.01 $2,196 +51.32
435 435 12 500.00 $500.00 $2,175 -24.67
474 474 9 520.00 $520.00 $2,465 +47.85
542 542 26 530.00 $530.00 $2,873 +79.58
645 645 13 409.00 $409.00 $2,638 +18.11
724 724 8 361.00 $361.00 $2,614 +16.18
750 value added 750 13 378.00 $378.00 $2,835 -2.97
830–843 837 4 328.00–337.50 $332.79 $2,785 +7.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 565.00 $565.00 $1,876 +10.00
379 379 5 560.00 $560.00 $2,122 +38.66
400–430 424 9 460.00–515.00 $498.41 $2,113 -17.06
453 value added 453 8 497.50 $497.50 $2,254 -22.50
455–468 466 7 475.00–500.00 $496.51 $2,314 +31.48
525–545 540 11 400.00–500.00 $479.59 $2,590 +49.59
563 563 24 470.00 $470.00 $2,646 +93.55
630–645 643 23 340.00–396.00 $391.61 $2,518 +7.69
713–743 722 7 325.00–350.00 $342.05 $2,470 +17.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
749 value added 749 33 369.00 $369.00 $2,764 -20.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 ±0.00
383 383 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,685 -100.00
435 435 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,892 -25.00
506 506 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,176 —
655 655 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 +35.00
715 715 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,127 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 11 520.00 $520.00 $1,508 +42.00
305–343 340 23 435.00–510.00 $506.15 $1,721 +25.12
368–385 373 21 445.00–492.50 $486.20 $1,814 +26.20
420 420 30 445.00 $445.00 $1,869 -6.16
485 485 12 445.00 $445.00 $2,158 +9.53
550 550 32 362.50 $362.50 $1,994 -32.50
625 625 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,094 +7.93
650–664 663 15 340.00–347.50 $347.01 $2,301 +17.01
663 value added 663 21 339.00 $339.00 $2,248 +29.00
747 747 11 310.00 $310.00 $2,316 -5.00
836 value added 836 6 319.00 $319.00 $2,667 +14.00
848 848 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,586 +9.26
910 910 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,548 —
960 960 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,616 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 280 4 460.00–485.00 $478.42 $1,340 —
305–324 321 10 425.00–490.00 $482.37 $1,548 +25.76
383 383 10 490.00 $490.00 $1,877 +22.28
410–433 424 19 355.00–475.00 $447.40 $1,897 +0.24
474–490 475 27 440.00–465.00 $448.73 $2,131 +15.04
530–546 544 45 340.00–386.00 $383.92 $2,089 +50.72
610–623 619 3 325.00–340.00 $329.93 $2,042 -0.07
655–682 680 22 310.00–322.50 $321.40 $2,186 +1.40
740–749 747 10 300.00–302.50 $300.50 $2,245 -6.50
837 837 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,302 +9.68
935 935 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,665 +8.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 6 480.00 $480.00 $1,685 +78.23
410–445 440 13 420.00–445.00 $441.41 $1,942 +13.41
520–535 525 3 330.00–350.00 $338.44 $1,777 -21.56
550 550 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,815 -15.00
645 645 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,096 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 value added 463 16 470.00 $470.00 $2,176 -17.89

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 5 575.00 $575.00 $1,598 —
315–334 331 13 500.00–565.00 $557.65 $1,846 +81.11
365–395 383 10 415.00–500.00 $485.72 $1,860 -45.80
400–439 429 11 405.00–465.00 $454.71 $1,951 -36.51
453–485 479 22 395.00–465.00 $456.61 $2,187 -0.89
525 525 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,838 -52.85
551 551 27 415.00 $415.00 $2,287 +75.00
639–646 640 24 320.00–360.00 $353.27 $2,261 -10.73
675 675 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,109 -7.43
738 738 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,343 ±0.00
765 765 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,066 —
875 875 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,188 -15.00
933 933 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,519 +57.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 12 580.00 $580.00 $1,566 +40.00
330 330 11 565.00 $565.00 $1,864 +5.00
373 373 16 510.00 $510.00 $1,902 -2.26
410–426 425 18 410.00–495.00 $490.45 $2,084 -26.46
474 474 13 467.50 $467.50 $2,216 +13.71
548 548 26 429.00 $429.00 $2,351 +6.54
565 565 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,204 -20.00
638 638 8 345.00 $345.00 $2,201 +5.00
710–745 733 4 300.00–317.50 $313.05 $2,295 -6.95
820 820 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,255 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,499 -40.00
447 447 10 430.00 $430.00 $1,922 —
551 551 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,121 —
642 642 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,151 +20.03
742 742 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,263 —

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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.