Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.33/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 659 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.00/cwt +42.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 558 lb · 22 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $195.00/cwt -24.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 552 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	359	456	711
Feeder cattle	359	456	711

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 168, Bulls 91) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	249.00	$249.00	$984	-19.55
430	430	4	230.00	$230.00	$989	-32.50
487	487	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,120	-27.50
556	556	8	237.50	$237.50	$1,320	+1.50
638 value added	638	12	263.00	$263.00	$1,678	+34.00
667 value added	667	8	252.50	$252.50	$1,684	—
682	682	6	228.00	$228.00	$1,555	+10.50
748	748	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,608	+10.00
860	860	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,789	—
960	960	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,805	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	250.00	$250.00	$838	+85.00
373	373	2	235.00	$235.00	$877	-21.12
424	424	6	237.50	$237.50	$1,007	-6.50
485	485	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,031	-40.00
545	545	12	217.50	$217.50	$1,185	-18.50
633	633	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,345	+37.54
656	656	4	207.50	$207.50	$1,361	+42.50
760–780	767	3	182.50–190.00	$187.46	$1,438	+3.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486 value added	486	8	253.00	$253.00	$1,230	—
572 value added	572	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,430	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	162.50	$162.50	$756	—
505	505	1	162.50	$162.50	$821	—
655	655	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,048	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	172.50	$172.50	$543	-27.50
385	385	1	178.00	$178.00	$685	-9.44
410	410	4	174.00	$174.00	$713	-40.00
480	480	5	186.00	$186.00	$893	-26.50
558	558	22	210.00	$210.00	$1,172	+42.50
659	659	30	185.33	$185.33	$1,221	+6.33
743	743	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,189	-13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	5	165.00	$165.00	$559	-44.00
365	365	5	175.00	$175.00	$639	-41.00
406	406	4	187.50	$187.50	$761	-24.57
470	470	9	189.00	$189.00	$888	-2.78
520	520	2	177.50	$177.50	$923	-25.97
564	564	11	210.00	$210.00	$1,184	—
641	641	7	175.00	$175.00	$1,122	-7.00
724	724	15	144.00	$144.00	$1,043	—
815	815	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 value added	415	12	227.50	$227.50	$944	—
514 value added	514	11	235.00	$235.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	160.00	$160.00	$504	+32.50
380	380	1	155.00	$155.00	$589	-39.47
485	485	1	160.00	$160.00	$776	—
539	539	8	175.00	$175.00	$943	-5.00
655	655	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,146	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	4	247.50	$247.50	$849	-20.00
383	383	6	241.00	$241.00	$923	-21.00
429	429	4	207.50	$207.50	$890	-30.16
515	515	1	155.00	$155.00	$798	—
552	552	16	195.00	$195.00	$1,076	-24.00
632	632	11	185.00	$185.00	$1,169	—
660	660	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,155	+9.52
771	771	4	178.00	$178.00	$1,372	+33.00
840	840	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,071	—
930	930	1	100.00	$100.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	3	245.00	$245.00	$777	-36.00
373–378	376	5	152.50–258.00	$216.14	$813	-58.86
438	438	7	212.50	$212.50	$931	-2.99
472	472	5	202.50	$202.50	$956	-55.00
514	514	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,054	+13.48
621	621	7	216.00	$216.00	$1,341	+41.00
670	670	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,172	+20.00
810	810	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,507	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	160.00	$160.00	$696	—
672	672	3	162.50	$162.50	$1,092	—

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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.