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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $214.61/cwt +0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 612 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $252.50/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 533 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.00/cwt ≈ $1,163/hd at 554 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 547 931 714
Feeder cattle 547 931 714

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Dairy Steers 14, Heifers 222, Bulls 149) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 257.50 $257.50 $850 +2.50
373 373 3 236.00 $236.00 $880 -33.00
479 479 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,150 +2.75
535–549 548 25 215.00–234.00 $233.26 $1,278 -4.74
555–568 565 10 175.00–192.50 $186.91 $1,056 —
600 value added 600 17 212.00 $212.00 $1,272 —
615–627 626 14 175.00–221.00 $217.77 $1,363 +3.37
768 768 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,452 +36.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,076 -16.50
478–495 482 20 177.50–240.00 $232.76 $1,122 -16.92
533 533 29 252.50 $252.50 $1,346 +5.00
638 638 9 237.50 $237.50 $1,515 +10.48
693 693 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,573 —
710 710 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,065 -54.00
755 755 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,480 —
985 985 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,601 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
450–495 473 2 190.00–195.00 $192.38 $910 —
530 530 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,113 —
653–660 654 8 180.00–192.00 $190.49 $1,246 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 6 213.00 $213.00 $707 +33.00
373–395 376 7 155.00–218.00 $208.55 $784 +13.55
405–430 420 24 150.00–214.00 $209.62 $880 +15.47
455–471 470 17 175.00–212.50 $210.36 $989 -1.14
546 546 23 214.00 $214.00 $1,168 +16.08
590 590 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,056 +24.00
620–647 644 10 172.00–182.00 $181.04 $1,166 +2.04
720–730 725 2 167.50–170.00 $168.74 $1,223 -6.26
835 835 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,315 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 197.50 $197.50 $642 +10.18
369–390 373 5 205.00–212.50 $210.93 $787 +11.61
444–445 444 5 150.00–205.00 $193.98 $861 -7.77
470–474 474 18 172.50–211.00 $208.88 $990 +8.00
523 523 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,046 -4.85
554 554 27 210.00 $210.00 $1,163 —
600–628 626 18 169.00–185.00 $184.15 $1,153 —
668 668 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,129 -6.18
753 753 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,242 —
994 994 5 144.00 $144.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–373 361 12 194.00–196.00 $195.66 $706 +13.44
451–475 453 10 162.50–200.00 $196.07 $888 —
540 540 8 187.00 $187.00 $1,010 +2.00
585 585 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,038 —
639 639 8 184.00 $184.00 $1,176 +33.43
755–760 756 4 163.00–166.00 $165.25 $1,249 -6.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 257.00 $257.00 $843 +7.00
375–376 376 11 195.00–245.00 $240.47 $904 -19.53
418–435 429 6 192.50 $192.50 $826 -64.41
453–484 480 17 233.00–242.50 $234.05 $1,123 -5.95
530–539 538 13 182.50–219.00 $216.24 $1,163 +31.24
575 575 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,049 -37.50
615–633 629 5 165.00–200.00 $193.16 $1,215 -3.84
658 658 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,217 +40.00
788 788 3 125.00 $125.00 $985 —
800 800 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,060 -6.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 330 3 185.00–247.50 $228.26 $753 -24.24
363 363 3 250.00 $250.00 $908 -3.00
425–434 433 11 190.00–235.00 $230.99 $1,000 -24.01
489–495 490 8 215.00–223.00 $221.99 $1,088 -10.51
530 530 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,020 -33.36
550 550 10 222.00 $222.00 $1,221 -14.08
613 613 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,269 +0.52
651–673 659 11 201.00–210.00 $206.66 $1,362 +24.16
739 739 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,330 —
795 795 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,352 +2.00
867 867 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 210.00 $210.00 $704 -7.00
435 435 6 185.00–200.00 $197.50 $859 +7.85
528–535 533 9 182.50–195.00 $192.25 $1,025 +5.25
650 650 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1024 1024 7 146.50 $146.50 $1,500 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798 798 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,141 —

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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.