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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 15, 2026

559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.30/cwt -3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,086/hd at 547 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $470.00/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,721/hd at 579 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $426.94/cwt +51.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,378/hd at 557 lb · 21 head
Winchester, VA 4-weight heifers sold at $435/cwt, running $13/cwt below the VA average ($448) and $34/cwt under Front Royal, VA ($469). The class is down $21/cwt from its mid-May peak of $457. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 559 572 338
Feeder cattle 559 572 338

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 247, Bulls 138) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 485.00–500.00 $492.56 $1,517
368 368 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,987 +38.62
432 432 8 500.00 $500.00 $2,160 +58.67
460–470 469 13 470.00–507.50 $504.67 $2,367 +32.64
540 540 13 500.00 $500.00 $2,700 +57.50
560 560 2 360.00–455.00 $407.50 $2,282
600–623 621 13 405.00–437.50 $435.09 $2,702 +20.09
668 668 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,505 +30.00
734 734 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,716
836 836 9 346.00 $346.00 $2,893
1035 1035 3 297.50 $297.50 $3,079
1110 1110 8 270.00 $270.00 $2,997
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,628 ±0.00
360 360 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,926 +60.00
481 481 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,285 -10.00
543 543 12 485.00 $485.00 $2,634
595 595 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,380 -90.00
629–635 630 10 375.00–435.00 $428.95 $2,702 -16.05
684 value added 684 12 455.00 $455.00 $3,112
769 769 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,768
860–873 869 3 310.00–335.00 $326.75 $2,839 +11.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 value added 448 7 515.00 $515.00 $2,307
579 value added 579 25 470.00 $470.00 $2,721
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 9 475.00 $475.00 $2,038 +15.00
533 533 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,372 +5.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 9 514.00 $514.00 $1,455 +89.00
329–348 334 7 460.00–490.00 $481.08 $1,607 +58.07
360–377 375 10 450.00–485.00 $481.64 $1,806 +51.64
428–443 429 21 350.00–462.00 $451.00 $1,935 +6.00
472–480 478 19 380.00–426.00 $416.92 $1,993 -20.58
510–540 538 19 327.50–365.00 $357.74 $1,925 -19.76
570 570 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,009 -16.79
625–631 631 15 280.00–360.00 $354.71 $2,238 -5.29
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010
705 705 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,150 -29.93
783 783 4 312.50 $312.50 $2,447
908 908 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,769
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,300 +49.24
300–335 329 7 435.00–500.00 $490.81 $1,615 +39.78
375–377 377 10 475.00–487.50 $486.26 $1,833 +55.69
443 443 14 447.50 $447.50 $1,982
475–478 478 18 400.00–428.00 $426.45 $2,038 -13.55
505–549 547 29 360.00–382.00 $381.30 $2,086 -3.70
635–648 639 10 345.00–350.00 $347.12 $2,218 +4.75
760 760 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,394
828 828 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,360 -25.00
1020 1020 4 255.00 $255.00 $2,601
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 250.00–440.00 $339.26 $1,265 -75.74
445 445 14 436.00 $436.00 $1,940 -4.00
535 535 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,899 ±0.00
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 -40.03
670–673 672 5 300.00–315.00 $302.99 $2,036
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752 value added 752 10 331.00 $331.00 $2,489

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,450
337 337 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,634 -17.81
365–390 371 4 410.00–535.00 $502.17 $1,863 -12.83
417–420 417 16 475.00–480.00 $479.37 $1,999 +15.75
464–470 465 9 470.00 $470.00 $2,186 -1.94
536 536 20 460.00 $460.00 $2,466 +29.87
595 595 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,142
638 638 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,456 -2.50
685 685 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,295 -40.00
795 795 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,385
820 820 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,296
900–910 905 2 175.00–290.00 $232.18 $2,101 -22.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,473 +120.00
322 322 11 497.50 $497.50 $1,602 -32.50
380 380 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,881 +31.92
420–435 424 5 425.00–490.00 $475.68 $2,017 +60.68
468–470 468 7 430.00–445.00 $442.85 $2,073 -12.01
510 510 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,862 -55.00
550–558 557 21 375.00–430.00 $426.94 $2,378
641 641 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,308 -10.00
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 -20.00
735 735 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,984 -42.50
750–755 753 2 285.00–295.00 $289.98 $2,184
940 940 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,115
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,710 +50.00
560 560 4 377.50 $377.50 $2,114 -17.50

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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.