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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $486.67/cwt +6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,083/hd at 428 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $592.42/cwt +44.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,530/hd at 427 lb · 28 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $401.63/cwt +39.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,831/hd at 705 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 606 1,059 694
Feeder cattle 606 1,059 694

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 232, Bulls 165) Value Added and Natural 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
332 332 5 615.00 $615.00 $2,042 +49.12
387 387 8 602.50 $602.50 $2,332 +33.04
425–430 427 28 582.50–598.00 $592.42 $2,530 +44.32
540 540 19 497.50 $497.50 $2,686 +21.47
590 590 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,744 +22.27
604 value added 604 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,748 -14.12
648 648 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,819 -2.89
701 value added 701 18 405.00 $405.00 $2,839 —
709–740 716 6 370.00–400.00 $391.53 $2,803 +28.99
800–830 825 6 320.00–342.50 $338.86 $2,796 -16.43
834 834 8 357.50 $357.50 $2,982 +2.21
915 915 1 340.00 $340.00 $3,111 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 605.00 $605.00 $1,996 +89.05
390 390 2 585.00 $585.00 $2,282 +2.30
437 437 5 595.00 $595.00 $2,600 +33.70
460–475 471 4 495.00–510.00 $506.34 $2,385 +3.64
520–545 540 14 485.00–500.00 $487.41 $2,632 +0.64
645 645 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,354 -55.69
663 663 10 412.50 $412.50 $2,735 —
746 746 12 380.00 $380.00 $2,835 +5.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 value added 579 7 467.50 $467.50 $2,707 —
698 698 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,932 —
844 value added 844 10 355.00 $355.00 $2,996 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 590.00 $590.00 $2,006 +90.00
355 355 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,402 —
420 420 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,037 -60.00
467–469 468 9 475.00–490.00 $485.01 $2,270 —
505–538 527 3 445.00–495.00 $460.97 $2,429 —
667–675 669 4 370.00–410.00 $399.91 $2,675 +74.91
715 715 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,717 +60.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 7 550.00 $550.00 $1,518 +20.00
331 331 17 535.00 $535.00 $1,771 +63.99
360–378 375 7 520.00–534.00 $532.08 $1,995 +24.42
390 value added 390 3 517.50 $517.50 $2,018 —
405–435 417 22 400.00–500.00 $482.90 $2,014 +9.58
460–491 485 5 435.00–457.00 $452.83 $2,196 +3.50
505 505 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,894 —
531 value added 531 4 377.50 $377.50 $2,005 —
551–594 566 17 384.00–385.00 $384.37 $2,176 +39.37
605–644 634 10 350.00–380.00 $367.08 $2,327 -4.37
658 658 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,303 +20.00
738 738 4 337.50 $337.50 $2,491 +20.41
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 8 549.00 $549.00 $1,554 +74.48
370–380 379 7 455.00–535.00 $523.83 $1,985 +4.56
417–436 428 32 465.00–494.00 $486.67 $2,083 +6.83
453–475 470 15 440.00–457.50 $455.14 $2,139 +11.44
510–533 531 15 399.00–400.00 $399.06 $2,119 +5.22
620–641 639 9 335.00–375.00 $370.69 $2,369 +5.96
740 740 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,405 -2.50
798 value added 798 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,713 +10.00
845 845 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,303 -32.50
850 850 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,168 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 480.00 $480.00 $1,714 +5.00
415–437 434 7 425.00–445.00 $442.27 $1,919 -37.73
460 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 -105.00
542 542 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,087 +11.69
630 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 +65.00
655 655 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,325 +14.94
703 703 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742 value added 742 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,597 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 274 9 495.00–580.00 $570.34 $1,563 +43.83
323 323 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,938 +57.10
350–385 371 11 545.00–580.00 $567.90 $2,107 -10.10
424–435 426 16 455.00–550.00 $530.95 $2,262 -2.71
478 478 10 487.50 $487.50 $2,330 +9.86
525–545 531 11 445.00–465.00 $454.22 $2,412 +12.12
575 575 2 425.00–440.00 $432.50 $2,487 —
623–645 626 7 375.00–402.50 $398.45 $2,494 +24.06
735 735 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,572 +10.99
765 765 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,333 —
835 835 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 4 600.00 $600.00 $1,668 +92.50
323–331 330 13 580.00–590.00 $588.49 $1,942 +11.46
377 377 9 575.00 $575.00 $2,168 -8.09
400–445 420 15 465.00–540.00 $532.49 $2,236 +1.43
455–477 473 8 415.00–480.00 $463.84 $2,194 -18.27
526 526 11 458.00 $458.00 $2,409 +22.82
555 555 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,470 +47.98
620 620 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,542 +105.00
705 705 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,362 +25.00
805 805 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 330.00–480.00 $402.73 $1,329 -74.78
358 358 8 565.00 $565.00 $2,023 —
441 441 8 500.00 $500.00 $2,205 +160.00
455 455 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,070 -8.15
535 535 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,006 —
562 562 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,192 +6.30
610 610 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,166 +19.11

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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.