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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $236.09/cwt +16.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 658 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $226.79/cwt +20.69 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 426 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $207.98/cwt -9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 539 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 765 192
Feeder cattle 501 765 192

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 138, Heifers 207, Bulls 156) 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
315 315 1 227.50 $227.50 $717 +27.50
378 378 2 230.00 $230.00 $869 +32.50
433–435 434 4 239.00–240.00 $239.50 $1,039 +42.00
472 472 6 237.50 $237.50 $1,121 +1.56
563–565 564 12 199.00–235.00 $222.97 $1,258 -19.03
651 651 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,497 +10.00
663 value added 663 14 240.00 $240.00 $1,591 —
761 value added 761 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,750 —
830 830 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 212.50 $212.50 $818 +22.50
437 437 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,027 +35.00
458–470 465 11 210.00–233.00 $228.83 $1,064 +15.27
543 543 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,129 -25.00
555 555 2 177.50 $177.50 $985 -40.00
669 669 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,525 —
763 763 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,621 +7.50
875 875 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 12 219.00 $219.00 $918 —
460–470 465 2 135.00–185.00 $159.73 $743 -29.27
529 529 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,005 -32.00
645 645 7 207.50 $207.50 $1,338 -10.00
651 651 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,243 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 value added 735 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,698 —
851 value added 851 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,787 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–338 327 8 205.00–217.50 $214.27 $701 —
372 372 9 217.50 $217.50 $809 +5.00
433 433 12 215.00 $215.00 $931 +3.95
513 513 14 217.00 $217.00 $1,113 +18.00
585 585 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,126 -27.50
653 653 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,257 -12.50
768 value added 768 9 192.00 $192.00 $1,475 —
810 810 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,458 —
904 value added 904 7 201.00 $201.00 $1,817 —
966 value added 966 8 201.00 $201.00 $1,942 —
1005–1017 value added 1010 20 195.00–199.00 $196.81 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 5 222.50 $222.50 $708 +10.00
381 381 12 222.50 $222.50 $848 +5.00
433 433 20 218.00 $218.00 $944 +18.00
483 483 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,072 +22.00
557–588 562 18 187.50–211.00 $206.90 $1,163 —
665–670 667 10 175.00–196.00 $187.56 $1,251 -14.44
760–785 777 3 177.50–185.00 $182.55 $1,418 -5.45
825–840 833 2 150.00–180.00 $165.14 $1,376 -22.86
925 925 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,693 —
970 970 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 165.00 $165.00 $607 -20.00
489 489 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,051 +21.00
538 538 14 214.00 $214.00 $1,151 +54.00
656 656 8 191.00 $191.00 $1,253 +11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 8 227.50 $227.50 $566 —
331 331 4 235.00 $235.00 $778 +35.00
350–395 375 20 215.00–245.00 $239.46 $898 —
425–435 426 21 217.50–227.50 $226.79 $966 +20.69
450–478 474 7 167.50–220.00 $208.57 $989 -33.93
505–542 539 21 185.00–210.00 $207.98 $1,121 -9.52
615 615 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,061 -39.64
669 669 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,271 +37.50
768 768 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 8 223.00 $223.00 $707 +23.00
371 371 4 227.50 $227.50 $844 +47.50
405–413 412 9 210.00–234.00 $231.38 $953 +46.38
470 470 3 205.00 $205.00 $964 +7.50
533 533 9 211.00 $211.00 $1,125 +9.00
638 638 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,148 -14.00
784 784 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,286 —
800 800 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,180 +37.50
865 865 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,168 +25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 187.50 $187.50 $668 —
460 460 2 185.00 $185.00 $851 —
531 531 7 202.00 $202.00 $1,073 +21.00
650 650 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 —
725 725 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,080 —
775 775 1 125.00 $125.00 $969 +20.00

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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.