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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 10, 2023

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $255.43/cwt +18.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 481 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.04/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 475 lb · 33 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.13/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 729 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 673 863 641
Feeder cattle 673 863 641

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 249, Heifers 294, Bulls 130) 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
322 322 5 250.00 $250.00 $805 +35.00
375 375 4 217.50–262.50 $251.25 $942 -1.25
410–420 416 11 227.50–272.50 $266.17 $1,107 +26.51
481 481 70 255.43 $255.43 $1,229 +18.04
513 513 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,298 —
551 551 29 246.50 $246.50 $1,358 +5.19
620–636 635 11 215.00–233.00 $231.40 $1,469 +9.74
695 695 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,390 —
747 747 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,464 +9.00
830 830 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,390 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 212.50 $212.50 $691 +32.50
360–395 380 7 185.00–257.50 $243.23 $924 +18.23
415–445 429 4 222.50–252.50 $237.02 $1,017 +14.02
465 465 5 247.50 $247.50 $1,151 +18.46
551 value added 551 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,361 —
558 558 12 247.00 $247.00 $1,378 —
644 644 16 231.00 $231.00 $1,488 +28.25
723 723 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,475 +31.71
817 817 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,389 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 11 247.00 $247.00 $1,440 —
808 808 10 173.00 $173.00 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 5 232.50 $232.50 $1,065 +17.50
537 537 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,128 —
749 749 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712 value added 712 7 203.00 $203.00 $1,445 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344–345 344 8 182.50–185.00 $184.69 $635 +19.69
365–372 371 15 172.50–185.00 $183.52 $681 -12.48
420–435 427 22 160.00–195.00 $192.26 $821 -7.84
450–485 475 33 145.00–195.00 $191.04 $907 +2.88
520–540 539 26 165.00–188.00 $187.15 $1,009 +7.15
557 value added 557 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,047 —
557 557 3 165.00 $165.00 $919 -8.25
631 631 9 164.00 $164.00 $1,035 -0.90
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 -6.89
711 value added 711 9 176.00 $176.00 $1,251 +12.00
731–744 736 23 153.00–168.00 $163.66 $1,205 +9.66
830 830 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,162 -0.20
915 915 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,098 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–340 330 5 177.50–185.00 $183.46 $605 +18.46
384 384 10 184.00 $184.00 $707 -3.40
430 430 4 175.00 $175.00 $752 -15.28
472 472 7 197.00 $197.00 $930 +11.28
510–541 539 19 165.00–180.00 $178.73 $963 -0.61
676 676 20 168.00 $168.00 $1,136 +18.00
718 718 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,077 +5.50
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 9 182.00 $182.00 $668 +3.00
447 447 6 176.00 $176.00 $787 -9.96
485 485 1 135.00 $135.00 $655 —
530–534 532 13 147.00–166.00 $158.66 $844 -27.34
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 +15.00
630 630 2 122.50 $122.50 $772 -40.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 25 195.00 $195.00 $1,110 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
754 value added 754 9 155.00 $155.00 $1,169 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 210.00 $210.00 $640 —
372 372 9 247.50 $247.50 $921 +17.50
420–435 427 6 185.00–247.50 $231.54 $989 -2.46
460–487 474 12 212.50–246.00 $230.36 $1,092 +1.33
532–535 533 15 229.00–241.00 $237.79 $1,267 +50.29
554 554 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,208 -1.71
605–640 631 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,294 +9.00
755–763 760 8 182.00–194.00 $186.47 $1,417 +15.47
930 930 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 215.00 $215.00 $699 +15.00
378–395 384 6 160.00–232.50 $191.79 $736 -24.06
426–443 430 8 185.00–225.00 $214.70 $923 -4.08
470–478 477 9 222.50–226.00 $225.62 $1,076 +1.21
515 515 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,172 —
553 553 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,272 +15.00
610–635 627 3 150.00–187.50 $162.17 $1,017 -27.30
671 671 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,241 —
768 768 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–368 365 3 212.50–220.00 $214.96 $785 +22.46
410–424 422 6 185.00–217.50 $212.23 $896 +4.23
540 540 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,177 +43.00
611 611 6 213.00 $213.00 $1,301 —
700 700 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 +25.00

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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.