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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Winchester, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.00/cwt ≈ $825/hd at 539 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.00/cwt ≈ $842/hd at 554 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.00/cwt ≈ $1,018/hd at 575 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 291 626 252
Feeder cattle 291 626 252

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Dairy Steers 18, Heifers 120, Bulls 91)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 17 177.00 $177.00 $1,018 —
622 622 9 179.00 $179.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 162.00 $162.00 $721 —
490 490 1 171.00 $171.00 $838 -12.10
573–574 574 11 161.00–173.00 $169.73 $974 —
642 642 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,021 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 180.00 $180.00 $774 —
455 455 1 174.00 $174.00 $792 -8.00
536 536 4 163.00 $163.00 $874 +1.00
625 625 3 156.00 $156.00 $975 +71.00
763 763 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,114 —
840 840 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,142 -6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 +15.00
625 625 2 145.00 $145.00 $906 —
735 735 1 109.00 $109.00 $801 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 4 152.00 $152.00 $483 +23.27
386 386 7 138.00 $138.00 $533 +28.00
424 424 12 152.00 $152.00 $644 +15.09
479 479 4 146.00 $146.00 $699 +8.79
520 520 2 110.00 $110.00 $572 -24.17
554 554 17 152.00 $152.00 $842 —
653 653 2 134.00 $134.00 $875 +14.00
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 +15.00
830 830 4 115.00 $115.00 $954 ±0.00
1020 1020 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 149.00 $149.00 $477 +6.50
365 365 1 118.00 $118.00 $431 -29.50
429 429 7 148.00 $148.00 $635 -0.50
479 479 7 150.00 $150.00 $718 ±0.00
533 533 10 144.00 $144.00 $768 +0.38
646 646 7 133.00 $133.00 $859 -2.00
700 700 1 133.00 $133.00 $931 +4.44
903 903 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,156 —
968 968 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,191 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 19 153.00 $153.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 94.00 $94.00 $367 —
458 458 2 115.00 $115.00 $527 —
595 595 1 102.00 $102.00 $607 —
665 665 1 73.00 $73.00 $485 -17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 382 3 176.00–198.00 $182.82 $698 +12.82
433 433 3 170.00 $170.00 $736 -14.00
475 475 12 165.00 $165.00 $784 -16.00
540 540 1 136.00 $136.00 $734 -23.00
568 568 9 155.00 $155.00 $880 —
665 665 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,024 +3.00
755 755 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,049 —
820–844 836 6 125.00–128.00 $125.98 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 177.00 $177.00 $618 —
383–390 385 4 178.00–192.00 $188.45 $726 +68.45
421 421 8 171.00 $171.00 $720 +17.25
480 480 1 156.00 $156.00 $749 -24.00
562 562 13 156.00 $156.00 $877 +9.64
642 642 3 147.00 $147.00 $944 —
730 730 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,015 -3.00
753 753 3 99.00 $99.00 $745 —
825 825 1 79.00 $79.00 $652 —
913 913 2 86.00 $86.00 $785 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
443 443 3 124.00 $124.00 $549 +6.50
520 520 1 143.00 $143.00 $744 +10.00
700–713 709 3 87.00–101.00 $96.39 $683 -21.11

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 18 126.00 $126.00 $350 —

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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.