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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 26, 2023

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.28/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 557 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $223.00/cwt +7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 550 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $221.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 538 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 427 726 190
Feeder cattle 427 726 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 134, Heifers 185, Bulls 108) Value Added and some Natural 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
330 330 1 222.50 $222.50 $734 +0.15
445 445 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,112 +19.00
463 463 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,204 +26.00
495 value added 495 12 271.00 $271.00 $1,341 —
516 516 13 253.00 $253.00 $1,305 +12.00
571 571 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,399 —
573 573 8 244.00 $244.00 $1,398 —
648 648 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,510 +37.91
768 768 6 222.50 $222.50 $1,709 —
858 858 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,750 +25.00
1055 1055 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,635 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 232.50 $232.50 $879 —
422 422 5 232.50 $232.50 $981 +7.50
479 479 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,233 +30.51
564 564 15 235.00 $235.00 $1,325 +11.91
640 640 9 216.00 $216.00 $1,382 -4.29
753 753 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,450 -19.50
828 828 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,573 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 360 3 200.00–210.00 $206.48 $743 +18.98
447 447 9 200.00 $200.00 $894 -8.00
560 560 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,204 +5.00
607–610 608 4 187.50–190.00 $188.13 $1,144 -31.53
723 723 4 192.50 $192.50 $1,392 —
785 785 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,236 —
852 852 3 147.50 $147.50 $1,257 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–340 336 6 160.00–222.50 $202.16 $679 -17.84
380 380 9 224.00 $224.00 $851 +4.00
437–440 437 13 177.50–227.00 $219.34 $959 +7.74
477 477 15 218.00 $218.00 $1,040 +9.00
540 540 14 219.00 $219.00 $1,183 -5.15
595 595 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 +26.35
635 635 9 199.00 $199.00 $1,264 +0.05
736 736 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,303 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 6 217.50 $217.50 $818 +19.89
457 457 16 216.00 $216.00 $987 +81.00
550 550 18 223.00 $223.00 $1,226 +7.88
641 641 15 199.00 $199.00 $1,276 -4.00
780 780 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–320 319 3 207.50–225.00 $213.36 $681 —
365–380 375 4 155.00–222.50 $199.94 $750 -30.06
418 418 4 224.00 $224.00 $936 +7.00
460–480 470 4 187.50–210.00 $201.70 $948 -12.30
471 471 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,031 +5.00
540 540 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,134 —
554 554 13 220.00 $220.00 $1,219 -3.53
566 566 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,251 -2.53
633–644 641 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,154 -28.32
729 729 8 174.00 $174.00 $1,268 +1.50
835 835 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,232 +1.32
1045 1045 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,463 -7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 334 3 185.00–237.50 $220.98 $738 -16.52
380 380 12 228.00 $228.00 $866 -2.00
417 417 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,026 +56.00
485 485 5 227.50 $227.50 $1,103 +15.37
538 538 16 221.00 $221.00 $1,189 +9.00
585–590 588 2 162.50–192.50 $177.56 $1,044 —
640 640 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,104 -33.50
650 650 12 209.00 $209.00 $1,358 —
705–743 735 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,213 -22.00
820 820 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 222.50 $222.50 $761 -12.87
380–395 388 2 227.50–235.00 $231.32 $898 -6.18
435 435 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,035 +5.00
488 488 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,269 +42.00
535 535 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,332 +39.00
575 575 1 172.50 $172.50 $992 -37.49
605–625 615 2 172.50–230.00 $200.78 $1,235 -13.22
660 660 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,419 —
730 730 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,095 —
810 810 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,361 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 190.00 $190.00 $788 +11.50
555–575 565 2 145.00–160.00 $152.63 $862 —
700 700 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 —

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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.