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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 12, 2026

704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.57/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 545 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $402.84/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,267/hd at 563 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.02/cwt -24.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 468 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 704 844 891
Feeder cattle 704 844 891

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 197, Dairy Steers 4, Heifers 331, Bulls 172) 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
305–340 328 3 425.00–490.00 $469.87 $1,541 -0.13
424 424 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,823 +7.51
460 460 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,748 -31.36
482 482 11 421.00 $421.00 $2,029 +9.64
528–548 540 5 340.00–375.00 $361.31 $1,951 -10.68
555 555 33 421.00 $421.00 $2,337 +12.49
568–597 588 10 340.00–350.00 $342.90 $2,016 -65.61
620 620 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,108 -17.83
639 value added 639 12 385.00 $385.00 $2,460 —
651 651 17 380.00 $380.00 $2,474 —
750–765 755 3 315.00–327.00 $322.95 $2,438 +5.95
815 815 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,323 —
870 870 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,719 —
1008 1008 6 297.50 $297.50 $2,999 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 7 490.00 $490.00 $1,382 —
350–388 380 5 435.00–465.00 $440.52 $1,674 -4.06
424–433 426 10 380.00–425.00 $415.85 $1,772 +35.85
477–485 478 14 400.00–405.00 $404.64 $1,934 +47.98
541 541 15 385.00 $385.00 $2,083 +0.03
656–661 659 13 357.50–360.00 $358.65 $2,364 +61.15
718 718 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,334 -7.00
783 783 8 333.00 $333.00 $2,607 —
850 850 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,601 —
945 945 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,930 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,826 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,256 —
430 430 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,720 —
470 470 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,668 -35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,136 -30.00
330–338 333 12 300.00–390.00 $370.64 $1,234 -54.36
368 368 16 380.00 $380.00 $1,398 -20.33
423–434 433 27 340.00–370.00 $367.83 $1,593 -15.26
457 457 13 350.00 $350.00 $1,600 -25.00
450–477 474 21 300.00–355.00 $350.03 $1,659 -24.97
518–546 545 53 280.00–320.00 $318.57 $1,736 -3.94
585 585 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,696 -38.83
602–624 622 27 280.00–309.00 $305.88 $1,903 -11.12
660 660 2 270.00–280.00 $275.00 $1,815 -45.00
725–739 737 8 240.00–290.00 $283.85 $2,092 -10.82
823 823 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–298 294 3 290.00 $290.00 $853 -120.00
320–321 321 10 355.00–390.00 $383.02 $1,229 -41.98
371–385 372 13 275.00–370.00 $347.81 $1,294 -65.19
405–424 421 21 260.00–370.00 $350.58 $1,476 -40.74
477–480 477 16 275.00–340.00 $331.83 $1,583 -43.17
500–545 536 15 260.00–316.00 $306.73 $1,644 -15.12
628–635 634 16 260.00–317.00 $308.76 $1,958 -6.24
655 655 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,900 -35.00
752 752 11 304.00 $304.00 $2,286 —
800–835 818 3 220.00–300.00 $254.42 $2,081 —
925 925 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,613 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 +10.00
462 462 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,340 -10.00
568–593 572 14 295.00–319.00 $315.44 $1,804 +10.44
648 648 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,652 —
707 707 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,121 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 6 475.00 $475.00 $1,311 -10.00
328 328 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,492 -20.00
360–390 376 6 415.00–450.00 $435.86 $1,639 -19.14
405–440 423 11 355.00–420.00 $408.63 $1,729 -12.37
469–480 470 16 300.00–410.00 $389.74 $1,832 -14.77
543–545 545 24 340.00–385.00 $380.42 $2,073 -9.58
613–643 626 7 285.00–300.00 $290.14 $1,816 -35.75
655 655 18 345.00 $345.00 $2,260 +2.33
737 737 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,137 -20.00
885–890 888 2 200.00–245.00 $222.44 $1,975 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,502 +15.00
360–390 369 12 385.00–450.00 $436.15 $1,609 +1.22
422–432 428 12 360.00–417.50 $397.52 $1,701 -23.48
475–480 476 6 355.00–390.00 $384.12 $1,828 -5.88
500–539 533 15 260.00–345.00 $328.49 $1,751 -3.19
590 590 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,947 +39.98
625 625 11 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 +11.29
725 725 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,668 —
773 773 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,855 +60.00
980 980 2 205.00 $205.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,354 +130.00
485 485 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,794 -15.00
542 542 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,653 —
643 643 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,768 -49.84
655 655 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,900 —
700 700 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,680 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,668 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,668 —

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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.