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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 4, 2026

876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $366.51/cwt -16.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 557 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $490.21/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,686/hd at 548 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $446.79/cwt ≈ $2,386/hd at 534 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 876 1,145 778
Feeder cattle 876 1,145 778

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Heifers 352, Bulls 267) 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
315–341 336 5 590.00–600.00 $598.12 $2,010 -46.20
373 373 6 600.00 $600.00 $2,238 -1.79
400–439 431 11 475.00–555.00 $536.78 $2,314 -12.35
450–473 472 18 510.00–522.50 $521.42 $2,461 -2.95
543–548 548 34 477.50–491.00 $490.21 $2,686 +7.21
555–565 560 2 415.00–435.00 $425.09 $2,381 —
566–581 value added 574 16 495.00–499.00 $497.03 $2,853 —
632–646 636 30 436.00–452.00 $440.87 $2,804 +17.17
655 655 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,816 +47.42
725–741 739 11 345.00–390.00 $382.80 $2,829 +17.80
820–843 837 4 342.50–345.00 $343.11 $2,872 -8.57
850 850 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,911 +7.50
930 930 1 330.00 $330.00 $3,069 -10.00
998 998 6 317.50 $317.50 $3,169 —
1195 1195 1 280.00 $280.00 $3,346 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,885 -50.18
368 368 4 575.00 $575.00 $2,116 -15.44
405–431 428 8 515.00–530.00 $528.22 $2,261 -18.70
460–495 478 12 350.00–519.00 $489.11 $2,338 -18.39
536–545 537 19 380.00–485.00 $473.78 $2,544 -25.22
615–643 633 13 370.00–450.00 $426.32 $2,699 -14.21
731 731 12 386.00 $386.00 $2,822 -20.01
818 818 3 353.00 $353.00 $2,888 +23.00
935 935 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,618 -45.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,828 —
370 370 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,850 +150.00
426–433 428 6 430.00–470.00 $456.52 $1,954 -28.48
435–442 value added 439 13 545.00–549.00 $547.48 $2,403 —
460 460 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 —
528 528 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,323 —
610 610 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,288 —
790 790 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,686 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
831 831 10 353.00 $353.00 $2,933 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 265 3 440.00–565.00 $524.91 $1,391 -15.09
325–335 326 19 530.00–568.00 $563.96 $1,839 +35.58
355–382 380 14 530.00–540.00 $539.33 $2,049 +18.08
413–420 419 25 490.00–509.00 $506.75 $2,123 +6.87
470–478 477 33 405.00–455.00 $451.22 $2,152 -7.67
515–535 533 33 355.00–402.50 $395.05 $2,106 +24.33
570–575 572 3 335.00–340.00 $338.32 $1,935 -62.68
625–645 636 18 325.00–348.00 $345.00 $2,194 -0.42
675 675 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,194 -10.00
700 700 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,345 +7.43
757 757 9 320.00 $320.00 $2,422 +5.00
844 844 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,659 -16.34
890 890 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,826 —
905 905 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,444 —
1066 1066 4 315.00 $315.00 $3,358 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,606 +10.00
305–331 328 17 415.00–560.00 $534.32 $1,753 +26.83
374–380 375 11 515.00–540.00 $534.95 $2,006 +34.28
424–445 425 26 435.00–498.00 $485.12 $2,062 +7.16
470–495 477 16 375.00–458.00 $445.60 $2,126 +5.38
528–543 534 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,736 -75.00
553–589 557 50 342.50–370.00 $366.51 $2,041 -16.50
610–638 635 11 325.00–350.00 $346.00 $2,197 -13.98
732 732 9 320.00 $320.00 $2,342 -8.82
750 750 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,325 —
854 854 4 312.50 $312.50 $2,669 +25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 —
365 365 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,770 +66.22
450–452 451 11 375.00–452.50 $431.43 $1,946 +5.57
531 531 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,832 -27.56
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 —
605 605 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,996 -30.00
650 650 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 —
743 743 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,378 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,696 -4.82
326 326 4 660.00 $660.00 $2,152 +30.00
379 379 14 590.00 $590.00 $2,236 -5.00
415–434 433 17 500.00–536.00 $533.27 $2,309 -0.93
475–480 477 26 400.00–465.00 $457.12 $2,180 -10.29
534–537 534 33 395.00–452.00 $446.79 $2,386 —
567–595 574 4 375.00–390.00 $386.11 $2,216 -55.10
605–629 626 9 400.00–410.00 $401.07 $2,511 -6.61
733 733 7 325.00 $325.00 $2,382 -35.00
815–834 830 5 305.00–330.00 $309.91 $2,572 —
992 992 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,778 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 620.00 $620.00 $1,779 —
300–338 334 11 450.00–620.00 $595.20 $1,988 -14.80
358–390 379 13 530.00–595.00 $589.13 $2,233 +15.78
430–448 432 29 390.00–530.00 $510.00 $2,203 -24.60
478 478 14 453.00 $453.00 $2,165 -18.51
535–540 537 3 360.00–430.00 $406.52 $2,183 -34.31
551 551 26 440.00 $440.00 $2,424 +15.00
615 615 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,214 -24.45
652 652 15 415.00 $415.00 $2,706 —
730–731 731 5 325.00–360.00 $353.01 $2,581 +23.01
860 860 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,752 —
1070 1070 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,568 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,159 —
351 351 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,808 —
420 420 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,079 +48.82
544 544 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,230 -16.57
650 650 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,405 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,138 —

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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.