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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 16, 2023

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.50/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 558 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.00/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 641 lb · 39 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $189.74/cwt +12.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 657 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 740 711 178
Feeder cattle 740 711 178

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 249, Heifers 310, Bulls 181) 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
330 330 1 222.50 $222.50 $734 +22.50
471 value added 471 6 210.00 $210.00 $989 —
476 476 4 201.00 $201.00 $957 ±0.00
565–567 567 29 188.00–196.00 $195.73 $1,110 +8.73
641 641 39 175.00 $175.00 $1,122 -1.05
656–690 657 37 160.00–191.50 $189.74 $1,247 —
735 value added 735 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,227 —
738 738 24 163.00 $163.00 $1,203 +4.00
770 770 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,201 ±0.00
816 816 9 161.00 $161.00 $1,314 +2.00
940 940 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,401 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 226.00 $226.00 $739 —
355 355 1 210.00 $210.00 $746 +21.00
422 422 9 205.00 $205.00 $865 +19.53
450–470 466 5 172.50–198.00 $190.35 $887 +24.49
540 540 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,015 —
600 600 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,062 +18.00
667 667 14 174.00 $174.00 $1,161 +7.50
765 765 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,033 —
810 810 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,256 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 6 185.00 $185.00 $899 —
668 668 11 171.00 $171.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 5 156.00 $156.00 $724 —
578 578 3 127.50 $127.50 $737 -17.50
610 610 3 145.00 $145.00 $884 —
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 —
751 751 5 123.00 $123.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 value added 622 10 190.00 $190.00 $1,182 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 163.00 $163.00 $551 —
378–390 381 4 137.50–171.00 $162.43 $619 -6.57
432 432 9 166.00 $166.00 $717 +13.45
476 476 27 167.00 $167.00 $795 +8.00
492 value added 492 6 164.00 $164.00 $807 —
548 548 2 125.00 $125.00 $685 —
558 558 58 154.50 $154.50 $862 +4.32
630 630 2 122.00 $122.00 $769 -16.08
655 655 22 144.00 $144.00 $943 -1.16
656 value added 656 11 161.00 $161.00 $1,056 —
700 value added 700 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,134 —
737 737 18 143.00 $143.00 $1,054 +12.00
790 790 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,114 -9.00
816 816 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,134 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–345 334 9 157.50–169.00 $166.66 $557 +1.94
367 367 8 172.00 $172.00 $631 +3.18
433 433 11 167.00 $167.00 $723 +9.33
481 481 9 168.00 $168.00 $808 +20.89
551 551 30 154.50 $154.50 $851 +5.50
635 635 6 147.00 $147.00 $933 +8.00
759–780 763 6 131.00–136.00 $135.15 $1,031 —
863 863 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 22 152.00 $152.00 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 122.00 $122.00 $445 -10.69
468 468 4 143.00 $143.00 $669 -11.00
520 520 4 102.50 $102.50 $533 —
775 775 1 90.00 $90.00 $698 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 9 137.00 $137.00 $856 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 217.00 $217.00 $710 —
378 378 7 211.00 $211.00 $798 +33.20
435 435 4 202.50 $202.50 $881 +23.97
470 470 9 200.00 $200.00 $940 +6.00
548 548 21 184.00 $184.00 $1,008 +32.00
575 575 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,046 +20.00
630 630 21 167.00 $167.00 $1,052 +8.00
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
758 758 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,137 +13.00
885 885 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,106 —
939 939 4 113.00 $113.00 $1,061 +13.00
960 960 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–386 372 9 210.00–217.50 $213.17 $793 +44.52
420 420 10 190.00–205.00 $203.50 $855 +20.50
475 475 10 190.00 $190.00 $902 +35.00
540 540 13 163.00 $163.00 $880 +11.32
575 575 1 147.50 $147.50 $848 +5.00
628 628 13 156.00 $156.00 $980 +19.00
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 -11.00
750 750 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,058 —
826 826 5 112.00 $112.00 $925 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 9 171.00 $171.00 $781 +20.40
547 547 9 145.50 $145.50 $796 —
635 635 6 142.00 $142.00 $902 —
680 680 1 119.00 $119.00 $809 —
818 818 2 102.00 $102.00 $834 —

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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.