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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, October 5, 2026

844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $405.48/cwt +43.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,263/hd at 558 lb · 103 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.83/cwt +73.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 554 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $411.36/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,970/hd at 479 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 844 1,104 1,049
Feeder cattle 844 1,104 1,049

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 323, Heifers 346, Bulls 175) 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
310 310 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,457 -20.00
365–382 376 5 425.00–457.50 $448.73 $1,687 +20.49
430–440 432 26 385.00–430.00 $422.49 $1,825 +2.49
460–493 479 35 385.00–417.50 $411.36 $1,970 -0.86
525–528 527 5 370.00–375.00 $371.99 $1,960 -28.51
530 value added 530 11 395.00 $395.00 $2,094 +20.00
552 value added 552 12 382.50 $382.50 $2,111 —
554–580 559 91 370.00–421.00 $408.51 $2,284 +46.96
620–643 641 33 317.50–362.50 $357.83 $2,294 -7.78
705–740 723 2 310.00–317.50 $313.66 $2,268 -2.97
787 787 3 317.00 $317.00 $2,495 +42.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,516 -55.00
376–390 380 12 400.00–460.00 $444.58 $1,689 +3.89
422 422 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,604 -12.02
463–498 470 10 345.00–400.00 $356.66 $1,676 -48.34
505–548 545 20 307.50–391.00 $384.97 $2,098 +2.47
560 560 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,820 +15.00
630–648 646 9 277.50–361.00 $351.95 $2,274 +10.86
668 value added 668 4 332.50 $332.50 $2,221 —
675 675 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,008 -42.50
732 732 9 332.00 $332.00 $2,430 —
811 811 4 313.00 $313.00 $2,538 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 9 364.00 $364.00 $1,991 —
666 value added 666 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,398 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,755 —
560 560 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 —
620 620 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,984 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,247 +55.00
333 333 11 425.00 $425.00 $1,415 +2.50
350–379 377 14 400.00–405.00 $400.33 $1,509 +14.54
400–445 428 30 355.00–385.00 $383.09 $1,640 +8.09
483 483 22 375.00 $375.00 $1,811 +16.04
545–548 547 4 315.00–325.00 $322.51 $1,764 -9.26
550–563 554 64 305.00–330.00 $328.83 $1,822 +73.30
641 641 25 317.00 $317.00 $2,032 -3.00
695 695 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,224 +20.00
700–729 726 10 292.50–315.00 $294.67 $2,139 -22.33
1103 1103 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,537 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,107 ±0.00
323 323 15 425.00 $425.00 $1,373 ±0.00
374 374 11 413.00 $413.00 $1,545 +24.59
400–440 423 17 340.00–400.00 $391.32 $1,655 +26.03
476 476 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,785 +30.54
505–549 546 23 275.00–326.00 $321.85 $1,757 +50.26
637 637 21 315.00 $315.00 $2,007 -5.59
668 668 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,171 +16.21
732 732 9 302.50 $302.50 $2,214 -5.49
865 865 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,990 -57.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 20 398.00 $398.00 $1,532 —
763 value added 763 9 309.00 $309.00 $2,358 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,054 +65.00
355 355 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,331 +56.43
429 429 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,502 +25.00
455 455 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,365 +39.00
544 544 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,741 +23.73
558 558 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,702 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,373 +85.00
325 325 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,544 -45.00
380 380 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,729 -26.03
424 424 9 421.00 $421.00 $1,785 +3.12
465–476 475 10 400.00–405.00 $404.51 $1,921 +4.51
541 541 24 390.00 $390.00 $2,110 +2.95
555–577 568 12 322.50–365.00 $351.76 $1,998 +30.47
625–638 634 3 317.50–330.00 $325.89 $2,066 +2.09
650–662 651 24 317.50–345.00 $342.67 $2,231 +30.15
736 736 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,282 +10.00
825 825 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,344 +40.00
326 326 6 465.00 $465.00 $1,516 +46.73
379–385 380 8 400.00–440.00 $434.93 $1,653 -8.80
441 441 8 421.00 $421.00 $1,857 +6.29
477 477 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,860 +14.70
510–540 538 19 300.00–335.00 $331.68 $1,784 -10.28
565–570 568 2 285.00–295.00 $290.02 $1,647 -35.60
605–645 639 13 327.00–329.00 $328.71 $2,100 +27.91
763 763 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,373 -50.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 300.00 $300.00 $990 -70.96
491 491 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,890 +60.00
555 555 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,776 —
605–635 615 3 315.00–330.00 $324.84 $1,998 +20.10

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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.