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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 27, 2023

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.25/cwt -7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 552 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.00/cwt -11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 644 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $223.11/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 638 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 730 622 979
Feeder cattle 730 622 979

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 187, Heifers 324, Bulls 219) 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
388 388 6 220.00 $220.00 $854 —
431–448 434 10 180.00–195.00 $191.91 $833 -44.09
470 470 3 212.50 $212.50 $999 -14.95
546 546 33 239.00 $239.00 $1,305 +0.06
550 550 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,224 -31.50
605 value added 605 9 234.00 $234.00 $1,416 —
635–649 647 34 197.50–225.00 $220.23 $1,425 +1.09
739 739 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,404 -19.00
842 842 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,684 -10.90
1050–1085 1068 2 155.00–162.50 $158.69 $1,695 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 335 3 165.00–215.00 $198.10 $664 —
380 380 3 175.00 $175.00 $665 -58.87
443 443 2 190.00 $190.00 $842 -9.19
455–490 475 5 145.00–200.00 $175.92 $836 -46.62
565–580 566 12 195.00–214.00 $212.38 $1,202 —
635 635 3 192.50 $192.50 $1,222 -17.50
770 770 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,232 -54.00
940 940 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 14 206.00 $206.00 $1,236 —
685 685 11 228.00 $228.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
756 value added 756 9 182.50 $182.50 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 107.50 $107.50 $494 —
610 610 1 162.50 $162.50 $991 —
860 860 1 115.00 $115.00 $989 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 202.50 $202.50 $658 -5.50
371–390 377 10 172.50–210.00 $198.35 $748 -20.65
431 431 16 200.00 $200.00 $862 +3.84
475–481 480 23 150.00–209.00 $201.39 $967 -11.61
529 529 4 185.00 $185.00 $979 +14.82
552–555 552 55 146.00–198.00 $193.25 $1,067 -7.25
644 644 44 166.00 $166.00 $1,069 -11.50
746 746 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,119 -11.00
775 775 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,162 -10.00
880–885 883 2 175.00–179.00 $176.99 $1,563 +5.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 15 205.00 $205.00 $666 -12.00
383 383 8 213.00 $213.00 $816 -4.00
430 430 27 160.00–202.50 $199.35 $857 -9.21
479 479 15 208.00 $208.00 $996 -3.00
536 536 28 205.00 $205.00 $1,099 —
558 558 11 167.50 $167.50 $935 -27.75
605–625 623 14 130.00–172.50 $165.42 $1,031 -2.90
733 733 2 130.00 $130.00 $953 -40.00
817 817 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 185.00 $185.00 $662 -20.63
429 429 4 170.00 $170.00 $729 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 —
522 522 5 155.00 $155.00 $809 -29.00
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 —
655 655 5 138.00 $138.00 $904 -22.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 4 200.00 $200.00 $646 -22.56
385 385 3 185.00 $185.00 $712 -53.00
424 424 13 180.00 $180.00 $763 -49.00
450–495 474 21 162.50–225.00 $218.27 $1,035 -6.50
549 549 35 197.00 $197.00 $1,082 -0.50
565 565 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,102 -25.00
634 634 21 192.50 $192.50 $1,220 +1.50
675 675 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,046 —
734 734 14 177.00 $177.00 $1,299 -0.50
835 835 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,232 —
865 865 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,202 —
935 935 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,075 -32.50
1025 1025 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 11 210.00 $210.00 $712 -23.00
372 372 9 180.00 $180.00 $670 -9.52
415–432 430 16 162.50–187.50 $184.47 $793 -45.53
485 485 13 175.00 $175.00 $849 -31.00
534–543 536 17 165.00–192.00 $187.17 $1,003 +4.67
630–640 633 11 145.00–167.50 $163.86 $1,037 —
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 -40.00
736 736 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,141 -2.50
950 950 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 160.00 $160.00 $547 —
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
456 456 5 135.00 $135.00 $616 -15.00
538 538 5 160.00 $160.00 $861 —
645 645 1 140.00 $140.00 $903 —
720 720 1 122.50 $122.50 $882 —

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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.