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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 29, 2026

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.86/cwt +15.86 vs last sale · ≈ $3,151/hd at 885 lb · 43 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $490.83/cwt +46.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,071/hd at 422 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $438.91/cwt +13.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,733/hd at 623 lb · 23 head
Winchester, VA 8-weight steers sold at $356/cwt. Virginia 8-weight steers are down $31 from their late-June peak of $385/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 498 651 0
Feeder cattle 498 651 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 196, Bulls 140) 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
315 315 2 640.00 $640.00 $2,016 +77.15
370 370 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,035 +23.98
421–425 422 5 435.00–525.00 $506.86 $2,139 -17.30
460–465 464 5 435.00–495.00 $483.10 $2,242 +0.22
500–539 533 6 475.00–480.00 $479.22 $2,554 +22.65
615 615 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,552 -10.00
623 623 22 440.00 $440.00 $2,741 +15.00
706 706 4 417.50 $417.50 $2,948 -10.00
765 765 1 415.00 $415.00 $3,175
825 825 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,888
860 860 1 350.00 $350.00 $3,010 +10.00
886 value added 886 42 356.00 $356.00 $3,154
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,449 -93.57
380–385 381 4 445.00–545.00 $519.75 $1,980 -10.25
430–433 433 7 460.00–465.00 $460.71 $1,995 -23.00
472 472 7 460.00 $460.00 $2,171 +2.73
510 510 9 530.00 $530.00 $2,703 +60.00
539 539 5 495.00 $495.00 $2,668 +25.00
649 649 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,661 -7.50
696 value added 696 11 395.00 $395.00 $2,749
785 785 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,708 +20.00
847 value added 847 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,837
905 905 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,964
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,434
465 465 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,860 -25.00
558 value added 558 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,595
570 570 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,052 -70.00
635 635 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,159 -67.50
750 750 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,362

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 334 9 455.00–502.50 $493.15 $1,647 +3.15
375–378 375 13 480.00–492.50 $481.94 $1,807 +56.94
410–432 422 24 475.00–502.50 $490.83 $2,071 +46.83
472–495 476 11 345.00–468.00 $444.75 $2,117 +4.75
545 545 17 390.00 $390.00 $2,126 +15.66
663 663 4 369.00 $369.00 $2,446 +51.50
705 705 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,256
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 6 497.50 $497.50 $1,383 -57.75
337 337 10 506.00 $506.00 $1,705 +2.16
350–390 366 5 475.00–485.00 $479.26 $1,754 -5.74
425–440 428 12 460.00–485.00 $480.71 $2,057 +65.51
479 479 15 447.50 $447.50 $2,144 +12.50
545 545 12 384.00 $384.00 $2,093 +16.00
590 590 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,183 +13.75
625 625 8 371.00 $371.00 $2,319 +8.50
750 750 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,512 +45.00
853 853 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,772
960 960 1 317.50 $317.50 $3,048
1065 1065 1 290.00 $290.00 $3,088
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–387 384 10 435.00–472.50 $453.60 $1,742 +13.60
405–445 439 7 340.00–460.00 $444.20 $1,950 +41.70
552–565 554 8 365.00–384.00 $381.58 $2,114
640 640 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,240 ±0.00
710–720 715 2 305.00–310.00 $307.52 $2,199 -7.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,626
597 value added 597 7 377.50 $377.50 $2,254
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,651

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–280 267 4 430.00–500.00 $481.67 $1,286
335–340 337 6 500.00–510.00 $506.63 $1,707 -78.37
377–378 378 16 485.00–520.00 $510.15 $1,928 +28.77
431 431 7 490.00 $490.00 $2,112 -7.50
450–485 480 8 385.00–440.00 $414.45 $1,989 -44.48
513 513 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,975 -30.00
551 551 10 450.00 $450.00 $2,480
640 640 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,336 ±0.00
663 663 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,387 +7.50
730 730 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,372 +25.00
863 863 2 272.50 $272.50 $2,352 +27.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,549
325–327 327 4 480.00–605.00 $573.89 $1,877 +23.89
360–385 368 4 515.00–550.00 $534.72 $1,968 +19.38
418–422 421 16 462.50–515.00 $505.23 $2,127 +12.73
473–485 474 11 475.00–477.50 $475.23 $2,253 +10.15
538 538 16 452.50 $452.50 $2,434 +2.50
580–593 589 3 360.00–405.00 $390.22 $2,298 +8.00
615–619 618 5 375.00–392.50 $389.02 $2,404 +15.80
770 770 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,541
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 332 4 455.00–510.00 $467.44 $1,552
435 435 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,631 -65.00
471 471 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,167
535 535 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,006 ±0.00
590 590 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,976
615 615 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,122

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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.