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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

1,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.74/cwt -11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 548 lb · 112 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $223.38/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 645 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $213.18/cwt -10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 554 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,103 1,072 791
Feeder cattle 1,103 1,072 791

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 330, Dairy Steers 9, Heifers 476, Bulls 288) 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
385–390 388 2 227.50–230.00 $228.74 $888 -32.26
400–445 430 9 175.00–237.50 $209.06 $899 -51.94
475–490 476 12 225.00–240.00 $238.71 $1,136 -12.00
540 540 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,102 -51.28
551 551 39 249.50 $249.50 $1,375 +54.39
635–646 645 37 185.00–221.00 $214.37 $1,383 -7.49
645 value added 645 17 243.00 $243.00 $1,567 —
652 value added 652 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,493 —
670 670 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,139 -28.00
730–737 737 16 207.00–216.00 $215.44 $1,588 +3.44
755 value added 755 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,321 —
760 760 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 -11.20
829 829 8 212.00 $212.00 $1,757 +20.00
837 value added 837 29 223.00 $223.00 $1,867 —
900 900 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,328 -27.50
950 950 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,662 +10.00
1145 1145 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,706 —
1175 1175 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,762 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 145.00–242.50 $210.33 $690 -12.17
388 388 8 223.00 $223.00 $865 -27.00
420–427 426 8 230.00–242.50 $239.08 $1,018 +9.76
482 482 12 232.00 $232.00 $1,118 +29.42
535–547 543 28 195.00–223.00 $214.69 $1,166 -5.71
646 646 12 213.00 $213.00 $1,376 -7.00
665 value added 665 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 —
755–790 767 3 147.50–172.00 $163.58 $1,255 —
895 895 3 175.00–182.00 $179.67 $1,608 —
975 975 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–519 513 15 177.50–224.00 $205.70 $1,055 —
643 value added 643 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,466 —
789 value added 789 29 223.00 $223.00 $1,759 —
810 value added 810 6 203.00 $203.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 145.00 $145.00 $848 —
803 803 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,478 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 14 205.00 $205.00 $656 -8.00
360–395 379 12 157.50–208.00 $197.28 $748 -18.42
435 435 22 204.00 $204.00 $887 -5.07
450–495 474 35 142.50–220.00 $210.36 $997 -4.32
543–548 548 112 162.50–210.00 $208.74 $1,144 -11.50
550–553 552 12 135.00–160.00 $147.47 $814 -35.82
636–648 637 39 160.00–171.50 $170.30 $1,085 +14.47
670 670 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,005 -27.00
730 730 25 164.00 $164.00 $1,197 -13.00
873 873 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,580 ±0.00
950 950 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,624 —
1075 1075 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–318 316 15 177.50–204.00 $200.59 $634 -1.91
360–370 368 7 147.50–265.00 $232.04 $854 +17.10
433 433 18 217.00 $217.00 $940 +12.00
480–499 486 28 145.00–215.00 $204.79 $995 +9.28
541 541 30 203.00 $203.00 $1,098 +1.73
560–565 562 3 142.50 $142.50 $801 -22.50
627 627 11 187.00 $187.00 $1,172 +12.59
650–655 651 4 145.00–165.00 $159.97 $1,041 —
728 728 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,092 -26.00
808–825 813 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,423 —
953–993 966 6 143.00–171.00 $161.41 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 7 167.50 $167.50 $601 —
456–488 460 23 167.50–203.00 $198.09 $911 —
554 554 15 147.50–195.00 $182.33 $1,010 —
629 629 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,126 +66.50
770 770 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,059 —
880 880 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,254 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 21 240.00 $240.00 $770 +20.00
385–390 385 11 165.00–225.00 $219.48 $845 -51.52
420–440 422 17 155.00–237.00 $226.75 $957 -1.27
477–495 478 27 195.00–233.00 $229.87 $1,099 +4.87
554–560 554 45 187.50–217.00 $213.18 $1,181 -10.50
637–648 638 21 167.50–187.00 $185.11 $1,181 -3.33
650 650 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,105 —
756 756 12 171.00 $171.00 $1,293 —
833 833 5 167.50 $167.50 $1,395 —
950 950 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 5 240.00 $240.00 $792 +27.50
355–375 373 9 227.00–227.50 $227.05 $847 +2.59
435 435 11 238.00 $238.00 $1,035 -3.27
479–485 480 13 167.50–223.00 $214.41 $1,029 -2.99
551–585 553 30 165.00–208.00 $203.67 $1,126 —
652–675 655 17 157.50–174.00 $172.00 $1,127 —
735 735 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,194 —
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 6 197.50 $197.50 $750 +22.50
457 457 11 177.50 $177.50 $811 +22.50
531 531 10 160.00 $160.00 $850 —
648 648 6 145.00 $145.00 $940 +10.00
723 723 3 100.00 $100.00 $723 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 9 128.00 $128.00 $760 —

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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.