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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.11/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 474 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.00/cwt +26.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 544 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $238.00/cwt +30.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 543 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 458 555 378
Feeder cattle 458 555 378

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 16, Heifers 224, Bulls 118)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 277.50 $277.50 $916 —
385 385 3 230.00 $230.00 $886 ±0.00
421 421 7 272.50 $272.50 $1,147 +36.31
482 482 13 280.00 $280.00 $1,350 +15.00
510 510 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 +15.00
551 551 14 256.00 $256.00 $1,411 -4.74
627 627 11 241.00 $241.00 $1,511 —
680 680 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,605 -9.87
716 716 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,675 —
1048 1048 2 214.00 $214.00 $2,243 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 287.50 $287.50 $960 +40.00
420–433 424 6 215.00–240.00 $231.50 $982 -3.50
470 470 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,187 +20.00
548 548 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,260 -25.00
645 645 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,500 -12.50
680–698 694 4 195.00–205.00 $202.55 $1,406 —
738 738 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,749 —
835–836 836 5 222.00–222.50 $222.10 $1,857 +37.10
1006 1006 4 205.00 $205.00 $2,062 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,037 —
495 495 1 165.00 $165.00 $817 —
545 545 1 180.00 $180.00 $981 —
555 555 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,263 -2.50
635 635 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,222 -45.00
680 680 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,156 —
788 788 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,221 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 210.00 $210.00 $720 -4.00
373 373 5 210.00 $210.00 $783 -1.00
423 423 18 235.00 $235.00 $994 +21.00
471–490 474 24 195.00–228.00 $225.11 $1,067 +7.03
544 544 24 240.00 $240.00 $1,306 +26.39
568–590 575 5 177.50–234.00 $221.80 $1,275 —
647 647 16 206.00 $206.00 $1,333 +9.00
658 658 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,355 —
667 667 6 213.00 $213.00 $1,421 —
758–770 760 5 197.50–199.00 $198.70 $1,510 -7.30
840 840 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,621 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 205.00 $205.00 $672 -6.00
378 378 5 200.00 $200.00 $756 ±0.00
427 427 12 230.00 $230.00 $982 +12.00
468 468 9 237.00 $237.00 $1,109 +27.00
543 543 21 238.00 $238.00 $1,292 +30.50
555 555 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,041 +24.97
610–644 640 21 178.00–210.00 $206.22 $1,320 —
751 751 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,314 —
843 843 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,619 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 7 202.00 $202.00 $739 +4.50
418 418 10 200.00 $200.00 $836 —
463 463 7 195.00 $195.00 $903 -5.00
555 555 6 160.00 $160.00 $888 -2.50
679 679 4 172.50 $172.50 $1,171 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 282.50 $282.50 $918 +27.99
376 376 9 290.00 $290.00 $1,090 +50.00
428 428 10 271.00 $271.00 $1,160 +28.50
465 465 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,186 ±0.00
524 524 16 255.00 $255.00 $1,336 —
560 560 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,134 -44.50
632 632 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,454 -10.00
658 658 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,323 —
739 739 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,500 —
833 833 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,416 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 290.00 $290.00 $963 +42.50
395 395 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,155 +48.50
420–445 434 9 217.50–255.00 $243.52 $1,057 +23.52
460 460 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,164 +28.57
579 579 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,274 —
663 663 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,409 —
920 920 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,288 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 250.00 $250.00 $908 +12.50
442 442 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,006 —
525 525 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,063 +5.00
810 810 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,134 —

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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.