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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 24, 2023

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.80/cwt -13.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 548 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.00/cwt ≈ $1,143/hd at 539 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $240.96/cwt ≈ $1,516/hd at 629 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 501 208
Feeder cattle 514 501 208

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 122, Heifers 247, Bulls 145) 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
345 345 2 230.00 $230.00 $794 +2.50
393 393 2 235.00 $235.00 $924 +5.00
420 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 -39.50
483 483 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,111 -7.50
530 530 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,086 —
565 565 12 239.00 $239.00 $1,350 +16.03
607 value added 607 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,451 —
641 641 15 242.00 $242.00 $1,551 —
718 value added 718 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,673 —
722 722 10 231.00 $231.00 $1,668 —
841 841 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,850 +20.00
1055 1055 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 -67.50
415–435 428 3 210.00–230.00 $223.54 $957 -11.46
474 474 7 224.00 $224.00 $1,062 -4.83
549 549 14 213.00 $213.00 $1,169 +5.00
656 656 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,450 -7.00
732 732 7 229.00 $229.00 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 195.00 $195.00 $731 —
438 438 2 185.00 $185.00 $810 -34.00
513 513 2 192.50 $192.50 $988 +2.50
568–580 571 4 149.00–190.00 $159.41 $910 —
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 -67.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 823 8 218.00 $218.00 $1,794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 214.00 $214.00 $728 -0.27
380–383 380 21 209.00–210.00 $209.10 $795 -8.40
430 430 11 209.00 $209.00 $899 -6.00
484 484 14 209.00 $209.00 $1,012 —
530–549 548 29 165.00–207.00 $203.80 $1,117 -13.20
575 575 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 -2.50
577 value added 577 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,223 —
646 646 19 194.00 $194.00 $1,253 —
743 743 10 196.00 $196.00 $1,456 —
750 750 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,402 —
852 852 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,525 —
963 value added 963 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,782 -16.00
1073 1073 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,985 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 5 200.00 $200.00 $630 -22.50
370–377 375 4 165.00–202.50 $193.26 $725 -29.24
408–425 423 14 190.00–214.00 $210.69 $891 -7.31
480 480 11 212.00 $212.00 $1,018 -10.00
539 539 26 212.00 $212.00 $1,143 —
555 555 1 143.00 $143.00 $794 -63.90
652–675 655 18 193.00–197.00 $196.54 $1,287 +8.98
710–715 712 3 183.00–186.00 $185.00 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 160.00 $160.00 $565 -5.00
436–440 437 8 192.50–199.00 $198.18 $866 —
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 -70.00
540 540 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 -14.00
644 644 8 203.00 $203.00 $1,307 —
780 780 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,287 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 6 265.00 $265.00 $737 —
346 346 10 225.00 $225.00 $778 -10.00
350–380 368 7 187.50–225.00 $216.95 $798 -22.51
433 433 8 234.00 $234.00 $1,013 +7.21
455–495 479 15 170.00–222.50 $217.62 $1,042 +9.05
500 500 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,130 —
552 552 14 226.00 $226.00 $1,248 —
617–638 620 14 180.00–215.00 $209.85 $1,301 +37.35
670 670 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,323 +7.50
710–728 724 4 170.00–187.50 $174.29 $1,262 —
840 840 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 12 210.00 $210.00 $689 -13.00
365–395 380 2 162.50–230.00 $194.92 $741 -32.58
421 421 7 225.00 $225.00 $947 -6.38
455–490 473 2 160.00–195.00 $176.85 $837 -28.15
537 537 18 222.00 $222.00 $1,192 +11.00
555 555 1 147.50 $147.50 $819 —
625 625 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,078 -7.50
671 671 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,255 —
750 750 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,230 ±0.00
910 910 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 167.50 $167.50 $591 -20.00
435 435 1 165.00 $165.00 $718 —
551 551 4 176.00 $176.00 $970 —
610 610 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,080 —

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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.