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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 21, 2026

777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.70/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,885/hd at 542 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.56/cwt -10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,004/hd at 631 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.35/cwt +8.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,689/hd at 474 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 777 652 1,399
Feeder cattle 777 652 1,399

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 356, Bulls 204) 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
325 value added 325 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,690 —
350–380 363 3 265.00–480.00 $396.15 $1,438 -43.85
426–435 429 6 420.00–460.00 $433.52 $1,860 -33.98
468–478 475 9 395.00–420.00 $411.78 $1,956 -22.70
482 value added 482 14 427.50 $427.50 $2,061 —
520–540 534 26 370.00–423.00 $413.86 $2,210 +50.53
570 value added 570 6 420.00 $420.00 $2,394 —
575–598 595 7 355.00–395.00 $389.48 $2,317 -6.58
616–644 638 32 327.50–375.00 $367.07 $2,342 +27.07
650 650 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 -67.77
715–730 725 3 255.00–305.00 $288.56 $2,092 -47.98
750 750 10 342.50 $342.50 $2,569 —
800–830 823 9 275.00–321.00 $314.66 $2,590 -5.34
900 900 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,340 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,539 -35.00
428 428 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,776 -35.00
476 476 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,928 +13.47
479 value added 479 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,653 -50.00
506 value added 506 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,100 —
539 539 9 410.00 $410.00 $2,210 —
562–595 568 6 350.00–410.00 $399.52 $2,269 +11.76
581–587 value added 586 19 330.00–407.50 $391.32 $2,293 +16.32
656 value added 656 7 322.50 $322.50 $2,116 —
674 674 9 340.00 $340.00 $2,292 —
733 733 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,364 +9.62
738 value added 738 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 value added 655 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,145 -37.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 value added 447 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,341 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 —
555 555 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,859 —
665 665 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,895 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 281 4 380.00–440.00 $419.07 $1,178 +34.07
324 324 9 420.00 $420.00 $1,361 +45.00
375 375 16 372.50 $372.50 $1,397 -4.53
423–433 424 29 340.00–373.00 $370.05 $1,569 +8.80
464–478 474 31 342.50–360.00 $354.17 $1,679 +6.46
474 value added 474 11 362.50 $362.50 $1,718 —
528 value added 528 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,927 —
535–545 544 43 322.50–348.00 $345.29 $1,878 -6.89
565–580 575 3 315.00–320.00 $316.64 $1,821 -3.36
615–640 631 44 311.00–330.00 $317.56 $2,004 -10.51
685 685 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,089 —
702–730 717 13 282.50–320.00 $303.06 $2,173 +15.38
783 783 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,290 +2.50
1010 1010 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,323 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–295 287 3 390.00–400.00 $393.43 $1,129 +28.43
316 316 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,311 +60.54
365–387 371 11 350.00–370.00 $364.31 $1,352 +11.88
426 426 11 370.00 $370.00 $1,576 +20.00
455–483 472 10 347.50–355.00 $349.71 $1,651 +11.47
510–535 523 2 300.00–330.00 $314.64 $1,646 -24.26
553–555 553 24 315.00–342.50 $339.05 $1,875 —
618 618 11 325.00 $325.00 $2,008 +7.00
660 660 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,749 -29.93
660 value added 660 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,716 -88.32
733 733 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,052 —
737 value added 737 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,395 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 value added 508 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,854 —
544 544 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,904 —
601–625 value added 616 24 330.00–345.00 $335.49 $2,067 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,270 —
451 451 8 358.00 $358.00 $1,615 +33.00
505–546 536 8 295.00–345.00 $333.22 $1,786 -1.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 295.00–450.00 $373.21 $1,019 -126.79
327 327 13 515.00 $515.00 $1,684 +15.00
383–387 386 7 445.00–465.00 $459.33 $1,773 +6.42
424–437 426 18 420.00–440.00 $436.58 $1,860 +17.62
477–490 478 15 410.00–415.00 $410.34 $1,961 +13.53
530 530 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,908 +5.56
542 value added 542 9 387.50 $387.50 $2,100 —
552 552 30 385.00–392.50 $390.00 $2,153 +37.21
640 640 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 -26.53
657 657 13 340.00 $340.00 $2,234 —
720–738 734 4 305.00–315.00 $312.55 $2,294 +67.55
888 888 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 273 6 285.00–425.00 $369.17 $1,008 —
326–330 327 8 350.00–515.00 $494.15 $1,616 +39.15
366–374 372 13 445.00–455.00 $451.97 $1,681 +9.47
410–426 425 11 435.00 $435.00 $1,849 +14.07
477 477 13 395.00 $395.00 $1,884 -1.67
525–546 542 14 360.00–365.00 $361.04 $1,957 +11.04
600–642 628 9 295.00–325.00 $312.03 $1,960 -0.47
738 738 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,288 +74.50
880 880 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,112 +55.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,481 —
480 480 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,560 —
570 570 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,810 —

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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.