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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Sheep and Goat Sale Market Report

Winchester, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 199 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 135.00 $135.00 $236 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
163–178 171 2 180.00–190.00 $184.78 $316 -35.22

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
83–95 92 20 100.00–135.00 $132.51 $122 —
100–147 104 35 130.00–177.50 $157.37 $164 +7.37
116 116 1 120.00 $120.00 $139 -30.00
162 162 1 125.00 $125.00 $202 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
42 42 3 230.00 $230.00 $97 -110.00
56 56 2 335.00 $335.00 $188 -30.00
68 68 6 335.00 $335.00 $228 -7.21
81–89 84 3 270.00–315.00 $299.04 $251 -20.96
108 108 5 300.00 $300.00 $324 +120.00
131 131 3 160.00 $160.00 $210 -110.00
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 6 37.50 $37.50 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
17 17 21 21.00 $21.00 -16.50
20–28 25 8 22.50–45.00 $34.38 -3.12
35 35 17 72.50 $72.50 ±0.00
36 fancy 36 6 127.50 $127.50 —
40 40 3 80.00 $80.00 +7.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
46 46 2 375.00 $375.00 $172 +10.00
48 48 12 400.00 $400.00 $192 +35.00
52 52 2 405.00 $405.00 $211 +15.00
62–69 67 4 205.00–210.00 $208.84 $140 -216.16
76 76 1 225.00 $225.00 $171 -200.00
85 85 1 160.00 $160.00 $136 -115.00
87 87 6 355.00 $355.00 $309 +80.00
104–109 107 2 310.00–320.00 $314.88 $337 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 3 225.00 $225.00 $176 —
103 103 1 205.00 $205.00 $211 ±0.00
165 165 1 160.00 $160.00 $264 +5.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 2 250.00 $250.00 $170 —
148 148 1 267.50 $267.50 $396 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 5 290.00 $290.00 $209 -85.00
85 85 10 280.00 $280.00 $238 -62.97
105 105 2 270.00 $270.00 $284 -12.77
115 115 1 240.00 $240.00 $276 -40.00

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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.