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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.96/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 639 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.00/cwt ≈ $872/hd at 559 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.74/cwt +6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 620 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 549 536 626
Feeder cattle 549 536 626

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 283, Bulls 134) Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 -27.50
385 385 4 191.00 $191.00 $735 +3.50
425–442 437 5 150.00–210.00 $185.93 $813 -14.07
470–475 471 5 187.00–197.50 $189.12 $891 -11.88
530 530 16 199.00 $199.00 $1,055 +11.50
639 639 16 185.00 $185.00 $1,182 +3.00
853 853 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,331 +41.00
936 936 7 151.00 $151.00 $1,413 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 195.00 $195.00 $770 —
421 421 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,010 +20.00
493 493 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,006 ±0.00
547 547 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,160 —
565 565 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,130 +3.00
634 634 12 213.00 $213.00 $1,350 +22.00
655 655 14 199.00 $199.00 $1,303 —
700–720 710 2 122.50–177.50 $149.61 $1,062 -33.39
763 763 6 177.00 $177.00 $1,351 +10.00
855 855 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,394 —
1000–1008 1005 3 143.00–145.00 $144.34 $1,451 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 180.00 $180.00 $657 —
403–445 418 11 177.50 $177.50 $742 +4.50
547 547 7 148.00 $148.00 $810 -32.00
600 600 2 162.50 $162.50 $975 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 145.00 $145.00 $450 +5.00
377 377 12 167.00 $167.00 $630 +17.00
430 430 5 164.00 $164.00 $705 +2.00
473–495 474 17 157.50–164.00 $163.60 $775 +3.60
519–540 523 6 136.00–141.00 $140.14 $733 -16.36
559 559 36 156.00 $156.00 $872 —
619 619 14 139.00 $139.00 $860 -7.00
647 647 34 146.00 $146.00 $945 ±0.00
655 655 1 142.00 $142.00 $930 -16.00
737 737 17 131.00 $131.00 $965 -2.00
833 833 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 130.00 $130.00 $436 -5.00
377 377 5 145.00 $145.00 $547 -5.00
439 439 4 147.00 $147.00 $645 -15.95
475–486 481 14 155.00–159.00 $157.63 $758 -1.65
539 539 28 151.00–158.00 $154.50 $833 +5.50
568 568 5 135.00 $135.00 $767 -25.25
605–621 620 30 136.00–144.00 $143.74 $891 +6.24
728 728 13 129.00 $129.00 $939 +14.00
755 755 1 111.00 $111.00 $838 —
835–845 841 8 85.00–132.00 $102.49 $862 -7.33
963 963 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,165 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 +19.61
453 453 4 147.00 $147.00 $666 —
538–545 540 8 125.00–128.00 $125.76 $679 -11.74
600–605 603 2 120.00–123.00 $121.49 $733 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 217.50 $217.50 $724 +2.50
366 366 7 197.50 $197.50 $723 -10.00
414 414 7 180.00 $180.00 $745 +10.00
466 466 4 180.00 $180.00 $839 +5.82
520 520 2 145.00 $145.00 $754 -30.68
557–582 562 16 135.00–180.00 $171.26 $962 —
623–645 629 12 133.00–164.00 $156.05 $982 +6.05
743 743 6 152.00 $152.00 $1,129 -4.00
840 840 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,159 +38.00
925 925 1 93.00 $93.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 215.00 $215.00 $727 -7.50
360–365 363 2 157.50–226.00 $191.51 $695 -28.49
419 419 7 220.00 $220.00 $922 +12.00
482 482 9 206.00 $206.00 $993 +5.00
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 -37.00
575 575 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 +15.00
645 645 15 185.00 $185.00 $1,193 +40.72
690 690 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,208 —
734 734 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,182 +13.50
750 750 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 +37.50
920 920 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,012 —
950 950 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 172.50 $172.50 $724 +67.50
565–580 573 2 122.00–140.00 $131.12 $751 +6.12
620 620 8 156.00 $156.00 $967 —
820 820 1 85.00 $85.00 $697 —

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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.