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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 22, 2026

651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $467.81/cwt +67.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,681/hd at 573 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.00/cwt -13.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 544 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $374.34/cwt +16.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 539 lb · 28 head
Winchester, VA 5-weight steers sold at $467/cwt, running $4/cwt below the VA average ($471) and $27/cwt under Radiant, VA ($494). VA 5-weight steers have come off $21 from the early June peak of $474. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 651 559 343
Feeder cattle 651 559 343

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 204, Heifers 259, Bulls 188) Value Added and Natural 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
280–286 285 5 580.00–625.00 $616.15 $1,756
331–340 333 5 535.00–570.00 $562.85 $1,874 +37.85
380–385 381 4 455.00–550.00 $526.02 $2,004 -8.98
430–435 431 6 520.00–525.00 $524.16 $2,259
480–490 482 5 455.00–490.00 $482.88 $2,327 +7.88
500–548 532 3 455.00–460.00 $456.57 $2,429 -28.43
558–568 567 26 420.00–467.50 $463.91 $2,630 +63.91
574–594 579 26 445.00–480.00 $471.71 $2,731 +71.71
630 630 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,678 -3.95
650–671 669 9 415.00–425.00 $416.08 $2,784
713 713 24 427.50 $427.50 $3,048
718 718 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,692
873 873 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,968 +13.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 8 600.00 $600.00 $1,656
327–330 328 4 440.00–545.00 $518.57 $1,701 +26.01
384 384 10 530.00 $530.00 $2,035 -10.00
400–435 427 5 460.00–505.00 $483.71 $2,065 -16.29
478–490 479 11 455.00–457.50 $457.27 $2,190 -47.40
510 510 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,397 -30.00
557 557 13 465.00 $465.00 $2,590 +57.50
638 638 2 417.50 $417.50 $2,664 -17.59
750 750 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,438
867 867 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,948
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 value added 629 13 435.00 $435.00 $2,736
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,989
551 551 7 430.00 $430.00 $2,369
643 643 3 407.50 $407.50 $2,620

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 3 515.00–575.00 $555.25 $1,488 +70.25
326–343 330 9 500.00–505.00 $503.84 $1,663 +13.03
368 368 8 485.00 $485.00 $1,785 -1.26
418–428 424 14 350.00–437.50 $415.20 $1,760 -32.30
472 472 9 435.00 $435.00 $2,053 +8.55
544 544 29 368.00 $368.00 $2,002 -13.30
553–595 567 4 355.00–360.00 $356.25 $2,020
557–574 567 13 357.50–425.00 $382.98 $2,171
641 641 12 362.50 $362.50 $2,324 +15.38
665–673 671 5 335.00–351.00 $347.83 $2,334
705–747 737 4 315.00–325.00 $322.61 $2,378
760 760 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,204 -25.00
844 844 4 307.50 $307.50 $2,595 +22.50
943 943 11 313.00 $313.00 $2,952
1033 1033 2 302.50 $302.50 $3,125 +47.50
1165 1165 1 265.00 $265.00 $3,087
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 276 7 410.00–555.00 $527.12 $1,455 +13.12
320–333 332 11 490.00 $490.00 $1,627 +8.92
365 365 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,551 -56.64
417 417 12 444.00 $444.00 $1,851 -7.00
476 476 9 440.00 $440.00 $2,094 +23.08
530–540 539 28 345.00–376.00 $374.34 $2,018 +16.60
560 560 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,100 +22.50
627 627 12 365.00 $365.00 $2,289 +10.29
670 670 2 295.00–340.00 $317.50 $2,127 +17.50
748 748 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,244
858 858 2 307.50 $307.50 $2,638
964 964 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,892
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 8 440.00 $440.00 $1,624 +100.74
425–448 443 9 402.50 $402.50 $1,783 -33.50
547 547 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,024 +15.00
647 647 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,264
733 733 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,309

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 585.00 $585.00 $1,901 +87.50
374–380 375 7 460.00–485.00 $481.38 $1,805 -13.62
429 429 19 497.50 $497.50 $2,134 +21.82
474–490 475 16 410.00–465.00 $458.93 $2,180 +16.08
503 503 23 415.00 $415.00 $2,087 +50.00
631 631 16 365.00 $365.00 $2,303 +5.00
650 650 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,291 +22.50
738 738 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,214 +30.00
765 765 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,104 -14.98
870 870 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,132
1055 1055 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,268
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 6 550.00 $550.00 $1,892 +65.00
375–385 381 7 380.00–545.00 $515.34 $1,963 +13.17
423 423 11 492.50 $492.50 $2,083 +13.13
460–480 473 13 420.00–470.00 $465.08 $2,200 -4.92
539 539 14 450.00 $450.00 $2,426 -10.00
555–580 568 2 370.00–395.00 $382.22 $2,171 +22.22
610–638 635 10 372.50–380.00 $373.22 $2,370 -11.78
736 736 9 330.00 $330.00 $2,429
813 813 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,358 +10.00
870 870 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,392
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,936
542 542 7 375.00 $375.00 $2,032
664 664 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,092

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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.