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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $201.67/cwt +24.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 544 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.78/cwt ≈ $1,083/hd at 545 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.00/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 550 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 359 740
Feeder cattle 483 359 740

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 238, Bulls 102) 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
327 327 3 255.00 $255.00 $834 —
380–395 388 2 232.50–267.50 $249.66 $969 +0.66
443 443 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,143 +28.00
470 470 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,260 +38.00
550 550 23 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 +7.50
622 value added 622 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,574 -10.00
630 630 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,544 —
680 680 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,258 -43.00
684 value added 684 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,628 -14.50
746 746 9 226.00 $226.00 $1,686 +11.00
760 760 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,406 —
824–846 value added 833 23 206.00–209.00 $207.81 $1,731 —
890 890 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,593 -29.00
1080 1080 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 235.00 $235.00 $740 -15.00
378 378 6 250.00 $250.00 $945 +15.00
444 444 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,181 +28.50
478 478 9 274.00 $274.00 $1,310 +61.50
530 530 1 172.50 $172.50 $914 -45.00
571 571 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,342 —
655 655 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,467 +16.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768 768 7 171.00 $171.00 $1,313 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 152.50–260.00 $203.72 $760 —
545 545 1 152.50 $152.50 $831 —
705 705 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,040 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 6 172.50 $172.50 $559 ±0.00
378–390 379 14 152.50–187.50 $182.39 $691 +4.39
431 431 13 199.00 $199.00 $858 +25.00
472 472 15 196.00 $196.00 $925 +10.00
535–546 545 26 155.00–203.00 $198.78 $1,083 —
645 645 20 180.00 $180.00 $1,161 —
723–740 725 11 150.00–154.00 $153.63 $1,114 -6.37
770 770 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,116 —
872 872 3 137.50 $137.50 $1,199 —
923 923 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,200 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 333 4 145.00–175.00 $168.13 $560 +3.13
368–378 371 7 150.00–187.50 $176.58 $655 +1.58
405–424 422 22 132.50–183.00 $176.52 $745 -10.98
476 476 17 185.00 $185.00 $881 -4.00
544 544 25 200.00 $200.00 $1,088 +22.50
544 value added 544 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,142 —
632 632 10 155.00 $155.00 $980 -20.00
740 740 5 137.50 $137.50 $1,018 -6.50
820 820 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,128 +11.50
1145 1145 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
749 749 6 125.00 $125.00 $936 —
776 776 9 144.00 $144.00 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 127.50 $127.50 $465 -27.50
469 469 4 159.00 $159.00 $746 -1.00
535–540 538 2 140.00–150.00 $145.02 $780 -29.98
620 620 2 142.50 $142.50 $884 —
838 838 3 112.50 $112.50 $943 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 250.00 $250.00 $818 +5.00
387 387 5 267.50 $267.50 $1,035 +51.36
434–435 434 5 232.50–237.50 $236.50 $1,026 +24.00
474–490 477 5 222.50–240.00 $236.41 $1,128 +33.91
536 536 20 234.00 $234.00 $1,254 +29.00
642 642 11 222.00 $222.00 $1,425 +6.00
762 762 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,524 —
828 828 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,408 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–345 338 5 210.00–220.00 $217.96 $737 -29.54
378 378 10 256.00 $256.00 $968 +15.00
428–445 430 11 167.50–242.50 $231.12 $994 +23.62
473 473 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,088 —
520 520 1 145.00 $145.00 $754 -10.00
555 555 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,152 +12.50
640 640 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 +15.00
745 745 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 175.00 $175.00 $945 —

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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.