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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 21, 2023

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.21/cwt -16.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 541 lb · 44 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.17/cwt +8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 652 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $226.28/cwt -11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 540 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 738 458 621
Feeder cattle 738 458 621

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 277, Heifers 309, Bulls 152) 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
328–345 330 7 272.50–307.50 $302.28 $998 +24.78
387 387 7 272.50 $272.50 $1,055 +42.50
420–445 427 6 197.50–255.00 $243.83 $1,041 -28.67
476–490 477 20 200.00–277.00 $269.55 $1,286 -10.45
525–540 535 3 217.50–227.50 $224.23 $1,200 -35.77
556–565 556 20 210.00–256.00 $253.66 $1,410 -2.34
631 631 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,464 -9.00
665 665 23 240.00 $240.00 $1,596 +4.00
705–744 733 22 230.00–235.00 $232.35 $1,703 -1.65
795 795 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,530 —
867–893 881 23 229.00–232.00 $230.59 $2,031 —
990 990 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 307.50 $307.50 $990 +20.00
375 375 13 272.50 $272.50 $1,022 —
439–445 440 8 210.00–242.50 $238.39 $1,049 +6.89
483 483 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,154 -13.50
515–545 542 21 190.00–240.00 $236.83 $1,284 +6.83
585 585 13 262.00 $262.00 $1,533 —
625–630 625 15 227.50–244.00 $242.89 $1,518 +10.39
740 value added 740 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,672 —
750 750 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,702 —
800 800 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,520 —
865 865 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,816 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 22 246.00 $246.00 $1,668 —
707 707 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 267.50 $267.50 $896 —
540 540 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 +50.00
655 655 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,310 +30.00
795 795 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,550 +40.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,251 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 220.00 $220.00 $719 +10.00
385 385 15 214.00–227.00 $225.27 $867 +15.27
422 422 21 228.00 $228.00 $962 -7.00
471 471 23 231.00 $231.00 $1,088 +5.89
505–545 541 44 200.00–224.00 $223.21 $1,208 -16.79
651–665 652 25 212.50–220.50 $220.17 $1,436 +14.17
704 value added 704 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,464 —
754 754 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,546 +6.30
842 842 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,608 -2.00
970 970 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,775 —
1197 1197 7 170.00 $170.00 $2,035 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 12 215.00 $215.00 $705 +10.00
385 385 6 210.00–225.00 $222.50 $857 +22.50
405–427 426 16 220.00–226.00 $225.64 $961 -4.36
476–478 476 15 212.50–223.00 $220.89 $1,051 -16.11
529 value added 529 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,084 —
543 543 19 233.00 $233.00 $1,265 -5.00
580 580 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,088 ±0.00
605–643 641 20 195.00–224.00 $222.63 $1,427 +16.41
720 720 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,498 —
820 820 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,435 -17.00
965 965 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,448 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 209.00 $209.00 $723 —
443 443 6 201.00 $201.00 $890 +1.00
528 528 8 202.50 $202.50 $1,069 —
654 654 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,210 +12.50
700 700 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,337 —
815 815 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 value added 620 20 227.00 $227.00 $1,407 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 6 300.00 $300.00 $936 +17.50
371 371 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,020 -15.00
428 428 17 270.00 $270.00 $1,156 -1.00
469 469 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,224 +6.00
520 520 21 195.00–254.00 $248.38 $1,292 -6.62
553 553 3 197.50 $197.50 $1,092 -5.00
600–636 633 12 230.00–239.50 $230.75 $1,461 +0.75
720–731 730 10 185.00–205.00 $203.03 $1,482 +0.03
825 825 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,423 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 290.00 $290.00 $928 ±0.00
384 384 8 260.00 $260.00 $998 -32.50
400–438 433 7 185.00–227.50 $221.89 $961 -21.63
475–478 478 10 225.00–230.00 $229.50 $1,097 -23.50
560–575 561 11 162.50–215.00 $210.11 $1,179 -9.89
644 644 11 214.00 $214.00 $1,378 —
720 720 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,368 —
840 840 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 192.50 $192.50 $689 -57.50
470 470 3 210.00 $210.00 $987 —
653 653 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,224 —

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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.