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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 13, 2023

393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $201.58/cwt +16.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 624 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 564 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $207.02/cwt -5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 630 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 393 549 530
Feeder cattle 393 549 530

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 137, Bulls 100) 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
430 430 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,032 ±0.00
469 469 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,055 +21.00
520–525 523 2 202.50–205.00 $203.76 $1,066 -8.24
568 568 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,235 +17.50
623–635 630 17 197.50–212.00 $207.02 $1,304 -5.98
691 value added 691 13 203.00 $203.00 $1,403 —
717–738 723 10 195.00–201.00 $199.16 $1,440 +49.55
787 787 7 207.50 $207.50 $1,633 +30.50
834 834 10 160.00 $160.00 $1,334 —
915 915 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 190.00 $190.00 $722 -1.00
415 415 2 212.50 $212.50 $882 +26.57
472 value added 472 10 183.00 $183.00 $864 —
485 485 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,009 +18.88
554–563 559 14 202.00–205.00 $203.73 $1,139 —
613 value added 613 12 202.50 $202.50 $1,241 —
643 643 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,286 +15.00
733 733 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,437 —
850 850 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,343 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 177.50 $177.50 $644 -2.50
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 -32.50
562 562 3 182.50 $182.50 $1,026 —
643–646 645 10 157.50–186.00 $171.78 $1,108 —
760 760 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 —
820 820 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,066 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 160.00 $160.00 $509 +15.00
375 375 3 150.00 $150.00 $562 -17.00
424 424 7 171.00 $171.00 $725 +7.00
471 471 6 163.00 $163.00 $768 -0.60
541 541 9 161.00 $161.00 $871 +20.86
585 585 1 147.50 $147.50 $863 -8.50
644 644 8 145.00 $145.00 $934 -1.00
736 736 10 136.00 $136.00 $1,001 +5.00
795 795 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 165.00 $165.00 $538 +35.00
370–385 378 2 156.00–157.50 $156.76 $593 +11.76
429 429 4 174.00 $174.00 $746 +27.00
485 485 6 155.00 $155.00 $752 -2.63
564 564 17 154.00 $154.00 $869 +19.00
646 646 4 134.00 $134.00 $866 -9.74
741 741 4 131.00 $131.00 $971 +2.00
750 750 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 +29.00
855 855 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 162.50 $162.50 $512 +12.50
336 value added 336 6 172.00 $172.00 $578 —
436 436 8 166.00 $166.00 $724 —
515–522 521 10 141.00–152.00 $149.82 $781 +24.06
656 656 4 130.00 $130.00 $853 —
710 710 1 122.50 $122.50 $870 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 value added 513 8 152.00 $152.00 $780 —
623 value added 623 7 139.00 $139.00 $866 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 215.00 $215.00 $710 -2.50
355–375 365 2 185.00–205.00 $194.73 $711 -2.77
420 420 2 200.00 $200.00 $840 +20.00
472 472 5 203.00 $203.00 $958 +23.00
552 552 13 187.50 $187.50 $1,035 +16.24
630 value added 630 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,027 —
645 645 1 150.00 $150.00 $968 -6.05
654 654 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,046 —
728 728 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,136 +4.00
845 845 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,098 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–378 372 8 215.00–230.00 $218.56 $813 +27.05
427 427 8 232.50 $232.50 $993 +12.50
468 468 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,030 +14.00
554 554 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,080 +5.00
671 671 7 177.50 $177.50 $1,191 +2.50
760 760 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,197 +12.50
877 877 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,105 —
925 925 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,110 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 8 179.00 $179.00 $759 +6.50
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
553 553 5 169.00 $169.00 $935 +37.88
778 778 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,097 —

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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.