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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.50/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 548 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.00/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 578 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.24/cwt -12.76 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 486 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 253 291 0
Feeder cattle 253 291 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 84, Heifers 116, Bulls 53) 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
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
480 480 1 157.50 $157.50 $756 -13.50
506–540 529 16 171.00–172.50 $171.45 $907 —
571–585 578 21 171.00 $171.00 $988 +1.27
640 640 1 145.00 $145.00 $928 -14.00
657 657 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,025 —
701–741 721 14 153.00–164.00 $157.93 $1,139 —
870 870 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 177.50 $177.50 $532 —
365 365 2 175.00 $175.00 $639 —
410 410 2 182.50 $182.50 $748 +2.50
475 475 1 137.50 $137.50 $653 -36.50
535 535 1 147.50 $147.50 $789 -15.50
561 561 6 160.00 $160.00 $898 —
651 651 6 145.00 $145.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 177.50 $177.50 $790 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 -19.00
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 +12.00
421 421 8 141.00 $141.00 $594 -7.00
450–491 486 16 130.00–139.00 $137.24 $667 -12.76
547 547 21 140.00 $140.00 $766 -4.00
549 value added 549 9 135.00 $135.00 $741 —
596 596 10 143.00 $143.00 $852 —
628 628 11 136.00 $136.00 $854 +3.00
750 750 3 126.00 $126.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 -13.00
428 428 9 121.00 $121.00 $518 -31.00
488 488 5 130.00 $130.00 $634 -16.00
560–565 561 4 125.00–130.00 $126.26 $708 -25.74
642 642 5 120.00 $120.00 $770 —
753 753 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 $772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 4 110.00 $110.00 $617 +8.00
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 —
743 743 2 95.00 $95.00 $706 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 155.00 $155.00 $558 -27.82
420 420 2 162.50 $162.50 $682 -7.50
465 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 +5.00
560 560 12 154.00 $154.00 $862 -1.00
686 686 8 143.00 $143.00 $981 -11.00
724 724 5 136.00 $136.00 $985 —
767 767 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,089 +3.00
880–885 883 2 127.00–147.00 $137.03 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 182.50 $182.50 $611 +5.50
360 360 1 182.50 $182.50 $657 -5.95
423 423 4 185.00 $185.00 $783 +14.00
478 478 2 177.50 $177.50 $848 +21.50
562 562 6 151.00 $151.00 $849 -5.00
605 605 1 95.00 $95.00 $575 —
870 870 2 102.50 $102.50 $892 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 85.00 $85.00 $595 -11.39

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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.