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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.00/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 550 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 637 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.96/cwt -10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 478 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 598 730 869
Feeder cattle 598 730 869

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 154, Heifers 287, Bulls 157) Natural 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
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
386 386 4 175.00 $175.00 $676 -45.00
403 403 3 190.00 $190.00 $766 -1.91
460–478 473 7 167.50–192.50 $185.55 $878 -26.95
566 566 21 200.00 $200.00 $1,132 -22.50
657 657 28 215.00 $215.00 $1,413 —
733 733 17 207.00 $207.00 $1,517 +17.00
833 833 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,591 -9.00
944 944 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,671 —
1150 1150 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 185.00 $185.00 $579 -13.10
390 390 1 177.50 $177.50 $692 +2.50
498 498 3 175.00 $175.00 $872 -0.92
542 542 16 187.00 $187.00 $1,014 —
652 652 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,271 —
669 669 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,405 —
719 719 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,316 —
813 813 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,220 —
880 880 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,637 —
959 959 10 173.00 $173.00 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
520 520 1 180.00 $180.00 $936 —
823 823 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,317 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 195.00 $195.00 $642 -7.50
380 380 6 193.00 $193.00 $733 -5.35
425 425 12 185.00 $185.00 $786 -15.00
465–479 478 28 154.00–194.00 $190.96 $913 -10.43
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 -55.00
550 550 68 189.00 $189.00 $1,040 -4.25
637 637 34 164.00 $164.00 $1,045 -2.00
695 695 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,008 —
758 758 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,016 -16.00
827 827 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,249 —
945 945 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 10 198.50 $198.50 $661 -6.50
358 358 2 195.00 $195.00 $698 -18.00
425 425 13 182.00 $182.00 $774 -17.35
468–481 479 14 146.00–176.00 $171.81 $823 -36.19
548 548 21 179.00 $179.00 $981 -26.00
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 -22.50
644 644 20 164.00 $164.00 $1,056 -1.42
747 747 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,180 +28.00
888–890 889 3 150.00–162.00 $157.99 $1,405 —
910 910 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 157.50 $157.50 $572 -27.50
438 438 3 176.00 $176.00 $771 +6.00
465 465 1 160.00 $160.00 $744 +50.00
500–520 513 3 130.00–159.00 $139.42 $715 -15.58
619–641 626 13 110.00–155.00 $124.18 $777 —
660 660 1 134.00 $134.00 $884 -4.00
723 723 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,084 —
755 755 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,095 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 192.50 $192.50 $626 -7.50
427 427 5 192.50 $192.50 $822 +12.50
481 481 11 165.00 $165.00 $794 -53.27
536 536 22 163.00 $163.00 $874 -34.00
590 590 1 152.00 $152.00 $897 -43.00
632 632 27 165.00 $165.00 $1,043 -27.50
675 675 1 147.50 $147.50 $996 -7.50
737 737 13 158.00 $158.00 $1,164 -19.00
872 872 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,046 -19.00
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 197.50 $197.50 $598 —
390 390 6 172.00 $172.00 $671 -8.00
405 405 1 172.50 $172.50 $699 -11.97
470 470 6 154.00 $154.00 $724 -21.00
545 545 5 161.00 $161.00 $877 -26.17
580 580 1 147.50 $147.50 $856 —
645–649 649 16 152.50–155.00 $152.81 $992 -11.05
726 726 4 135.00 $135.00 $980 -20.00
863 863 3 117.50 $117.50 $1,014 —
990 990 1 100.00 $100.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 179.00 $179.00 $687 —
448 448 2 155.00 $155.00 $694 —
567 567 3 157.50 $157.50 $893 —
676 676 5 125.00 $125.00 $845 —
735 735 2 112.00 $112.00 $823 -10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 4 145.00 $145.00 $929 —

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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.