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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 30, 2023

536 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.50/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 542 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $198.53/cwt +12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 551 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $160.25/cwt +15.25 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 561 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 536 447 491
Feeder cattle 536 447 491

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 167, Heifers 249, Bulls 120) Value Added and 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
300 300 1 195.00 $195.00 $585 -25.00
432 432 3 220.00 $220.00 $950 +30.00
491 491 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,002 -3.00
570 570 22 197.00 $197.00 $1,123 —
649 649 18 191.00 $191.00 $1,240 +20.89
702 702 15 183.00 $183.00 $1,285 +16.00
725 725 10 174.00 $174.00 $1,262 +7.00
780 780 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,303 —
965 965 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,399 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 217.50 $217.50 $750 —
378 378 3 187.50 $187.50 $709 +20.00
416 416 4 200.00 $200.00 $832 +30.00
473 473 4 201.00 $201.00 $951 +61.00
525 525 1 187.50 $187.50 $984 —
551–553 551 30 185.00–199.50 $198.53 $1,094 +12.53
636 636 8 182.00 $182.00 $1,158 +10.00
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 —
736 736 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,236 +8.00
850 850 1 115.00 $115.00 $978 -28.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 9 173.00 $173.00 $775 +55.50
513 513 5 180.00 $180.00 $923 —
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 —
671 671 6 147.50 $147.50 $990 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 140.00 $140.00 $476 ±0.00
372 372 6 150.00 $150.00 $558 +10.00
424 424 6 162.00 $162.00 $687 +0.77
477 477 13 160.00 $160.00 $763 -1.00
483 value added 483 4 164.00 $164.00 $792 —
542 542 31 156.50 $156.50 $848 +2.50
632–633 633 18 146.00 $146.00 $924 -4.00
678 678 16 158.00 $158.00 $1,071 +15.64
731 731 8 133.00 $133.00 $972 —
853 853 5 117.00 $117.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 135.00 $135.00 $470 +8.59
380 380 11 150.00 $150.00 $570 +10.00
413–432 430 22 152.00–164.00 $162.95 $701 -3.05
455–490 471 8 156.00–161.00 $159.28 $750 +0.05
520 520 2 149.00 $149.00 $775 -6.24
561 561 25 160.25 $160.25 $899 +15.25
645 645 20 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $887 -11.50
736 736 8 115.00 $115.00 $846 -33.00
800–825 819 4 100.00–113.00 $109.82 $899 —
862 862 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,026 —
917 917 3 100.00 $100.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 325 3 120.00–135.00 $130.39 $424 +5.39
433–441 440 13 143.00–155.00 $144.82 $637 -2.18
519 519 7 137.50 $137.50 $714 +17.50
640 640 3 110.00 $110.00 $704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 5 222.50 $222.50 $696 +7.50
365 365 4 220.00 $220.00 $803 +17.50
426 426 12 208.00 $208.00 $886 +8.00
470 470 12 201.00 $201.00 $945 +29.86
513 513 2 182.00 $182.00 $934 —
558 558 17 175.00 $175.00 $976 —
605–640 623 3 122.00–160.00 $144.28 $899 +8.28
650 650 11 169.50 $169.50 $1,102 +5.07
735 735 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,084 —
770 770 1 107.50 $107.50 $828 -36.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 215.00 $215.00 $710 +25.53
370 370 6 207.50 $207.50 $768 —
425 425 5 170.00 $170.00 $722 -20.50
480–495 485 4 155.00–192.50 $174.18 $845 -17.82
537–540 537 11 172.50–176.00 $175.68 $943 —
646 646 6 150.00 $150.00 $969 —
710 710 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,108 +27.00
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 -5.00
420 420 1 105.00 $105.00 $441 —
465 465 2 142.50 $142.50 $663 -15.00
559 559 5 125.00 $125.00 $699 —
651 651 5 130.00 $130.00 $846 —

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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.