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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 8, 2026

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $445.00/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,792/hd at 627 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $385.00/cwt +29.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,083/hd at 541 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $490.00/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,773/hd at 566 lb · 25 head
Winchester, VA 6-weight steers sold at $442/cwt, which is $22/cwt above the VA average ($420), and $14/cwt under Harrisonburg, VA ($456). The market took in 572 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 572 555 394
Feeder cattle 572 555 394

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 222, Heifers 224, Bulls 126) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,628
386 386 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,834
418 418 4 495.00 $495.00 $2,069 -15.00
475 value added 475 5 495.00 $495.00 $2,351
483 483 10 485.00 $485.00 $2,343 -35.00
566 566 25 490.00 $490.00 $2,773 +20.00
607 value added 607 13 445.00 $445.00 $2,701
644 644 16 445.00 $445.00 $2,866 -10.00
660 660 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,343 -80.00
749 749 4 357.50 $357.50 $2,678 +2.50
820 820 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,952 +10.00
850 850 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,678
1115 1115 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,843
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–379 379 8 405.00–515.00 $501.38 $1,900 -33.38
423–435 426 7 395.00–450.00 $441.33 $1,880 -58.67
466–487 478 12 470.00–475.00 $472.03 $2,256 +3.96
534 534 24 442.50 $442.50 $2,363 +3.51
607 value added 607 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,185
637 637 8 415.00 $415.00 $2,644 -1.73
665 665 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,294
723 value added 723 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,549
790 790 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,568
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 10 480.00 $480.00 $2,784
656 656 25 437.00 $437.00 $2,867
913 value added 913 8 345.00 $345.00 $3,150
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–361 359 6 335.00–455.00 $415.45 $1,491 -59.55
439 439 4 460.00 $460.00 $2,019 +6.65
529 529 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,328 +115.00
628 628 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,292 ±0.00
725 725 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,066 -45.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 405.00–470.00 $435.76 $1,220 -64.24
323–345 327 5 380.00–470.00 $451.03 $1,475 -56.47
381–390 384 6 350.00–447.50 $430.57 $1,653 -32.75
405 405 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,701 -40.00
473 value added 473 12 449.00 $449.00 $2,124
475 475 12 440.00 $440.00 $2,090 -2.33
541 541 26 385.00 $385.00 $2,083 +29.25
550–568 562 3 325.00–355.00 $345.21 $1,940 -27.79
630–640 631 19 340.00–342.50 $342.37 $2,160 -2.63
658 658 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,270 +5.12
741 741 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,334 -7.50
820 820 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,542
880 880 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,596 -22.50
1099 1099 5 255.00 $255.00 $2,802
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,160 -90.00
325–328 327 5 420.00–425.00 $423.01 $1,383 -76.99
378 378 8 430.00 $430.00 $1,625 -47.11
429 429 11 445.00 $445.00 $1,909 -19.00
473 473 15 437.50 $437.50 $2,069 -4.26
546 546 15 377.50 $377.50 $2,061 -3.41
550–575 562 15 330.00–380.00 $369.29 $2,075 +14.29
624–640 627 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,257 +30.00
705–725 715 2 330.00–340.00 $334.93 $2,395 +12.43
845 845 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,197
950 950 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,375
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,486 -20.00
445 445 10 440.00 $440.00 $1,958 -10.00
490 490 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,200 -155.00
531 531 10 355.00 $355.00 $1,885 -16.00
566–570 567 5 335.00–360.00 $340.03 $1,928 +0.03
638 638 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,074 -27.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 325 4 400.00–535.00 $502.81 $1,634 -69.69
380 380 9 515.00 $515.00 $1,957 -20.00
418–434 429 6 440.00–475.00 $463.62 $1,989 -14.66
470–474 474 16 415.00–480.00 $471.94 $2,237 -25.56
510–530 517 3 390.00–460.00 $430.13 $2,224 +30.13
558 558 10 440.00 $440.00 $2,455 -24.10
635 635 11 387.50 $387.50 $2,461 +3.69
663 663 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,486
750 750 2 328.00 $328.00 $2,460 +53.00
905 905 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,308
950 950 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,995 -95.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,128 -175.00
326 326 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,728 +30.00
388–395 389 6 380.00–480.00 $463.08 $1,801 -32.06
423–440 426 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,768 -16.54
455–480 476 6 375.00–470.00 $454.86 $2,165 +9.85
539 539 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,264 +80.00
595 595 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,231
647 647 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,394 +10.00
680 680 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,380
720 720 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,250 +2.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,312
350 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400
483 483 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,932 +35.00
554 554 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,188 +60.00
643 643 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,575
700 700 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,170 +40.00

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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.