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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 20, 2023

644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $164.89/cwt ≈ $894/hd at 542 lb · 50 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.73/cwt ≈ $1,040/hd at 663 lb · 37 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $192.20/cwt -15.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,465/hd at 762 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 644 393 998
Feeder cattle 644 393 998

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 291, Bulls 129) 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
333 333 2 230.00 $230.00 $766 —
373 373 2 225.00 $225.00 $839 —
418 418 5 220.00 $220.00 $920 -20.00
486 486 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,089 -1.00
542 542 19 217.50 $217.50 $1,179 +13.74
647 value added 647 14 214.00 $214.00 $1,385 —
671 671 9 206.00 $206.00 $1,382 —
715 value added 715 15 206.00 $206.00 $1,473 —
748 748 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,444 -6.16
754 value added 754 24 199.00 $199.00 $1,500 —
796 796 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,313 -42.50
832 value added 832 10 168.00 $168.00 $1,398 —
855–895 865 4 150.00–160.00 $152.59 $1,320 —
963 963 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,565 —
1083 1083 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 200.00 $200.00 $756 +10.00
440 440 4 215.00 $215.00 $946 +2.50
455–475 471 5 207.50 $207.50 $977 -0.50
526 526 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,057 —
551 551 19 207.00 $207.00 $1,141 +3.27
672 672 5 197.50 $197.50 $1,327 —
738 738 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,328 -16.00
841 841 14 163.00 $163.00 $1,371 —
980 980 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,460 —
1020 1020 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,581 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
634 634 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,319 —
690 value added 690 17 203.00 $203.00 $1,401 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 172.50 $172.50 $802 —
540 540 2 180.00 $180.00 $972 —
645 645 3 182.50 $182.50 $1,177 +10.72
660 660 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,106 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 170.00 $170.00 $583 +10.00
378 378 3 175.00 $175.00 $662 +25.00
400–427 425 13 165.00–174.00 $173.35 $737 +2.35
455–477 474 7 164.00–167.00 $166.59 $790 +3.59
543–545 544 3 140.00–166.00 $157.31 $856 -3.69
552–553 553 28 165.00–169.00 $167.72 $927 +20.22
645 645 1 117.50 $117.50 $758 -27.50
656 656 21 155.00 $155.00 $1,017 —
673 value added 673 16 159.00 $159.00 $1,070 —
701 value added 701 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,052 —
730 730 16 146.00 $146.00 $1,066 +10.00
807 value added 807 15 155.00 $155.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 174.00 $174.00 $593 +9.00
368–370 369 4 172.50–177.00 $175.87 $649 +19.11
420–445 430 13 165.00–174.00 $172.91 $744 -1.09
477–480 478 6 150.00–157.50 $151.26 $723 -3.74
542–544 542 50 147.50–166.00 $164.89 $894 —
572–580 573 8 147.50–150.00 $149.68 $858 -4.32
638 638 14 145.00 $145.00 $925 +11.00
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917 —
753–775 759 4 137.00–140.00 $137.77 $1,046 -2.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 10 171.00 $171.00 $607 —
445 445 1 157.50 $157.50 $701 -8.50
452–470 457 8 140.00–165.00 $158.57 $725 —
548 548 6 164.00 $164.00 $899 +14.18
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 —
614 614 8 138.00 $138.00 $847 —
695 695 1 122.50 $122.50 $851 —
710 710 2 127.50 $127.50 $905 +5.00
855 855 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 value added 577 9 166.00 $166.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 171.00 $171.00 $619 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
381 381 4 210.00 $210.00 $800 -8.56
434 434 7 221.00 $221.00 $959 -11.50
464 464 4 207.50 $207.50 $963 -12.50
539 539 18 204.00 $204.00 $1,100 —
568 568 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,085 -4.00
635 635 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,143 —
703–724 717 6 158.00–167.50 $164.40 $1,179 —
833 833 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,166 —
965 965 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 4 242.50 $242.50 $761 +27.50
365–385 375 2 147.50–200.00 $174.45 $654 -20.28
437 437 7 210.00 $210.00 $918 +10.00
479 479 8 211.00 $211.00 $1,011 +8.00
531 531 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,062 —
644 644 7 167.00 $167.00 $1,075 +17.00
663 663 2 127.50 $127.50 $845 -32.50
720–745 737 3 135.00 $135.00 $995 -21.00
800 800 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 370 3 150.00–230.00 $194.50 $720 —
450–475 453 16 189.00–195.00 $189.79 $860 —
570 570 3 170.00 $170.00 $969 +1.00
636 636 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,081 —
715 715 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 —

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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.