Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.00/cwt +28.00 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 640 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.00/cwt +29.00 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 546 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.24/cwt ≈ $843/hd at 543 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	447	740	528
Feeder cattle	447	740	528

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 204, Bulls 132) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	220.00	$220.00	$693	-2.50
430	430	1	190.00	$190.00	$817	—
475	475	8	207.00	$207.00	$983	+6.00
520–537	534	12	145.00–196.00	$179.58	$959	—
625–645	642	11	140.00–175.00	$170.11	$1,092	-4.89
727	727	10	167.00	$167.00	$1,214	+4.00
843	843	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,281	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	187.50	$187.50	$562	-38.50
385	385	1	167.50	$167.50	$645	-42.50
419	419	6	170.00	$170.00	$712	-35.00
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	-50.35
542 value added	542	6	206.00	$206.00	$1,117	—
577	577	13	186.00	$186.00	$1,073	—
649	649	10	172.00	$172.00	$1,116	—
732	732	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,171	—
885	885	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,266	—
910	910	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439 value added	439	10	224.00	$224.00	$983	—
484	484	5	209.00	$209.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	4	150.00	$150.00	$525	—
420	420	2	117.50	$117.50	$494	—
665	665	1	140.00	$140.00	$931	—
715	715	1	132.50	$132.50	$947	+17.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	3	140.00	$140.00	$444	-23.00
365	365	2	140.00	$140.00	$511	-22.43
424–440	426	9	161.00–163.00	$161.23	$687	-4.77
484	484	13	161.00	$161.00	$779	-6.00
546	546	26	154.00	$154.00	$841	+29.00
559	559	4	155.00	$155.00	$866	+0.50
640	640	27	150.00	$150.00	$960	+28.00
650–675	663	2	135.00–150.00	$142.36	$944	-1.64
753	753	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,092	—
835	835	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,010	-18.00
940	940	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,137	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–347	338	10	125.00–130.00	$126.41	$427	-40.25
385	385	4	140.00	$140.00	$539	-32.00
419	419	7	166.00	$166.00	$696	-1.00
460–468	465	3	147.50–165.00	$159.23	$740	-8.77
510–545	543	23	155.00–155.25	$155.24	$843	—
568	568	2	145.00	$145.00	$824	-9.50
647	647	10	149.00	$149.00	$964	+2.00
675	675	1	148.00	$148.00	$999	—
710	710	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	13	160.00	$160.00	$584	—
446 value added	446	9	170.00	$170.00	$758	—
476	476	12	163.00	$163.00	$776	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	125.00	$125.00	$388	—
437	437	5	147.00	$147.00	$642	—
528	528	2	120.00	$120.00	$634	+17.50
607 value added	607	5	139.00	$139.00	$844	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	215.00	$215.00	$727	-2.00
378	378	3	202.50	$202.50	$765	-8.50
447	447	3	200.00	$200.00	$894	-2.50
460–470	465	5	130.00–200.00	$171.14	$796	-28.86
549	549	16	180.00	$180.00	$988	-4.00
620	620	1	136.00	$136.00	$843	-31.00
666–672	670	14	163.00–165.00	$164.43	$1,102	+29.43
760–784	780	12	136.00–145.00	$143.54	$1,120	-6.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–345	328	4	160.00–200.00	$189.47	$621	—
438–440	438	6	190.00–193.00	$190.50	$834	-13.00
470	470	8	192.00	$192.00	$902	+2.00
565	565	7	173.00	$173.00	$977	+25.50
654	654	10	156.00	$156.00	$1,020	—
715	715	2	129.00	$129.00	$922	+4.00
892	892	3	92.50	$92.50	$825	—
930	930	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	13	210.00	$210.00	$796	—
510	510	11	182.00	$182.00	$928	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	—
375	375	1	135.00	$135.00	$506	—
458	458	2	157.50	$157.50	$721	-13.50
529	529	5	150.00	$150.00	$794	+4.50
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	+6.00

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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.