Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $202.29/cwt ≈ $1,125/hd at 556 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.00/cwt ≈ $1,214/hd at 557 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.33/cwt +14.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 635 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	445	483	447
Feeder cattle	445	483	447

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 122, Heifers 215, Bulls 108) 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
375	375	2	272.50	$272.50	$1,022	+22.84
415–430	423	2	242.50–272.50	$257.77	$1,090	-0.23
470	470	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,344	+18.00
535	535	1	185.00	$185.00	$990	—
555	555	13	263.00	$263.00	$1,460	+18.00
643 value added	643	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,325	-47.00
643–647	646	12	235.00–237.50	$235.41	$1,521	-9.59
652–693 value added	681	17	238.00–248.00	$240.82	$1,640	+2.82
710–742	739	12	222.00–225.00	$222.24	$1,642	-3.76
832	832	9	210.00	$210.00	$1,747	—
913	913	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,753	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	235.00	$235.00	$834	-15.00
440	440	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,276	+24.00
473	473	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,135	-34.00
505 value added	505	4	298.00	$298.00	$1,505	—
546	546	12	269.00	$269.00	$1,469	+96.50
555	555	1	175.00	$175.00	$971	-60.00
624	624	10	225.00	$225.00	$1,404	—
742	742	5	204.00	$204.00	$1,514	—
750	750	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,256	—
815	815	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	2	205.00	$205.00	$734	+1.28
471	471	4	200.00	$200.00	$942	—
575	575	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,064	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	215.00	$215.00	$684	+46.87
370	370	1	222.50	$222.50	$823	+45.92
431	431	15	229.00	$229.00	$987	+52.48
464	464	11	165.00–210.00	$193.64	$898	+8.64
530–546	539	7	145.00–195.00	$173.93	$937	-26.07
551–566	556	36	155.00–216.00	$202.29	$1,125	—
648	648	14	194.00	$194.00	$1,257	+39.00
654	654	4	150.00	$150.00	$981	—
727	727	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,163	+22.50
775	775	1	112.50	$112.50	$872	—
850	850	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,084	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	202.50	$202.50	$634	+30.00
387	387	3	217.50	$217.50	$842	+35.11
419	419	5	227.00	$227.00	$951	+28.00
481	481	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,034	+19.00
530	530	1	130.00	$130.00	$689	-68.78
557	557	31	218.00	$218.00	$1,214	—
628 value added	628	8	195.00	$195.00	$1,225	—
639	639	16	194.00	$194.00	$1,240	+14.00
685–690	688	2	130.00–137.50	$133.76	$920	—
730	730	12	178.00	$178.00	$1,299	+24.37
835	835	4	120.00–130.00	$127.50	$1,065	—
955	955	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,480	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	5	220.00	$220.00	$968	—
530	530	6	175.00	$175.00	$928	+29.98
657	657	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	6	150.00	$150.00	$964	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	270.00	$270.00	$878	+20.00
438	438	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,204	+38.50
467	467	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,261	+33.59
545	545	22	257.00	$257.00	$1,401	+23.00
618–641	636	9	197.50–231.00	$223.76	$1,423	+1.76
685	685	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,576	—
714	714	8	205.00	$205.00	$1,464	—
765	765	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,473	-7.50
800–815	810	3	180.00–182.50	$181.68	$1,472	+11.68
910	910	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,228	—
1065	1065	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,278	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	2	252.50	$252.50	$954	-3.50
410	410	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,066	+28.88
495	495	1	155.00	$155.00	$767	-75.00
535	535	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,311	+100.00
615–645	640	12	175.00–205.00	$200.20	$1,281	+0.20
748	748	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,085	+10.00
885	885	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	4	210.00	$210.00	$716	—
435	435	2	175.00	$175.00	$761	—
540	540	5	223.00	$223.00	$1,204	+48.00
575	575	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,064	—
611	611	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,039	—
705	705	1	135.00	$135.00	$952	—
763	763	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,061	—

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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.