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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Winchester, VA

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

Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026

652 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $396.06/cwt +26.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,222/hd at 561 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $367.77/cwt ≈ $2,460/hd at 669 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $352.79/cwt ≈ $1,951/hd at 553 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 652 522 1,231
Feeder cattle 652 522 1,231

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 210, Heifers 248, Bulls 194) 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
375 375 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,650 —
423 423 7 467.50 $467.50 $1,978 +53.49
474–493 477 15 400.00–440.00 $434.48 $2,072 +58.09
543–545 544 3 360.00–365.00 $363.33 $1,977 -38.67
550–593 561 42 360.00–404.00 $396.06 $2,222 +26.06
620 620 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,108 -4.40
657–690 669 41 355.00–375.00 $367.77 $2,460 —
705–738 724 12 315.00–355.00 $336.54 $2,437 —
733 value added 733 6 327.50 $327.50 $2,401 —
821 821 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,627 +1.00
940 940 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,344 —
388 388 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,707 +66.17
422 422 9 450.00 $450.00 $1,899 +55.00
470–480 472 6 350.00–400.00 $391.53 $1,848 -0.25
498 value added 498 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,967 —
555–572 558 17 355.00–395.00 $387.76 $2,164 +47.76
581 value added 581 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,179 —
634 634 10 345.00 $345.00 $2,187 +12.50
700–727 720 4 312.50–313.00 $312.88 $2,253 +0.38
868 868 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,778 —
940 940 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,844 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671 value added 671 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,449 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,424 +45.00
445 445 2 365.00–380.00 $372.50 $1,658 —
635 635 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,683 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,078 ±0.00
330 330 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,238 +12.50
363–378 376 13 360.00–380.00 $377.03 $1,418 +37.85
425–438 427 19 335.00–365.00 $361.25 $1,543 +9.58
474–483 475 22 335.00–349.00 $347.71 $1,652 +7.92
524–545 542 30 337.50–355.00 $352.18 $1,909 +30.62
570 570 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,824 —
605–643 641 19 307.50–330.00 $328.07 $2,103 +3.07
717 value added 717 10 326.50 $326.50 $2,341 —
705–740 723 2 280.00–295.00 $287.68 $2,080 -29.82
754 754 10 290.00 $290.00 $2,187 —
898 value added 898 7 296.00 $296.00 $2,658 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 365.00 $365.00 $949 -27.50
310–338 332 8 250.00–375.00 $354.46 $1,177 +7.86
355–385 380 9 290.00–375.00 $352.43 $1,339 +11.90
425 425 12 350.00 $350.00 $1,488 +2.08
467–475 468 6 305.00–345.00 $338.24 $1,583 +8.46
481 value added 481 10 345.00 $345.00 $1,659 —
539–545 544 18 335.00–340.00 $338.90 $1,844 +11.28
598 value added 598 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,973 —
622 622 9 318.00 $318.00 $1,978 +0.50
673–679 value added 676 13 307.50–383.00 $348.32 $2,355 —
680–690 685 2 285.00–305.00 $294.93 $2,020 -3.44
765 765 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,104 —
840 840 2 277.50 $277.50 $2,331 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 280.00 $280.00 $966 —
435 435 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,457 +27.50
453 453 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,472 —
520 520 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,742 +55.45
670 670 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,943 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,435 —
334 334 8 500.00 $500.00 $1,670 +55.50
368–375 373 7 435.00–457.00 $452.91 $1,689 +22.91
405–440 420 14 400.00–425.00 $418.96 $1,760 +11.46
475–477 477 15 365.00–405.00 $396.81 $1,893 +7.84
500–540 529 13 330.00–380.00 $354.44 $1,875 -46.32
551–585 553 37 335.00–355.00 $352.79 $1,951 —
620–635 625 24 307.50–330.00 $326.53 $2,041 —
730 730 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,788 -73.89
753 753 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,995 —
985 985 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 455.00 $455.00 $1,497 +57.91
386 386 4 442.50 $442.50 $1,708 +27.50
400–435 431 12 360.00–430.00 $420.93 $1,814 +38.94
474–475 474 9 390.00–397.50 $396.67 $1,880 +24.50
530 530 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,855 -6.00
551 551 19 340.00 $340.00 $1,873 +4.96
641 641 10 312.50 $312.50 $2,003 —
740 740 1 235.50 $235.50 $1,743 -54.50
760 760 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,862 -20.00
860 860 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,508 —

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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.