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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

863 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $179.34/cwt -8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 539 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.00/cwt -21.58 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 547 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $241.31/cwt +11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 554 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 863 630 1,064
Feeder cattle 863 630 1,064

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 416, Bulls 202) 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
300 300 1 215.00 $215.00 $645 —
385 385 2 252.50 $252.50 $972 +7.34
424–445 435 17 207.50–251.00 $239.66 $1,043 +8.99
474–485 476 14 225.00–240.00 $237.39 $1,130 -7.61
552–577 554 34 195.00–246.00 $241.31 $1,337 —
600–640 637 12 206.00–223.00 $221.66 $1,412 -4.34
745 745 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,393 +2.00
817 value added 817 10 173.00 $173.00 $1,413 —
835 835 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,403 —
873–885 875 7 165.00–171.00 $170.13 $1,489 -1.80
1004 1004 7 146.50 $146.50 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 —
364 364 7 225.00 $225.00 $819 -13.12
423 423 8 223.00 $223.00 $943 -10.00
450–482 478 14 220.00–231.00 $229.04 $1,095 -12.96
520–542 533 20 177.50–230.00 $215.10 $1,146 -14.90
628–645 634 3 175.00–217.00 $202.75 $1,285 -27.25
650 650 13 217.00 $217.00 $1,410 +1.00
728–730 729 7 168.00–174.00 $172.29 $1,256 +1.29
833 833 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,383 ±0.00
965 965 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–368 368 9 200.00–217.50 $215.57 $793 —
463 463 10 215.00 $215.00 $995 -6.00
558 558 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,166 +31.50
618 618 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,082 -20.00
708 708 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566–590 577 16 211.00–222.00 $215.93 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 9 217.00 $217.00 $1,499 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 165.00 $165.00 $516 -14.00
383 383 12 196.00 $196.00 $751 +21.00
400–422 421 30 172.50–201.00 $200.10 $842 -12.01
450–475 474 24 150.00–191.00 $188.16 $892 -20.07
547 547 44 180.00 $180.00 $985 -21.58
550–585 570 10 142.50–180.00 $173.25 $988 —
615–625 624 15 135.00–167.00 $164.90 $1,029 +5.90
638 value added 638 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,014 —
653–675 660 3 142.00–157.00 $151.89 $1,002 -13.11
657–662 value added 660 16 150.00–169.00 $161.91 $1,069 -7.09
720 value added 720 10 164.00 $164.00 $1,181 —
730 730 11 154.00 $154.00 $1,124 -9.39
766 value added 766 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,187 —
800–813 810 5 140.00–141.00 $140.20 $1,136 -12.30
938 938 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,276 —
953 953 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,306 —
1021 1021 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,225 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 10 165.00 $165.00 $553 -10.00
358–393 371 14 160.00–196.00 $187.40 $695 +8.40
432–440 433 13 170.00–192.00 $190.28 $824 -17.72
479–490 480 17 150.00–188.00 $185.72 $891 -24.28
533–540 539 45 175.00–180.00 $179.34 $967 -8.66
550 550 1 165.00 $165.00 $908 —
641 641 9 173.00 $173.00 $1,109 +2.00
655 655 1 150.00 $150.00 $982 -6.00
740 740 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,069 -14.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 -28.00
351 351 8 179.00 $179.00 $628 —
439–440 439 26 135.00–188.00 $185.96 $816 -2.04
514 value added 514 8 193.00 $193.00 $992 —
544 544 14 186.00 $186.00 $1,012 —
565 565 2 125.00 $125.00 $706 -52.00
645 645 9 135.00–167.00 $163.44 $1,054 —
652 value added 652 9 171.00 $171.00 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 11 188.00 $188.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 9 150.00 $150.00 $798 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 7 236.00 $236.00 $807 +3.21
358–383 376 7 230.00 $230.00 $865 ±0.00
425 425 13 234.00 $234.00 $994 -4.00
477–485 477 21 210.00–230.00 $229.03 $1,092 -8.97
525 525 1 187.50 $187.50 $984 -31.50
551–564 553 31 172.50–229.00 $219.71 $1,215 +23.71
646 646 10 196.00 $196.00 $1,266 -4.00
753 753 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,288 +3.32
845 845 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 200.00 $200.00 $640 ±0.00
360–393 383 7 207.50–220.00 $215.85 $827 -9.15
427–433 429 14 204.00–228.00 $218.78 $939 -19.22
475 475 17 190.00–229.00 $224.41 $1,066 +4.41
562 562 21 215.00 $215.00 $1,208 +22.50
606–643 632 14 165.00–202.00 $189.47 $1,197 -13.53
720 720 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,138 -2.00
880 880 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 192.50 $192.50 $678 +67.50
434 434 9 208.00 $208.00 $903 -4.00
473 473 2 175.00 $175.00 $828 —
515 515 1 175.00 $175.00 $901 +6.25
555 555 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,099 +21.00
683 683 2 145.00 $145.00 $990 —
713 713 3 135.00 $135.00 $963 -22.00
890 890 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,112 —

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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.