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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 13, 2026

656 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,074/hd at 553 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $428.34/cwt -53.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,585/hd at 370 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $429.95/cwt -60.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,832/hd at 426 lb · 23 head
Winchester, VA 4-weight heifers brought $429/cwt, running $7/cwt above the VA average ($422) and $1/cwt under Rustburg, VA ($430). The class is down $12/cwt from its late-June peak of $438. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 656 498 477
Feeder cattle 656 498 477

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 151, Heifers 295, Bulls 210) 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
378 378 3 550.00 $550.00 $2,079 ±0.00
415–417 417 8 385.00–475.00 $463.80 $1,934 -43.06
473–475 474 11 455.00–465.00 $459.56 $2,178 -23.54
545 545 10 465.00 $465.00 $2,534 -14.22
548 value added 548 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,124
560 560 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,072
625 625 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,594 -25.00
648 value added 648 16 440.00 $440.00 $2,851
655 655 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,587
725 725 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,646 -52.50
870 870 4 357.50 $357.50 $3,110 +7.50
1093 1093 2 282.50 $282.50 $3,088
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,958 +5.25
416 416 7 470.00 $470.00 $1,955 +9.29
479 479 8 440.00 $440.00 $2,108 -20.00
533 533 7 435.00 $435.00 $2,319 -60.00
590 590 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,242
634 634 6 420.00 $420.00 $2,663 +10.00
757–795 767 4 355.00–387.50 $379.07 $2,907 +34.07
803–830 812 3 315.00–340.00 $323.52 $2,627
860 value added 860 7 367.50 $367.50 $3,160
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,551 ±0.00
355–358 358 6 415.00–460.00 $452.55 $1,620
437 437 9 425.00 $425.00 $1,857
450 450 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,868 +15.00
513 513 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,129
665–675 667 6 340.00–407.50 $396.11 $2,642
667 value added 667 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,568
721 721 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,415

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–289 276 6 400.00–420.00 $410.47 $1,133
325–333 332 7 385.00–435.00 $428.00 $1,421 -65.15
360–374 370 25 375.00–452.50 $428.34 $1,585 -53.60
425–438 426 23 375.00–437.50 $429.95 $1,832 -60.88
477 477 21 427.50 $427.50 $2,039 -17.25
541 541 22 372.50 $372.50 $2,015 -17.50
555 555 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,859
605–648 634 3 320.00–330.00 $326.82 $2,072
655 655 14 357.00 $357.00 $2,338 -12.00
725–740 728 5 305.00–337.50 $330.89 $2,409 +10.89
769 value added 769 4 317.50 $317.50 $2,442
828–830 829 3 322.50–325.00 $323.33 $2,680
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,276 -57.50
334 334 4 455.00 $455.00 $1,520 -51.00
370–376 375 7 445.00–450.00 $445.70 $1,671 -33.56
427 427 9 452.50 $452.50 $1,932 -28.21
470–484 482 8 375.00–429.00 $422.42 $2,036 -25.08
500–515 510 5 330.00–337.50 $335.53 $1,711 -48.47
553 553 28 375.00 $375.00 $2,074
605 605 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,087 -26.00
656 656 10 345.00 $345.00 $2,263
742 742 10 329.00 $329.00 $2,441
755 755 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 -10.00
815 815 3 327.50 $327.50 $2,669
945 945 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,906
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 364 5 365.00–387.50 $381.20 $1,388 -72.40
429 429 8 422.50 $422.50 $1,813 -21.70
479 479 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,868
547 547 10 362.50 $362.50 $1,983
648 648 11 335.00 $335.00 $2,171 -15.00
705 705 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,221 +7.48
730 730 4 306.00 $306.00 $2,234 -1.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719 value added 719 15 343.00 $343.00 $2,466
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 8 407.50 $407.50 $1,952

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,512 +15.00
305–314 313 9 445.00–570.00 $556.47 $1,742 -17.42
378–381 379 16 525.00–530.00 $528.43 $2,003 -6.29
425–431 430 14 455.00–465.00 $456.41 $1,963 -48.82
477–495 479 10 370.00–415.00 $410.35 $1,966 -64.88
553–569 557 20 402.50–450.00 $434.38 $2,419 +44.16
630–642 640 6 345.00–370.00 $365.90 $2,342 -23.12
650 650 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,372
746 746 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,499
829 829 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,736
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,512 -26.63
355–395 379 14 400.00–500.00 $478.38 $1,813 -31.77
410–440 424 17 355.00–435.00 $407.73 $1,729 -82.27
455–469 467 8 340.00–415.00 $405.87 $1,895 -8.58
536 536 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,171 +20.00
550 550 16 412.50 $412.50 $2,269 -37.50
620–649 646 18 347.50–370.00 $367.60 $2,375 +2.60
741 741 7 305.00 $305.00 $2,260 -20.00
880 880 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,980 -47.50
945 945 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,362
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–346 339 6 440.00–450.00 $448.50 $1,520 -18.94
405 405 2 320.00–340.00 $330.00 $1,336 -45.00
450 450 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,710 -80.00
513 513 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,821 -20.00
636 636 6 342.50 $342.50 $2,178 -2.50

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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.