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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 20, 2023

622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.50/cwt +53.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 550 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $238.94/cwt +34.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 542 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.00/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 468 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 622 1,103 431
Feeder cattle 622 1,103 431

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 178, Heifers 293, Bulls 151)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 11 236.00 $236.00 $1,036 +26.94
473–498 479 11 205.00–240.00 $227.45 $1,089 -11.26
530–543 542 44 190.00–243.00 $238.94 $1,295 +34.94
555 555 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,410 +4.50
615–630 629 15 192.50–221.00 $219.14 $1,378 +4.77
669 669 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,478 +51.00
735 735 10 209.00 $209.00 $1,536 -6.44
807–840 820 5 205.00–215.00 $210.90 $1,729 -1.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–388 375 3 222.50–239.00 $233.87 $877 +10.87
425–435 429 4 157.50–217.50 $199.19 $855 -39.89
471–478 473 9 217.50–224.00 $222.54 $1,053 -9.46
533 533 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,231 +16.31
645 645 16 210.00 $210.00 $1,354 -3.00
758 758 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,622 +50.42
951 951 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,759 +40.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 232.00 $232.00 $831 —
555 555 4 197.50 $197.50 $1,096 +52.50
670 670 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,055 —
753 753 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,280 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 208.00 $208.00 $711 +3.00
386 386 9 219.00 $219.00 $845 +21.72
428–440 436 15 161.00–215.00 $196.16 $855 -7.84
468 468 32 213.00 $213.00 $997 +2.64
540–542 541 5 161.00–184.00 $170.18 $921 -38.56
550–553 550 56 165.00–204.00 $200.50 $1,103 +53.03
643 643 30 177.50 $177.50 $1,141 +7.20
655 655 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 +5.00
742 742 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,195 -3.00
758 758 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,213 —
850 850 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,454 -10.00
970 970 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,581 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 7 217.00 $217.00 $697 +16.41
381 381 12 217.00 $217.00 $827 -15.04
425–435 427 32 185.00–214.00 $208.56 $891 -8.44
473 473 17 211.00 $211.00 $998 +6.21
553 553 20 195.25 $195.25 $1,080 +52.75
636–640 637 6 160.00–170.00 $168.32 $1,072 -18.68
748 748 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,272 +20.00
892 892 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,534 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
360–363 362 5 197.50–211.00 $205.63 $744 +38.13
453 453 5 166.00 $166.00 $752 -32.09
548 548 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,008 —
653–693 673 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,077 —
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–332 332 8 185.00–235.00 $222.56 $739 -17.44
390 390 2 238.00 $238.00 $928 +18.52
415 415 10 229.00 $229.00 $950 +2.25
463–478 472 8 217.50–229.00 $224.77 $1,061 -5.10
547 547 3 197.50 $197.50 $1,080 —
560 560 20 220.00 $220.00 $1,232 +6.82
642 642 16 191.00 $191.00 $1,226 +5.89
744 744 7 177.50 $177.50 $1,321 —
770 770 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,301 -2.00
905 905 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,335 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 233.00 $233.00 $755 -7.00
370–385 376 6 165.00–234.00 $189.52 $713 -37.53
430 430 10 230.00 $230.00 $989 -8.00
475 475 11 206.00 $206.00 $978 -8.41
537 537 22 182.50 $182.50 $980 —
657 657 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,248 +18.00
720 720 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,134 -5.00
890 890 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,268 +42.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 227.50 $227.50 $853 +30.00
473 473 3 150.00 $150.00 $710 -27.50
555 555 5 175.00 $175.00 $971 —
659 659 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,061 —

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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.