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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 28, 2026

1,104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $367.71/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,325/hd at 632 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.77/cwt -15.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 548 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $387.05/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 538 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,104 777 1,277
Feeder cattle 1,104 777 1,277

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 348, Heifers 464, Bulls 292) 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
328 328 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,607 —
370–395 383 2 405.00–450.00 $428.24 $1,640 +32.09
438 438 10 420.00 $420.00 $1,840 -13.52
450–498 481 30 360.00–421.00 $412.22 $1,983 +0.44
536 value added 536 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,010 —
500–547 545 36 350.00–403.00 $400.50 $2,183 -13.36
573–585 577 3 345.00–370.00 $361.55 $2,086 -27.93
605–645 632 70 335.00–375.00 $365.61 $2,311 -1.46
629–639 value added 633 14 375.00–380.00 $378.20 $2,394 —
721–745 725 6 310.00–318.00 $316.63 $2,296 +28.07
736 value added 736 8 331.00 $331.00 $2,436 —
785 785 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,159 -67.50
825 825 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,516 -9.66
865 865 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,617 —
913 913 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,716 +37.50
1393 1393 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,786 —
1720 1720 1 182.50 $182.50 $3,139 —
1770 1770 1 182.50 $182.50 $3,230 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,210 —
346 346 8 520.00 $520.00 $1,799 —
368–384 374 14 415.00–485.00 $440.69 $1,648 +35.69
410–427 422 15 305.00–425.00 $392.02 $1,654 -22.98
465 465 14 405.00 $405.00 $1,883 ±0.00
523 value added 523 5 397.50 $397.50 $2,079 -17.50
549 549 26 382.50 $382.50 $2,100 -27.50
565 565 2 280.00–340.00 $310.00 $1,752 -89.52
621 value added 621 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,236 —
600–642 639 15 320.00–342.50 $341.09 $2,180 —
650 650 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,210 ±0.00
753–790 757 9 290.00–312.50 $309.89 $2,346 —
813 813 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,520 —
910 910 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,540 —
419 419 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,529 —
542 542 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,883 +217.50
652 652 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,891 +5.00
720 720 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 value added 650 11 365.00 $365.00 $2,372 +37.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,012 -44.07
335 335 10 422.50 $422.50 $1,415 +2.50
350–375 373 15 355.00–395.00 $385.79 $1,439 +13.29
424–435 433 31 375.00 $375.00 $1,624 +4.95
455–475 474 42 330.00–360.00 $358.96 $1,701 +4.79
548 548 62 325.00–332.50 $331.77 $1,818 -13.52
550–580 559 8 250.00–280.00 $255.53 $1,428 -61.11
638 638 23 320.00 $320.00 $2,042 +2.44
675 675 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,025 -5.00
700 value added 700 11 335.00 $335.00 $2,345 —
747 747 3 317.00 $317.00 $2,368 +13.94
765–795 780 2 285.00–402.50 $344.88 $2,690 +52.38
815 815 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,078 —
890 890 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,714 —
980–995 990 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 12 410.00 $410.00 $1,144 +16.57
336 336 19 425.00 $425.00 $1,428 +10.00
360–379 378 15 365.00–390.00 $388.41 $1,468 +24.10
400–426 424 16 365.00–370.00 $365.29 $1,549 -4.71
466 value added 466 10 357.50 $357.50 $1,666 —
458–471 468 18 300.00–360.00 $344.46 $1,612 -5.25
525–545 537 6 250.00–280.00 $271.59 $1,458 -43.05
560–568 567 32 315.00–331.00 $323.11 $1,832 -15.94
584 value added 584 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,898 —
600–649 643 8 317.50–321.00 $320.59 $2,061 -4.41
650–665 658 2 305.00–312.50 $308.79 $2,032 +43.79
676 value added 676 6 321.00 $321.00 $2,170 +61.00
709–748 715 13 297.50–310.00 $307.99 $2,202 +27.99
790 790 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,488 —
848 848 4 282.50 $282.50 $2,396 —
858 858 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,467 —
925–935 928 3 250.00–290.00 $276.57 $2,567 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 275.00 $275.00 $946 —
355–395 368 3 315.00–325.00 $318.57 $1,172 -26.43
445 445 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,446 —
470–483 479 3 225.00–335.00 $261.00 $1,250 -97.00
500–546 537 5 280.00–300.00 $296.27 $1,591 -36.95
570 570 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,738 —
603 603 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,658 —
715 715 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 value added 473 8 364.00 $364.00 $1,722 —
608 value added 608 8 331.00 $331.00 $2,012 -4.49
714 714 13 327.50 $327.50 $2,338 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 value added 531 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,593 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,040 +26.79
346 346 10 520.00 $520.00 $1,799 +5.00
380–383 383 10 445.00–485.00 $481.03 $1,842 +21.70
426–430 426 23 375.00–422.00 $417.88 $1,780 -18.70
470–475 475 24 400.00 $400.00 $1,900 -10.34
525–543 538 44 330.00–400.00 $387.05 $2,082 +27.05
563–585 569 4 320.00–325.00 $321.29 $1,828 -68.71
605–639 638 29 310.00–325.00 $323.80 $2,066 +23.80
655–665 660 2 310.00–315.00 $312.52 $2,063 -27.48
734 734 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,202 -12.55
790 790 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,896 —
850 850 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,295 —
1080 1080 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,430 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 10 430.00 $430.00 $1,161 +60.83
322–342 327 18 300.00–445.00 $418.27 $1,368 -75.88
372–380 374 8 440.00–445.00 $443.73 $1,660 -8.24
430–448 431 27 380.00–420.00 $414.71 $1,787 -20.29
460–495 472 9 320.00–390.00 $375.30 $1,771 -19.70
508–538 516 8 340.00–347.50 $341.96 $1,765 -19.08
550–569 566 20 300.00–330.00 $325.62 $1,843 —
615–646 641 6 300.00–305.00 $300.80 $1,928 -11.23
660–695 678 2 255.00–285.00 $270.39 $1,833 —
775 775 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,782 —
845 845 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 305.00–435.00 $370.96 $1,261 —
405–425 418 3 305.00–360.00 $342.25 $1,431 —
460 460 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,495 ±0.00
510–548 535 3 315.00–345.00 $324.53 $1,736 —
605–645 638 6 290.00–307.50 $304.74 $1,944 —
755 755 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,548 —

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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.