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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 18, 2026

755 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $427.36/cwt -38.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,329/hd at 545 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $445.00/cwt ≈ $2,452/hd at 551 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $481.87/cwt -23.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,638/hd at 547 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 755 624 645
Feeder cattle 755 624 645

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Dairy Steers 8, Heifers 269, Bulls 233) 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
266 266 9 655.00 $655.00 $1,742 —
343 343 3 605.00 $605.00 $2,075 —
390 390 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,048 —
431 431 6 535.00 $535.00 $2,306 -10.00
434 value added 434 9 542.50 $542.50 $2,354 —
476 value added 476 7 525.00 $525.00 $2,499 —
476–495 477 21 455.00–490.00 $487.57 $2,326 -27.43
533 value added 533 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,612 —
549 549 28 481.00 $481.00 $2,641 -24.00
565 565 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,514 +40.00
598 value added 598 14 477.50 $477.50 $2,855 —
610–628 620 17 425.00–455.00 $445.49 $2,762 -18.97
675 675 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,666 —
735 735 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,683 -35.00
876 value added 876 13 350.00 $350.00 $3,066 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,852 -60.00
379 379 5 580.00 $580.00 $2,198 -20.00
429 429 6 515.00 $515.00 $2,209 -32.50
462 value added 462 5 526.00 $526.00 $2,430 —
468 468 5 485.00 $485.00 $2,270 -5.00
563 563 16 480.00 $480.00 $2,702 ±0.00
620 620 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,356 -37.50
652 652 12 455.00 $455.00 $2,967 +88.48
701 value added 701 6 407.50 $407.50 $2,857 —
736 736 5 397.00 $397.00 $2,922 —
810 810 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,714 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 value added 424 6 520.00 $520.00 $2,205 —
702 value added 702 13 414.00 $414.00 $2,906 —
828 value added 828 17 350.00 $350.00 $2,898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,960 —
450 450 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,935 —
525 525 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,336 +5.00
615 615 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,152 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,528 +5.00
346 346 6 500.00 $500.00 $1,730 -30.00
375 375 5 512.50 $512.50 $1,922 -15.00
400–445 426 11 425.00–480.00 $472.93 $2,015 -0.94
455–476 475 22 448.00–465.00 $448.74 $2,132 -8.76
535–536 536 25 411.00–415.00 $411.16 $2,204 +16.16
600 value added 600 5 372.50 $372.50 $2,235 —
648 648 20 357.50 $357.50 $2,317 +0.60
685 685 5 330.00–350.00 $346.00 $2,370 —
737–745 738 8 300.00–340.00 $334.95 $2,472 —
832 832 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 545.00 $545.00 $1,526 -5.00
325–341 338 5 485.00–519.00 $512.46 $1,732 -17.54
375 375 11 523.00 $523.00 $1,961 +9.89
419–428 421 11 475.00–503.00 $497.82 $2,096 +11.19
477 477 8 440.00 $440.00 $2,099 +24.35
487 value added 487 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,997 —
533–545 544 27 380.00–422.00 $417.42 $2,271 +25.67
646 value added 646 14 378.50 $378.50 $2,445 —
653 653 15 367.00 $367.00 $2,397 —
716–725 718 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,262 +10.00
825 825 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,681 +90.00
915 915 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,791 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–389 386 6 405.00–490.00 $476.41 $1,839 +6.41
400 400 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,500 -15.00
455 455 20 446.00 $446.00 $2,029 +16.00
545 545 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,962 +29.37
581 581 6 347.50 $347.50 $2,019 -10.50
635 635 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,127 -10.00
660–680 673 3 330.00–340.00 $333.27 $2,243 -11.73
771 771 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,197 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 322 3 510.00–625.00 $573.60 $1,847 -61.40
377 377 9 575.00 $575.00 $2,168 -5.00
427 427 19 520.00 $520.00 $2,220 -10.00
480–490 481 15 470.00–500.00 $496.95 $2,390 +24.05
551 551 31 445.00 $445.00 $2,452 —
633–639 638 15 329.00–385.00 $377.59 $2,409 -22.41
670 670 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,546 —
735 735 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,646 —
815 815 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,649 —
890 890 1 345.00 $345.00 $3,070 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,519 —
329 329 13 600.00 $600.00 $1,974 +10.00
381 381 8 555.00 $555.00 $2,115 +0.01
421–440 423 8 445.00–485.00 $479.80 $2,030 -12.45
453–481 474 12 445.00–462.50 $458.32 $2,172 -32.81
515–548 545 35 380.00–432.50 $427.36 $2,329 -38.81
620–637 632 14 340.00–385.00 $372.39 $2,354 —
665 665 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,128 -30.00
740 740 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,294 -20.00
860 860 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,666 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 480.00 $480.00 $1,747 +6.29
422 422 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,962 +60.00
468 468 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,872 -5.00
550–565 553 14 392.50–420.00 $412.14 $2,279 +17.14
649 649 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,207 —
665 665 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,862 -56.68

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,662 —

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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.