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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 27, 2023

630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.58/cwt +56.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 548 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $230.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 597 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.11/cwt +7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 434 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 630 1,014 1,103
Feeder cattle 630 1,014 1,103

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 201, Heifers 288, Bulls 141) 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
355–373 369 4 242.50–246.00 $245.16 $905 —
420–445 430 8 225.00–235.00 $230.67 $992 -14.16
470 470 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,152 +26.14
542 542 20 229.00 $229.00 $1,241 —
597 597 30 230.00 $230.00 $1,373 —
622 622 10 226.00 $226.00 $1,406 -5.00
685 value added 685 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,541 —
715 715 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,323 +19.20
768 768 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,436 +1.00
794 value added 794 9 181.00 $181.00 $1,437 -15.00
853–895 864 4 166.00–174.00 $171.93 $1,485 +1.93
885–889 value added 887 18 166.00–171.00 $169.05 $1,499 —
904 value added 904 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,455 —
980–990 987 3 154.00–159.00 $155.66 $1,536 +1.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 235.00–241.00 $238.12 $893 +17.49
428 428 8 233.00 $233.00 $997 +18.00
479 479 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,159 -8.62
536 536 25 230.00 $230.00 $1,233 +7.00
625 625 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,438 +21.48
652 652 9 216.00 $216.00 $1,408 —
723 723 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,236 -15.01
835 835 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,386 -1.50
1000 1000 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 —
476 476 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,052 —
583 583 3 177.50 $177.50 $1,035 —
630 630 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,228 +17.22
675 675 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 —
860 860 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,161 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 12 179.00 $179.00 $582 -8.00
378 378 10 175.00 $175.00 $662 -14.00
432–438 434 27 203.00–216.00 $212.11 $921 +7.48
468–480 476 14 194.00–211.00 $208.23 $991 +5.62
540–548 548 38 194.00–202.00 $201.58 $1,105 +56.58
620 620 1 159.00 $159.00 $986 —
652 652 12 165.00 $165.00 $1,076 -2.25
689 value added 689 7 169.00 $169.00 $1,164 +4.00
705–728 720 3 158.00–166.00 $163.39 $1,176 +4.39
809 value added 809 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,173 —
810 810 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,235 —
1035 1035 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,501 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 175.00 $175.00 $586 +15.00
391 391 4 179.00 $179.00 $700 -6.00
428 428 12 208.00 $208.00 $890 +2.85
474 474 17 210.00 $210.00 $995 +2.00
537 537 19 188.00 $188.00 $1,010 +36.19
649 649 22 171.00 $171.00 $1,110 -2.50
690 690 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,076 +11.00
749 749 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,191 —
805 805 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,095 -15.00
890 890 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 10 178.00 $178.00 $619 +18.00
447 447 12 188.00 $188.00 $840 +13.00
495 495 1 170.00 $170.00 $842 —
552 552 10 177.00 $177.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 7 174.00 $174.00 $1,204 —
700 value added 700 15 155.00 $155.00 $1,085 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,002 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–327 326 14 231.00–236.00 $232.79 $759 +1.79
373 373 6 230.00 $230.00 $858 +5.00
421 421 16 238.00 $238.00 $1,002 +2.00
472 472 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,123 +15.04
549 549 20 219.00 $219.00 $1,202 +3.00
573 573 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,123 +46.00
648 648 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,296 +3.50
753–775 760 3 167.00–169.00 $167.68 $1,274 +32.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 200.00 $200.00 $666 -18.94
365 365 7 225.00 $225.00 $821 ±0.00
425 425 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,012 +2.00
475 475 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,045 +7.50
528–542 539 9 192.50–213.00 $208.54 $1,124 +20.54
585 585 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,126 —
636 636 9 203.00 $203.00 $1,291 +25.00
685 685 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 —
740 740 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,184 +18.24
843 843 2 147.50 $147.50 $1,243 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 125.00 $125.00 $462 —
432 432 8 212.00 $212.00 $916 -13.00
518–525 520 4 132.50–181.00 $168.75 $878 +3.28
590 590 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,044 —
710 710 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,115 —

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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.