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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 27, 2026

1,145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $458.89/cwt +22.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,143/hd at 467 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $524.50/cwt +8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,505/hd at 478 lb · 43 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $340.00/cwt -20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,182/hd at 936 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,145 1,296 1,233
Feeder cattle 1,145 1,296 1,233

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 414, Heifers 501, Bulls 230) 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
320–340 324 5 510.00–680.00 $644.32 $2,088 +59.32
383–395 384 16 555.00–605.00 $601.79 $2,311 +43.77
425–427 427 23 540.00–550.00 $549.13 $2,345 +8.47
472 value added 472 9 525.00 $525.00 $2,478 +1.66
478–481 479 34 500.00–529.00 $524.37 $2,512 +20.04
515–540 533 24 480.00–495.00 $483.00 $2,574 -14.15
540 value added 540 5 490.00 $490.00 $2,646 —
619 value added 619 7 446.00 $446.00 $2,761 +6.89
610–640 638 26 400.00–425.00 $423.70 $2,703 +3.70
650–695 673 2 380.00–385.00 $382.58 $2,575 -32.42
728 728 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,657 -42.50
760–768 766 7 355.00–375.00 $369.33 $2,829 -5.67
815–818 817 3 340.00–357.50 $351.68 $2,873 +16.68
870 870 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,914 —
936 936 42 340.00 $340.00 $3,182 —
1104–1123 1110 12 272.50–293.00 $279.41 $3,101 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 630.00 $630.00 $1,846 —
325–332 331 8 560.00–640.00 $630.18 $2,086 +38.45
360–382 377 4 560.00–600.00 $590.44 $2,226 +5.44
410–433 427 10 545.00–555.00 $546.92 $2,335 +4.44
494 494 6 507.50 $507.50 $2,507 +2.50
538 538 14 499.00 $499.00 $2,685 —
561–578 562 24 445.00–507.50 $502.15 $2,822 +22.15
600–633 621 16 430.00–445.00 $440.53 $2,736 +20.57
665–680 673 2 343.00–425.00 $384.46 $2,587 +9.46
674 value added 674 16 421.00 $421.00 $2,838 —
709–727 717 19 390.00–422.50 $406.01 $2,911 +29.80
776–780 777 5 365.00–375.00 $372.99 $2,898 -12.01
798 value added 798 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,554 —
811 value added 811 18 358.00 $358.00 $2,903 —
840 840 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,772 +3.36
858 value added 858 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,574 —
864 864 5 342.00 $342.00 $2,955 +12.00
905 905 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,941 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719 719 19 403.00 $403.00 $2,898 —
740 value added 740 14 400.00 $400.00 $2,960 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,278 —
430 430 4 485.00 $485.00 $2,086 +65.00
560 560 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,492 +15.66
665 665 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,826 +65.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,458 +15.00
310–333 330 9 450.00–537.50 $528.38 $1,744 +3.38
372–390 373 26 450.00–530.00 $521.25 $1,944 +12.45
426–445 427 32 445.00–505.00 $499.88 $2,134 +10.23
450–490 467 45 325.00–477.50 $458.89 $2,143 +22.21
513–545 533 11 350.00–385.00 $370.72 $1,976 -21.46
551 551 39 401.00 $401.00 $2,210 —
600–648 633 13 340.00–347.50 $345.42 $2,187 -24.58
660 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 +15.00
705–740 733 6 320.00–330.00 $327.57 $2,401 +12.56
755 755 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,378 -5.00
822–840 824 11 320.00–332.50 $331.34 $2,730 +36.34
955 955 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,512 +39.15
323–340 327 15 375.00–523.00 $507.49 $1,659 -6.45
353–395 374 25 405.00–525.00 $500.67 $1,873 -4.57
421–448 432 28 400.00–500.00 $477.96 $2,065 +20.02
470–485 479 13 280.00–455.00 $440.22 $2,109 -1.83
500 500 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,000 —
554–595 576 32 370.00–388.00 $383.01 $2,206 +28.01
620–640 638 18 335.00–363.00 $359.98 $2,297 +4.66
703–746 719 28 300.00–339.00 $328.82 $2,364 +18.77
854 854 4 287.50 $287.50 $2,455 —
961 961 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,883 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–379 368 27 497.50–532.50 $511.16 $1,881 —
435 435 11 480.00 $480.00 $2,088 —
500 500 31 438.00 $438.00 $2,190 —
642 value added 642 11 368.00 $368.00 $2,363 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 368 6 350.00–460.00 $418.78 $1,541 -31.22
453–459 458 12 395.00–435.00 $425.86 $1,950 -15.31
509–547 537 22 325.00–378.00 $372.56 $2,001 +17.56
625 625 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,250 +12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,243 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 635.00–655.00 $644.82 $1,838 -1.88
311 311 4 630.00 $630.00 $1,959 +65.44
373 373 15 595.00 $595.00 $2,219 +29.59
425–435 432 18 440.00–547.50 $534.20 $2,308 +27.98
455–498 476 18 450.00–470.00 $467.41 $2,225 +0.12
556–575 557 34 400.00–442.50 $441.21 $2,458 +44.64
603–635 630 15 350.00–412.00 $407.68 $2,568 +12.68
738 738 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,657 +55.00
850 850 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,252 —
1028 1028 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,621 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 11 610.00 $610.00 $2,031 +60.00
376–395 379 10 480.00–595.00 $573.35 $2,173 +9.13
420–435 422 11 405.00–552.00 $534.60 $2,256 +29.41
469–475 471 10 470.00–475.00 $471.51 $2,221 +1.46
510–546 544 17 440.00–455.00 $440.83 $2,398 +16.19
555 555 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,359 +53.50
635–636 636 9 380.00–385.00 $384.45 $2,445 -31.55
707 707 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,333 +50.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 —
342 342 5 560.00 $560.00 $1,915 —
428–444 438 15 420.00–463.00 $446.18 $1,954 —
473 473 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,892 -50.00
510–533 527 4 417.50–455.00 $426.57 $2,248 +106.57
635 635 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,905 —
723 723 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,916 -25.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612–628 617 9 357.50–375.00 $369.07 $2,277 —

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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.