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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 9, 2023

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.16/cwt ≈ $948/hd at 653 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.76/cwt +17.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 562 lb · 41 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $160.40/cwt +20.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 864 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 711 253 178
Feeder cattle 711 253 178

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 254, Heifers 280, Bulls 177) Value Added and some Natural 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
315 315 4 200.00 $200.00 $630 +40.00
365 365 1 192.50 $192.50 $703 —
411 411 4 189.00 $189.00 $777 —
483 483 6 201.00 $201.00 $971 +43.50
555 555 32 187.00 $187.00 $1,038 +16.00
589 value added 589 9 195.00 $195.00 $1,149 —
638–649 648 17 165.00–177.50 $176.05 $1,141 +31.05
653–697 value added 676 19 175.00–180.00 $177.29 $1,198 —
747 747 10 159.00 $159.00 $1,188 +1.07
765 765 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,193 —
838 838 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,332 —
850 value added 850 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,377 —
868 868 28 160.00 $160.00 $1,389 +20.00
968 968 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,239 —
1045 1045 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,557 —
1045 1045 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,620 —
1169 1169 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,683 —
1303 1303 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,629 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 189.00 $189.00 $709 +14.00
400–439 431 10 170.00–189.00 $185.47 $799 +2.97
468–485 479 6 149.00–174.00 $165.86 $794 +28.36
565 565 14 175.00 $175.00 $989 +15.00
625 625 1 159.00 $159.00 $994 —
666 666 11 166.50 $166.50 $1,109 +21.50
725–735 728 3 139.00–143.00 $141.65 $1,031 —
843 843 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 137.50 $137.50 $516 —
426–438 431 12 161.00–162.50 $161.64 $697 -15.86
555 555 2 145.00 $145.00 $805 —
668 668 2 136.00 $136.00 $908 —
833 833 4 94.00–125.00 $103.25 $860 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768 768 12 160.00 $160.00 $1,229 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 155.00 $155.00 $468 +25.00
385 385 4 169.00 $169.00 $651 +39.00
415–440 430 12 115.00–160.00 $152.55 $656 +11.55
484 484 17 159.00 $159.00 $770 +21.76
551–570 553 34 150.00–152.00 $150.18 $830 —
610–640 633 4 110.00–147.00 $138.08 $874 +2.08
652–658 653 43 140.00–146.00 $145.16 $948 —
730 730 7 131.00 $131.00 $956 —
758 758 13 150.00 $150.00 $1,137 +24.00
815 815 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,174 —
938 938 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 4 158.00–167.00 $164.72 $537 —
370–383 377 13 150.00–174.00 $168.82 $636 +43.82
423–430 426 17 143.00–161.00 $157.67 $672 +36.67
464–480 470 8 136.00–154.00 $147.11 $691 +17.11
535 535 2 136.00 $136.00 $728 —
553 553 8 149.00 $149.00 $824 +22.74
648 648 17 139.00 $139.00 $901 +19.00
720–743 735 3 100.00–131.00 $120.88 $888 —
832 832 5 120.00 $120.00 $998 —
1030 1030 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 6 140.00 $140.00 $781 —
823 823 21 153.00 $153.00 $1,259 —
873 873 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–389 376 8 120.00–156.00 $132.69 $499 —
435 435 1 136.00 $136.00 $592 —
460 460 11 154.00 $154.00 $708 —
556 556 5 138.00 $138.00 $767 +28.00
795 795 1 85.00 $85.00 $676 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 383 8 131.00–193.00 $177.80 $681 +22.80
432–443 435 7 153.00–189.00 $178.53 $777 +16.03
469 469 8 194.00 $194.00 $910 +24.00
527 527 5 152.00 $152.00 $801 —
564 564 24 162.00 $162.00 $914 +8.00
642 642 23 159.00 $159.00 $1,021 —
738 738 12 141.00 $141.00 $1,041 +5.00
755 755 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 -5.00
820–830 827 3 112.00–118.00 $116.02 $959 —
917 917 3 100.00 $100.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–335 317 3 128.00–212.50 $157.77 $500 -24.73
372–398 381 8 130.00–187.00 $168.65 $643 -13.85
430 430 10 183.00 $183.00 $787 -2.00
493 493 2 155.00 $155.00 $764 -22.50
512–549 540 20 141.00–155.00 $151.68 $819 —
595 595 1 142.50 $142.50 $848 -8.50
642 642 9 137.00 $137.00 $880 —
715 715 2 136.00 $136.00 $972 —
794 794 7 95.00 $95.00 $754 —
827 827 3 100.00–139.00 $113.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 140.00 $140.00 $486 —
466–483 470 9 141.00–183.00 $150.60 $708 —
500 500 1 127.00 $127.00 $635 —
585 585 1 128.00 $128.00 $749 —

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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.