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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $236.90/cwt ≈ $1,220/hd at 515 lb · 84 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $252.44/cwt +37.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,560/hd at 618 lb · 46 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.53/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 551 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 726 599 260
Feeder cattle 726 599 260

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 197, Dairy Steers 2, Heifers 397, Bulls 130) Value Added and Natural 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
415 415 1 225.00 $225.00 $934 -50.00
471–495 473 16 212.50–228.00 $226.99 $1,074 -16.23
515 515 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,069 -35.50
534 value added 534 17 276.00 $276.00 $1,474 —
550–575 555 10 177.50–235.00 $223.09 $1,238 —
616 value added 616 31 268.00 $268.00 $1,651 —
600–624 622 15 210.00–221.00 $220.29 $1,370 +5.29
705 705 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,340 —
755 755 6 212.00 $212.00 $1,601 —
857 857 5 197.50 $197.50 $1,693 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–333 329 6 220.00–235.00 $222.35 $732 -17.65
385 385 1 225.00 $225.00 $866 -50.00
433 433 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,000 -44.00
482 482 7 234.00 $234.00 $1,128 -12.73
541 541 31 241.00 $241.00 $1,304 +26.00
610–625 618 2 187.50–202.50 $195.09 $1,206 -42.41
657 657 11 241.00 $241.00 $1,583 —
725 725 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 -6.00
800–810 805 2 172.50–185.00 $178.71 $1,439 -13.29
893 893 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,598 —
956 956 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,692 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 187.50 $187.50 $722 -72.50
440 440 4 208.00 $208.00 $915 +33.00
560 560 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 +15.00
610–638 634 7 205.00–222.00 $219.66 $1,393 +29.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 10 230.00 $230.00 $886 —
436 436 9 217.00 $217.00 $946 -4.47
475 475 18 214.00 $214.00 $1,016 -12.09
550–580 551 43 205.00–224.00 $223.53 $1,232 +5.76
626–640 638 29 204.00–209.00 $208.32 $1,329 +1.44
710 710 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,225 -19.89
752 752 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,278 —
810–840 825 2 142.50–150.00 $146.18 $1,206 —
1045 1045 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,541 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 220.00 $220.00 $715 -17.50
395 395 1 220.00 $220.00 $869 -13.27
430–436 435 10 208.00–212.00 $211.60 $920 -1.39
481 481 8 209.00 $209.00 $1,005 -1.30
541–545 541 33 211.00–225.00 $224.15 $1,213 +21.65
555–565 560 2 152.50–175.00 $163.65 $916 -56.27
610–645 644 29 198.75–205.00 $198.95 $1,281 -1.05
749 749 7 173.00 $173.00 $1,296 -23.00
770 770 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 —
843 843 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,189 —
940 940 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 52 239.00 $239.00 $1,214 —
526 value added 526 24 236.00 $236.00 $1,241 —
528 528 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–395 368 6 152.50–212.00 $197.61 $727 -25.96
400–443 438 14 190.00–205.00 $203.42 $891 +53.42
460 460 5 135.00 $135.00 $621 -74.00
494 value added 494 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,028 —
518–548 527 7 199.00–239.00 $208.37 $1,098 —
552–560 552 22 197.00–216.00 $215.12 $1,187 +6.12
642 642 16 203.00 $203.00 $1,303 +8.00
747 747 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 value added 552 10 217.00 $217.00 $1,198 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 327 9 200.00–240.00 $235.37 $770 -33.05
369 369 10 237.50 $237.50 $876 -38.40
424 424 14 233.00 $233.00 $988 -30.00
488 488 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,064 -29.50
533 533 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,119 -34.63
554–570 557 14 185.00–217.00 $209.99 $1,170 —
642 642 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,374 +3.00
750 750 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 237.50 $237.50 $815 -32.50
362 362 3 230.00 $230.00 $833 -47.50
425 425 2 190.00 $190.00 $808 -57.48
475–481 480 5 160.00–225.00 $212.13 $1,018 +4.26
546 546 12 212.00 $212.00 $1,158 +17.82
633 633 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,304 +15.37
734 734 10 187.00 $187.00 $1,373 +32.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 187.50 $187.50 $615 —
430 430 2 160.00–197.00 $178.50 $768 —
484 484 4 148.00 $148.00 $716 -81.00
533 533 5 184.00 $184.00 $981 -10.09
607 607 8 192.50 $192.50 $1,168 -11.50
697 697 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,255 —
775 775 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,221 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 2 142.50 $142.50 $938 —

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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.