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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 18, 2023

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $203.47/cwt +58.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 542 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.00/cwt +9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 538 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.00/cwt +24.24 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 423 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 342 291
Feeder cattle 456 342 291

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 144, Heifers 214, Bulls 98) 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
350–390 370 2 265.00–272.50 $268.55 $994 +43.55
434 434 4 262.50 $262.50 $1,139 +67.27
471 471 5 257.50 $257.50 $1,213 +15.00
528 528 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,056 -20.00
554 554 18 236.00 $236.00 $1,307 +53.50
634 value added 634 14 229.00 $229.00 $1,452 —
650 650 7 217.50 $217.50 $1,414 +2.50
727 727 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,490 +1.00
1005 1005 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 150.00–180.00 $165.00 $512 —
373–393 377 9 210.00–270.00 $256.12 $966 +33.62
436–440 437 16 207.50–252.50 $244.00 $1,066 +14.00
465 465 4 252.50 $252.50 $1,174 +20.00
545 545 16 236.00 $236.00 $1,286 +15.00
625–628 627 3 162.50–200.00 $174.96 $1,097 —
650 650 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 —
760–768 763 5 175.00–190.00 $183.96 $1,404 -21.28
820 820 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
729 value added 729 15 220.00 $220.00 $1,604 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–381 381 5 185.00–195.00 $187.00 $712 —
425 425 1 200.00 $200.00 $850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 200.00 $200.00 $640 -17.50
350–380 373 4 155.00–214.00 $187.44 $699 -30.56
423 423 19 214.00 $214.00 $905 +24.24
471 471 13 212.50 $212.50 $1,001 -4.26
538 538 25 208.00 $208.00 $1,119 +11.62
585 585 1 167.50 $167.50 $980 —
656 656 16 179.00 $179.00 $1,174 —
734 734 19 173.00 $173.00 $1,270 +30.50
815 815 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,243 —
850 850 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 12 209.00 $209.00 $686 -7.00
377 377 15 216.00 $216.00 $814 +4.49
434–438 434 17 168.00–218.00 $212.07 $920 -2.93
472–495 478 4 132.50–212.50 $191.78 $917 -9.26
515–545 542 34 135.00–209.00 $203.47 $1,103 +58.47
633 633 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,152 —
785 785 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,236 -2.50
905 905 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,222 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 127.50 $127.50 $421 —
365–394 380 8 175.00–212.50 $194.47 $739 —
446 446 8 204.00 $204.00 $910 —
530 530 2 180.00 $180.00 $954 +5.00
610 610 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,052 —
773 773 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,217 +47.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 267.50 $267.50 $934 —
373 373 4 262.00 $262.00 $977 —
419–445 426 8 167.50–262.50 $237.66 $1,012 +7.66
477 477 8 247.50 $247.50 $1,181 +45.62
559 559 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,224 —
656–665 658 5 157.50–167.50 $165.48 $1,089 -24.52
790 790 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,146 —
850 850 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 —
950 950 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 281.00 $281.00 $955 +141.00
378 378 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,040 +60.06
422–430 424 4 187.50–225.00 $215.49 $914 -7.01
473 473 9 257.50 $257.50 $1,218 +56.67
515–535 527 3 185.00–205.00 $191.52 $1,009 —
558 558 10 228.00 $228.00 $1,272 +25.50
633 633 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,108 -4.09
675 675 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,046 -40.00
740 740 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,073 -30.00
755 755 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–395 383 12 122.50–207.50 $195.69 $749 —
470 470 3 175.00 $175.00 $822 —
538 538 4 197.50 $197.50 $1,063 —

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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.