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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $413.51/cwt -37.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,733/hd at 419 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $396.34/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,148/hd at 542 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $421.62/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 434 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 394 482
Feeder cattle 363 394 482

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 114, Bulls 154) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 405.00–485.00 $447.14 $1,467 —
385 385 6 405.00–475.00 $463.33 $1,784 +118.33
400–405 402 3 425.00–465.00 $451.56 $1,815 —
465 465 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,976 -31.87
525 525 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,838 -100.00
562 562 9 460.00 $460.00 $2,585 +72.50
622 622 9 390.00 $390.00 $2,426 —
768 768 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,765 +5.00
853 853 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,879 +12.50
1045 1045 1 300.00 $300.00 $3,135 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 9 515.00 $515.00 $1,488 +82.32
380 380 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,539 -30.00
423 423 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,840 -15.70
473 473 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,034 -15.00
559–595 564 8 370.00–465.00 $452.46 $2,552 +82.46
640 640 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,432 —
700–717 713 4 345.00–365.00 $349.91 $2,495 +74.91
808 808 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,606 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 8 425.00 $425.00 $2,095 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,272 —
405 405 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,640 —
515–545 530 2 300.00–375.00 $338.56 $1,794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 325.00–420.00 $374.68 $1,023 -90.32
325–340 332 5 375.00–445.00 $422.09 $1,401 -72.91
377 377 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,621 -23.15
429–445 432 6 380.00–425.00 $417.27 $1,803 -31.65
455–483 473 8 315.00–415.00 $386.36 $1,827 -48.64
532 532 12 412.50 $412.50 $2,194 +71.45
560 560 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,044 -25.00
650–652 652 7 330.00–375.00 $368.59 $2,403 —
745 745 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,458 —
786 786 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,515 -2.48
895 895 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,685 —
915 915 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,836 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,157 -45.00
336 336 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,462 -57.50
374 374 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,646 -22.52
425–433 432 7 350.00–420.00 $410.16 $1,772 -2.85
436 value added 436 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,897 —
477 477 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,789 -52.50
500–547 539 8 320.00–380.00 $366.83 $1,977 +56.83
632 632 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,307 -5.00
700 700 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,275 +78.48
980 980 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,450 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,494 -90.00
518 518 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,046 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,758 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,656 +15.00
365–373 372 7 350.00–465.00 $448.87 $1,670 -26.13
408–428 419 19 380.00–440.00 $413.51 $1,733 -37.22
463 463 11 400.00 $400.00 $1,852 -40.00
532–544 542 17 355.00–405.00 $396.34 $2,148 -3.66
585–590 589 4 345.00–350.00 $346.24 $2,039 +1.24
652–675 654 10 340.00–350.00 $348.97 $2,282 —
745 745 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,347 +60.00
853 853 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,431 —
1045 1045 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,343 -95.00
379–380 379 8 350.00–475.00 $459.34 $1,741 -8.91
430 430 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,870 -15.05
479 479 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,964 -26.12
500–547 543 12 405.00–410.00 $409.62 $2,224 -7.35
625–639 637 9 370.00–372.50 $372.23 $2,371 +16.49
668 668 10 350.00 $350.00 $2,338 +5.05
710–738 733 6 320.00–355.00 $325.65 $2,387 +0.65
780 780 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,398 —
818 818 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,658 —
865 865 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,465 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,405 +35.00
425 425 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,679 ±0.00
590 590 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,858 -30.00
615 615 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,968 -15.00

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Reading this report

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.