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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $185.66/cwt +15.66 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 467 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.39/cwt ≈ $1,352/hd at 572 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $214.00/cwt ≈ $1,314/hd at 614 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 552 671 609
Feeder cattle 552 671 609

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 150, Heifers 226, Bulls 176) 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
375 375 1 232.50 $232.50 $872 —
460–485 473 2 202.50–225.00 $214.05 $1,012 +4.05
523 523 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,145 +3.00
554 554 10 242.00 $242.00 $1,341 —
573–585 581 20 229.00–236.00 $233.58 $1,357 —
600–642 632 4 212.50–222.50 $214.88 $1,358 +7.38
763 763 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,511 —
764 value added 764 17 202.00 $202.00 $1,543 +11.00
880 880 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,505 +4.00
911 911 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 215.00 $215.00 $806 -10.00
405–415 412 3 225.00–235.00 $228.28 $941 +24.86
455–462 459 6 190.00–212.50 $201.16 $923 -11.34
506 value added 506 5 194.00 $194.00 $982 -34.00
561 561 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,324 —
586 value added 586 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,348 —
640 640 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,389 —
670 670 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,424 +9.50
729–745 732 6 185.00–189.00 $188.32 $1,379 -5.68
830 830 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,378 —
890 890 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 152.50 $152.50 $465 —
440 440 4 215.00 $215.00 $946 +15.00
545 545 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,090 +32.50
552–555 554 6 217.00–225.00 $221.01 $1,224 —
661–668 664 7 192.50–201.00 $197.34 $1,310 +20.34
750 750 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
753 753 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,544 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 6 160.00 $160.00 $531 -17.62
375 375 7 180.00 $180.00 $675 +22.87
419 419 9 189.00 $189.00 $792 +12.00
453 value added 453 17 197.00 $197.00 $892 —
450–483 481 16 167.50–174.00 $173.62 $835 +3.62
510–542 541 23 160.00–174.00 $173.43 $938 +1.67
647 647 13 161.00 $161.00 $1,042 -9.74
752 752 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,263 —
873 873 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 177.50 $177.50 $612 +17.50
379 379 5 200.00 $200.00 $758 +12.50
419 419 12 186.00 $186.00 $779 +12.00
461–479 471 22 180.00–184.00 $183.82 $866 +10.72
530–549 547 11 162.50–168.00 $167.52 $916 -0.48
582 582 7 173.00 $173.00 $1,007 +5.50
630 630 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,071 -10.00
662–665 663 7 165.00–180.00 $169.30 $1,122 —
718 value added 718 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,206 +5.50
740 740 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,184 —
828 828 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,333 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 165.00 $165.00 $609 +10.00
407 407 3 170.00 $170.00 $692 +32.50
458–470 459 17 165.00–172.50 $171.60 $788 -0.40
543 543 6 172.00 $172.00 $934 +5.25
560 560 1 152.50 $152.50 $854 —
630 630 2 153.00 $153.00 $964 +3.00
785 785 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,256 +20.00
820 820 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 8 162.50 $162.50 $957 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 3 197.50–205.00 $199.82 $645 -0.18
363–365 364 4 200.00–232.50 $216.29 $787 -8.71
422–425 422 12 200.00–210.00 $209.16 $883 -8.34
465–475 473 12 217.50–223.00 $222.10 $1,051 +10.52
500–532 529 22 200.00–216.00 $214.63 $1,135 +11.63
625 625 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,269 +8.00
748 748 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,309 —
840 840 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 value added 512 20 221.00 $221.00 $1,132 —
614 value added 614 27 214.00 $214.00 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 10 215.00 $215.00 $729 +15.00
382 382 10 215.00 $215.00 $821 -3.51
422 422 6 215.00 $215.00 $907 -2.50
481 481 4 200.00 $200.00 $962 -15.00
533 533 11 226.00 $226.00 $1,205 +20.00
618 618 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,217 +24.76
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 ±0.00
835 835 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,236 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 205.00 $205.00 $756 -5.00
420 420 1 155.00 $155.00 $651 -52.50
478 478 2 187.50 $187.50 $896 —
542 542 7 212.00 $212.00 $1,149 +19.00
645 645 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,064 +5.00

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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.