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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

1,164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.35/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 552 lb · 92 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $223.31/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 545 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $209.67/cwt +49.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 533 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,164 1,401 1,090
Feeder cattle 1,164 1,401 1,090

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 315, Dairy Steers 10, Heifers 535, Bulls 304) 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
310 310 1 222.50 $222.50 $690 -47.50
385 385 1 237.50 $237.50 $914 -42.84
432 432 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,041 -21.43
473 473 19 257.00 $257.00 $1,216 -16.00
525–548 527 24 232.50–267.00 $264.01 $1,391 +44.01
556 556 60 260.00 $260.00 $1,446 +6.81
600–645 639 8 222.50–234.00 $232.65 $1,487 -2.19
653 653 45 231.00 $231.00 $1,508 —
750–785 754 19 182.50–210.00 $207.46 $1,564 +1.46
808–818 814 5 202.50–206.00 $204.61 $1,666 -20.41
985 985 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,960 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 242.50 $242.50 $812 -17.50
379 379 4 245.00 $245.00 $929 -15.00
431 431 9 230.00 $230.00 $991 -31.00
468 468 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,147 -17.92
530 530 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,113 -24.88
550 550 28 240.00 $240.00 $1,320 —
644 644 16 215.00 $215.00 $1,385 +65.00
738 738 18 211.00 $211.00 $1,557 -7.92
953 953 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,896 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 167.50 $167.50 $595 —
458 458 2 165.00 $165.00 $756 -35.00
546 546 4 155.00 $155.00 $846 -30.00
619 619 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,114 -22.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 value added 607 8 231.00 $231.00 $1,402 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 15 217.50 $217.50 $724 -10.50
385 385 27 227.50 $227.50 $876 -4.50
410–429 428 27 182.50–217.00 $214.55 $918 -9.01
473–479 479 59 175.00–220.00 $217.90 $1,044 -8.68
530–531 531 6 190.00–207.50 $195.83 $1,040 +22.64
551 551 76 220.00 $220.00 $1,212 -3.00
557 value added 557 16 222.00 $222.00 $1,237 —
620–640 640 43 178.00–185.00 $184.84 $1,183 -30.05
682 682 3 145.00 $145.00 $989 -4.82
738–745 739 10 169.00–170.00 $169.10 $1,250 -26.54
838 838 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,341 -44.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 14 224.00 $224.00 $726 -7.00
373–376 376 15 200.00–222.50 $219.52 $825 -10.48
423–433 425 33 175.00–221.00 $215.81 $917 -9.73
481–482 481 31 195.00–220.00 $214.35 $1,031 -0.80
533–538 533 61 165.00–212.00 $209.67 $1,118 +49.67
550–565 561 4 107.50–170.00 $154.69 $868 -63.31
645–649 649 39 157.50–189.00 $187.39 $1,216 -9.80
709 value added 709 8 192.50 $192.50 $1,365 —
714 714 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,321 -9.09
825 825 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,345 -38.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–398 369 14 125.00–207.50 $191.88 $708 —
465 465 9 165.00 $165.00 $767 —
540 540 6 180.00 $180.00 $972 -25.00
649 649 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,194 —
725 725 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,033 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 227.50 $227.50 $764 -57.50
378–380 380 17 210.00–237.50 $232.67 $884 -46.09
424 424 18 230.00 $230.00 $975 -27.50
463–472 471 40 170.00–235.00 $231.02 $1,088 -19.55
545–546 545 68 182.50–228.00 $223.31 $1,217 -0.62
556 556 4 192.50 $192.50 $1,070 +0.50
641 641 27 217.00 $217.00 $1,391 -2.62
660 660 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,304 —
735 735 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,286 —
765 765 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,205 -29.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 240.00 $240.00 $778 -25.00
382 382 15 238.00 $238.00 $909 -16.97
429 429 19 226.00 $226.00 $970 -8.19
479–483 480 15 220.00 $220.00 $1,056 -2.05
548 548 22 188.00 $188.00 $1,030 -24.37
585 585 1 160.00 $160.00 $936 -10.00
605–645 632 3 127.50–191.00 $170.73 $1,079 -36.77
726 726 4 162.50 $162.50 $1,180 +15.00
853 853 2 142.50 $142.50 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 6 170.00 $170.00 $575 —
445 445 4 150.00 $150.00 $668 -35.00
458 458 4 140.00 $140.00 $641 —
525–546 543 8 170.00–177.00 $170.85 $928 -7.15
605 605 1 127.50 $127.50 $771 —
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 +30.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726 726 10 154.00 $154.00 $1,118 —

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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.