Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $251.47/cwt +37.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 452 lb · 51 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.61/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,162/hd at 544 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.00/cwt +86.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 475 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	555	368	445
Feeder cattle	555	368	445

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 291, Bulls 102) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338 value added	338	3	262.50	$262.50	$887	—
378	378	2	230.00	$230.00	$869	+7.50
405–438	426	6	215.00–270.00	$236.19	$1,006	+16.19
477 value added	477	5	264.00	$264.00	$1,259	—
485	485	7	265.00	$265.00	$1,285	+51.84
540	540	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,323	±0.00
561–573	568	12	247.50–270.00	$260.74	$1,481	+63.24
652–656	653	14	243.00–253.00	$245.87	$1,606	+11.87
769	769	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,769	+30.00
839	839	4	229.00	$229.00	$1,921	—
995	995	5	217.50	$217.50	$2,164	—
1044 value added	1044	5	210.00	$210.00	$2,192	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475 value added	475	38	308.00	$308.00	$1,463	+86.00
662 value added	662	11	253.00	$253.00	$1,675	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	3	247.50	$247.50	$809	+47.50
395	395	1	212.50	$212.50	$839	—
438	438	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,029	+14.00
470	470	3	232.50	$232.50	$1,093	+52.76
541	541	8	255.00	$255.00	$1,380	+42.00
633	633	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,551	+42.50
820	820	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,517	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391 value added	391	14	292.00	$292.00	$1,142	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312 value added	312	3	260.00	$260.00	$811	—
450	450	1	207.50	$207.50	$934	—
560	560	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,288	—
630	630	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,496	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	214.00	$214.00	$696	—
388	388	8	211.00	$211.00	$819	—
423	423	16	214.00	$214.00	$905	+11.48
475–480	475	12	218.00–219.00	$218.08	$1,036	+4.81
538–544	544	41	206.00–214.00	$213.61	$1,162	-1.39
639	639	16	197.00	$197.00	$1,259	—
665 value added	665	21	218.00	$218.00	$1,450	—
727	727	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,418	+12.31
755	755	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,555	—
854–885	860	5	208.00–210.00	$208.41	$1,792	+28.41
879 value added	879	6	214.00	$214.00	$1,881	—
941	941	4	203.00	$203.00	$1,910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	5	211.00	$211.00	$698	+5.00
382	382	3	200.00	$200.00	$764	-2.00
439	439	14	218.00	$218.00	$957	+11.34
450 value added	450	47	255.00	$255.00	$1,148	—
470	470	4	210.00	$210.00	$987	-4.00
543	543	16	207.50	$207.50	$1,127	+7.50
580–585	583	2	155.00–170.00	$162.53	$948	-50.81
656	656	8	201.00	$201.00	$1,319	—
723	723	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,460	+13.00
810	810	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372 value added	372	32	263.00	$263.00	$978	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	172.50	$172.50	$578	—
368	368	2	197.50	$197.50	$727	±0.00
453	453	5	200.00	$200.00	$906	—
522	522	5	199.00	$199.00	$1,039	—
565	565	1	162.50	$162.50	$918	-22.95
622	622	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,163	-1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–323	315	3	245.00–275.00	$254.51	$802	+19.51
365	365	1	240.00	$240.00	$876	+27.43
419	419	6	242.50	$242.50	$1,016	+27.50
470	470	16	255.00	$255.00	$1,198	+34.63
552	552	18	247.00	$247.00	$1,363	+7.00
635	635	11	240.00	$240.00	$1,524	+5.00
755	755	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,604	—
815	815	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,467	—
960	960	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	247.50	$247.50	$780	+45.00
363	363	3	244.00	$244.00	$886	+26.00
425	425	4	220.00	$220.00	$935	+9.00
477–495	482	5	215.00–227.50	$224.43	$1,082	+21.43
532	532	11	225.00	$225.00	$1,197	+10.00
640	640	10	205.00	$205.00	$1,312	+20.00
780	780	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,306	-14.20
815–840	832	3	160.00–175.00	$164.90	$1,372	+22.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	237.50	$237.50	$831	—
490	490	1	202.50	$202.50	$992	-5.50
535	535	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,057	+31.68

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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.