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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 13, 2026

1,770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $485.27/cwt -12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,645/hd at 545 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.05/cwt -42.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,917/hd at 537 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $526.45/cwt ≈ $2,464/hd at 468 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,770 606 1,196
Feeder cattle 1,770 606 1,196

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 686, Heifers 689, Bulls 395) 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
324 324 6 685.00 $685.00 $2,219 +70.00
377–391 381 19 600.00–622.50 $607.28 $2,314 +4.78
405–430 426 26 545.00–554.00 $553.05 $2,356 -39.37
459–485 468 64 495.00–535.00 $526.45 $2,464 —
533–549 545 97 477.50–505.00 $485.27 $2,645 -12.23
555–565 555 49 470.00–525.00 $514.07 $2,853 +49.07
601–645 634 43 414.00–440.00 $420.31 $2,665 -14.69
660–690 674 6 380.00–410.00 $401.59 $2,707 —
725 value added 725 29 410.00 $410.00 $2,972 +5.00
740–744 743 16 365.00–392.50 $375.28 $2,788 -16.25
770 770 2 330.00–355.00 $342.50 $2,637 —
828–844 value added 837 49 355.00–360.00 $357.78 $2,995 —
842–845 842 8 320.00–348.00 $344.49 $2,901 -13.01
850–875 863 4 342.50–350.00 $346.20 $2,988 —
940 940 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,961 -25.00
963–980 966 5 315.00–320.00 $318.99 $3,081 —
968 value added 968 14 322.50 $322.50 $3,122 —
1009 value added 1009 8 312.50 $312.50 $3,153 —
1105 1105 1 280.00 $280.00 $3,094 —
1182 1182 11 269.00 $269.00 $3,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 5 670.00 $670.00 $2,104 +65.00
360–373 372 9 575.00–585.00 $583.92 $2,172 -1.08
420–428 427 18 530.00–570.00 $563.95 $2,408 -31.05
450–472 471 15 520.00–525.00 $524.68 $2,471 +18.34
544 544 33 477.50 $477.50 $2,598 -9.91
559 value added 559 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,711 —
580 580 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,610 —
615–643 631 6 390.00–425.00 $408.07 $2,575 +43.07
660 660 14 418.00 $418.00 $2,759 +5.50
720–733 731 7 350.00–362.50 $360.74 $2,637 -19.26
737 value added 737 6 377.50 $377.50 $2,782 —
765 765 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,678 —
855 855 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,822 —
940 940 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,923 —
975 975 2 325.00 $325.00 $3,169 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 value added 531 7 495.00 $495.00 $2,628 —
613 613 16 438.00 $438.00 $2,685 —
626 value added 626 7 435.00 $435.00 $2,723 —
665 value added 665 20 413.00 $413.00 $2,746 —
797 value added 797 7 353.00 $353.00 $2,813 —
924 value added 924 15 330.00 $330.00 $3,049 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 388 3 470.00–550.00 $522.88 $2,029 +127.88
430 430 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,935 -35.00
450 450 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,048 -30.01
533 533 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,319 -25.97
555 555 5 440.00–450.00 $442.00 $2,453 —
641 641 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,564 —
715 715 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,395 -45.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
813 813 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,602 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 18 540.00 $540.00 $1,571 -9.00
328–333 333 26 495.00–529.00 $526.42 $1,753 —
375–379 378 25 505.00–529.00 $525.19 $1,985 +1.36
425–430 430 41 483.00–492.50 $483.69 $2,080 -2.98
478–495 479 49 340.00–439.60 $434.48 $2,081 -20.66
537–543 537 65 325.00–360.00 $357.05 $1,917 -42.01
565–569 568 7 325.00–371.00 $364.47 $2,070 —
603–623 value added 611 22 349.00–350.00 $349.42 $2,135 —
636 636 16 350.00 $350.00 $2,226 -20.69
663 value added 663 17 340.00 $340.00 $2,254 —
660–673 667 4 325.00–340.00 $332.43 $2,217 —
711 711 10 331.00 $331.00 $2,353 +6.00
746 746 9 320.00 $320.00 $2,387 -5.00
797 value added 797 15 340.00 $340.00 $2,710 ±0.00
831–844 836 17 317.50–330.00 $321.96 $2,692 +49.46
860 860 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,709 +60.00
900–937 928 4 300.00–307.50 $305.68 $2,837 —
980 980 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 9 552.50 $552.50 $1,564 +2.50
310–328 326 20 400.00–510.00 $491.37 $1,602 -43.63
364–375 373 32 500.00–534.00 $529.74 $1,976 -2.34
425–432 432 48 475.00–497.50 $482.81 $2,086 -0.09
450–476 474 30 425.00–447.50 $443.73 $2,103 -9.10
532–547 544 32 352.50–370.00 $366.25 $1,992 —
580 580 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,001 -39.37
627–648 value added 635 15 335.00–350.00 $343.88 $2,184 —
637 637 24 330.00 $330.00 $2,102 -37.08
657–695 669 7 290.00–320.00 $309.91 $2,073 -40.09
705–746 737 14 300.00–316.00 $312.72 $2,305 -24.78
750 750 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,438 —
810 810 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,470 —
867 867 9 302.50 $302.50 $2,623 —
958 958 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,690 —
363 363 8 505.00 $505.00 $1,833 +25.00
430–435 433 2 320.00–470.00 $394.57 $1,708 -47.70
456–470 457 23 455.00–460.00 $459.55 $2,100 +119.55
530 530 10 366.00 $366.00 $1,940 -19.00
590–595 593 3 290.00–335.00 $318.30 $1,888 —
635 635 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,968 -60.00
653–655 654 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,126 -30.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 11 379.00 $379.00 $2,047 —
749 749 12 333.00 $333.00 $2,494 —
1007 1007 6 277.50 $277.50 $2,794 —
1025 value added 1025 12 310.00 $310.00 $3,178 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–294 292 18 630.00–725.00 $708.79 $2,070 +108.79
315–345 326 25 630.00–685.00 $652.59 $2,127 +64.10
370–385 372 25 545.00–565.00 $546.62 $2,033 -28.38
412–430 422 39 530.00–562.50 $551.74 $2,328 +19.25
465 465 10 495.00 $495.00 $2,302 +31.16
537 537 28 477.50 $477.50 $2,564 +19.50
557–573 563 5 390.00–425.00 $410.76 $2,313 -34.24
640 640 15 387.50 $387.50 $2,480 -22.50
734–748 738 13 280.00–335.00 $323.31 $2,386 -11.69
830–833 832 5 240.00–280.00 $272.02 $2,263 +37.02
885 885 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,434 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 8 675.00 $675.00 $1,897 +104.66
325–332 327 24 610.00–695.00 $678.81 $2,220 +78.81
386 386 22 567.50 $567.50 $2,191 -0.40
420–433 422 17 510.00–550.00 $544.72 $2,299 +13.77
479–485 480 25 467.50–502.50 $497.16 $2,386 +9.66
500–540 519 10 440.00–475.00 $456.38 $2,369 +2.16
551 551 43 485.00 $485.00 $2,672 +52.50
620–640 639 17 375.00–380.00 $379.71 $2,426 -18.74
741 741 8 325.00 $325.00 $2,408 -25.00
843 843 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,571 +35.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–357 357 14 535.00–540.00 $535.36 $1,911 -29.64
434 434 8 525.00 $525.00 $2,278 +25.00
515–528 522 4 425.00–435.00 $430.06 $2,245 +55.06
625 625 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,281 +10.00

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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.