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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 20, 2023

1,014 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.84/cwt +25.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 484 lb · 53 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $214.28/cwt -14.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 683 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.27/cwt -4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 585 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,014 1,342 887
Feeder cattle 1,014 1,342 887

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 427, Heifers 421, Bulls 166) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 26 242.00 $242.00 $1,283 —
559–596 585 35 228.00–238.00 $235.27 $1,376 —
674–692 683 40 211.00–218.00 $214.28 $1,464 —
761 value added 761 19 197.50 $197.50 $1,503 +6.32
775 775 11 196.50 $196.50 $1,523 —
829 829 7 173.00 $173.00 $1,434 —
847 value added 847 6 169.50 $169.50 $1,436 —
877 877 9 166.00 $166.00 $1,456 —
1010 1010 4 139.50 $139.50 $1,409 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–433 421 17 226.00–249.00 $244.83 $1,031 +4.83
465–495 480 18 185.00–227.00 $218.86 $1,051 -28.64
553 553 31 220.00 $220.00 $1,217 -2.00
608 value added 608 10 226.00 $226.00 $1,374 —
608 608 16 231.00 $231.00 $1,404 +14.74
655–662 662 20 212.00–213.00 $212.95 $1,410 -14.55
705–740 723 2 147.50–185.00 $165.80 $1,199 -36.70
753 753 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,401 -16.00
773 value added 773 8 196.00 $196.00 $1,515 -4.12
793 793 9 193.00 $193.00 $1,530 -9.00
866 866 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,472 —
976 976 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,503 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 9 250.00 $250.00 $845 +25.00
370–390 378 3 200.00–236.00 $220.63 $834 -16.87
425 425 2 215.00 $215.00 $914 -30.00
461–480 463 19 223.00–254.00 $250.62 $1,160 +10.62
539 539 12 223.00 $223.00 $1,202 +13.00
631–645 637 9 205.00–213.00 $208.52 $1,328 +1.64
718–728 723 4 185.00–187.00 $186.01 $1,345 +7.93
755 755 7 186.00 $186.00 $1,404 —
770 value added 770 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,478 —
838 value added 838 6 165.50 $165.50 $1,387 —
843 843 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,412 —
895 895 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,405 —
948 948 5 153.00 $153.00 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 value added 647 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,275 —
757 value added 757 19 197.50 $197.50 $1,495 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 +39.25
520–540 530 2 132.50–230.00 $180.33 $956 —
600–615 608 2 155.00–200.00 $177.78 $1,081 -2.22
710 710 1 122.50 $122.50 $870 -37.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 9 187.00 $187.00 $630 —
375 375 4 189.00 $189.00 $709 +24.00
415–427 425 20 167.50–211.00 $204.63 $870 +0.63
477–490 478 18 177.50–205.00 $202.61 $968 +12.99
539 539 4 145.00 $145.00 $782 -40.00
550 550 30 190.00 $190.00 $1,045 —
650 650 7 167.25 $167.25 $1,087 -11.75
693 value added 693 13 165.00 $165.00 $1,143 —
730 730 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,161 —
760 value added 760 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,102 -17.00
775 775 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,232 +4.00
881 value added 881 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,233 -19.00
979 value added 979 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,292 —
1244 1244 8 123.00 $123.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 160.00 $160.00 $517 -5.00
384 384 8 185.00 $185.00 $710 -1.08
422–445 425 18 185.00–209.00 $205.15 $872 +17.15
470 470 10 208.00 $208.00 $978 +26.54
513–537 527 5 145.00–162.50 $151.81 $800 -29.05
554 554 22 190.00 $190.00 $1,053 +35.00
649 649 17 173.50 $173.50 $1,126 +4.50
655 655 1 145.00 $145.00 $950 +5.00
756–785 770 14 150.00–165.00 $158.23 $1,218 —
837 837 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,264 —
975 975 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,287 —
1015 1015 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,167 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 13 191.00 $191.00 $711 —
480–498 484 53 213.00–218.00 $216.84 $1,050 —
540 540 29 210.00 $210.00 $1,134 —
768 value added 768 9 169.00 $169.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 160.00 $160.00 $534 +12.50
390 390 2 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
434–447 442 22 175.00 $175.00 $774 —
510 510 2 180.00 $180.00 $918 +47.50
654 654 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,020 —
780 780 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 value added 535 10 169.00 $169.00 $904 —
658 value added 658 18 164.00 $164.00 $1,079 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,016 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 5 231.00 $231.00 $755 —
378 378 7 225.00 $225.00 $850 -5.00
429 429 16 236.00 $236.00 $1,012 -4.00
450–474 472 13 222.50–223.00 $222.96 $1,052 -12.04
539 539 25 216.00 $216.00 $1,164 +5.20
555 555 1 150.00 $150.00 $832 —
638 638 9 196.50 $196.50 $1,254 +11.50
736–745 737 7 147.50–156.00 $154.77 $1,141 —
795 795 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,073 -39.00
845 845 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,056 -34.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–323 320 4 200.00–225.00 $218.94 $701 +6.44
369 369 8 225.00 $225.00 $830 ±0.00
433 433 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,022 +24.31
463 463 5 212.50 $212.50 $984 +7.50
549 549 9 188.00 $188.00 $1,032 -17.00
642 642 7 178.00 $178.00 $1,143 +1.00
700–749 743 8 140.00–142.00 $141.76 $1,053 —
850 850 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 —
955 955 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 7 210.00 $210.00 $712 —
437 437 11 225.00 $225.00 $983 —
533–548 539 5 162.50–167.50 $165.47 $892 —
635 635 1 155.00 $155.00 $984 —

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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.