Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $243.00/cwt ≈ $1,487/hd at 612 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $220.37/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 475 lb · 21 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 bulls $208.51/cwt +34.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 718 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	368	514	351
Feeder cattle	368	514	351

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Dairy Steers 19, Heifers 154, Bulls 97) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466 value added	466	9	222.00	$222.00	$1,035	—
612 value added	612	31	243.00	$243.00	$1,487	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	3	220.00	$220.00	$708	-10.00
370	370	1	222.50	$222.50	$823	-12.50
418	418	3	220.00	$220.00	$920	+20.00
465–470	469	4	200.00–217.50	$213.16	$1,000	-16.84
536	536	14	245.00	$245.00	$1,313	+40.00
580	580	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,146	-41.50
665	665	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,556	—
785	785	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	3	200.00	$200.00	$640	—
438	438	4	221.00	$221.00	$968	-2.54
450–468	462	3	140.00–200.00	$179.74	$830	-44.26
518	518	8	213.00	$213.00	$1,103	±0.00
645	645	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,306	—
650	650	2	207.50	$207.50	$1,349	-13.50
755–765	762	3	182.50–209.00	$200.24	$1,526	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	218.00	$218.00	$796	+23.00
433	433	2	205.00	$205.00	$888	+20.00
675	675	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,181	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	7	206.00	$206.00	$655	+6.00
378	378	4	202.00	$202.00	$764	+8.74
430–438	437	6	206.00–210.00	$206.66	$903	-4.03
477	477	7	214.00	$214.00	$1,021	+2.00
548	548	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,096	-12.00
555–575	556	14	205.00–214.00	$213.34	$1,186	+70.34
630	630	8	187.00	$187.00	$1,178	—
720	720	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,361	+4.00
752	752	7	182.00	$182.00	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	195.00	$195.00	$682	-14.10
410–430	427	6	200.00–203.00	$202.52	$865	-6.48
478–485	479	9	207.50–214.00	$213.27	$1,022	+4.27
539	539	11	215.00	$215.00	$1,159	+11.20
657	657	7	188.00	$188.00	$1,235	—
725–732	728	8	182.50–183.00	$182.69	$1,330	-13.31
800	800	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,448	—
890	890	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,602	—
1003	1003	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,655	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477 value added	477	13	229.00	$229.00	$1,092	—
524 value added	524	11	223.00	$223.00	$1,169	—
568 value added	568	14	223.00	$223.00	$1,267	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	197.50	$197.50	$780	—
428	428	5	213.00	$213.00	$912	+14.82
553–595	567	3	177.00–190.00	$185.45	$1,052	—
600	600	3	188.00	$188.00	$1,128	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	235.00	$235.00	$740	+10.00
380–385	384	4	190.00–220.00	$212.57	$816	-4.38
436	436	5	215.00	$215.00	$937	-19.00
473–495	475	21	192.50–226.00	$220.37	$1,047	+2.75
554	554	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,330	+14.00
635	635	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,492	+25.15
670	670	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,491	+25.00
708–725	718	19	205.00–211.00	$208.51	$1,497	+34.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	202.50	$202.50	$678	-7.50
369	369	4	218.00	$218.00	$804	+23.08
441	441	6	211.00	$211.00	$931	-14.00
483	483	3	203.00	$203.00	$980	+26.15
540	540	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,161	-7.00
555	555	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,013	+35.00
642	642	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,188	+12.50
750–775	758	3	180.00–185.00	$181.70	$1,377	+17.70
825	825	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,176	—
958	958	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,236	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	3	208.00	$208.00	$963	—
543–545	544	3	157.50–170.00	$165.82	$902	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	10	160.00	$160.00	$560	—
405	405	5	160.00	$160.00	$648	—
460	460	4	155.00	$155.00	$713	—

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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.