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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

1,179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.77/cwt +56.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 552 lb · 81 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $243.76/cwt ≈ $1,355/hd at 556 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.24/cwt -6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 640 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,179 630 549
Feeder cattle 1,179 630 549

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 318, Heifers 534, Bulls 327) 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
375 375 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,151 +42.00
433 433 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,212 -10.00
479–493 481 14 207.50–292.00 $279.63 $1,345 +11.19
530 530 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,219 —
560–571 570 21 262.50–279.50 $277.91 $1,584 +18.56
640–648 648 36 263.50–272.50 $263.75 $1,709 +18.54
655 value added 655 10 285.00 $285.00 $1,867 +31.00
655–675 658 10 240.00–282.00 $274.84 $1,808 +31.02
727 727 12 249.50 $249.50 $1,814 +23.40
765 765 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,813 —
840 840 16 236.00 $236.00 $1,982 +20.00
855 855 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,872 —
997 997 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,994 ±0.00
1005 1005 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 290.00 $290.00 $986 +35.00
383 383 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,130 +7.50
421 value added 421 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,221 —
451–473 460 12 289.00–300.00 $293.71 $1,351 +10.71
501 value added 501 22 310.00 $310.00 $1,553 —
505–538 511 16 247.50–280.00 $273.59 $1,398 +14.28
553 value added 553 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,465 —
558 558 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,479 +65.00
633–638 637 17 207.50–251.00 $245.92 $1,567 +10.92
745 745 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,378 -13.79
757 757 5 227.50 $227.50 $1,722 —
840 840 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,932 +16.00
940 940 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,692 —
980 980 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,960 +65.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,420 —
531 value added 531 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,460 —
600 600 13 269.00 $269.00 $1,614 —
753 753 12 257.00 $257.00 $1,935 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 12 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 +72.96
420 420 1 210.00 $210.00 $882 -57.50
437 value added 437 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,158 —
459 459 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,331 —
705 705 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,022 -52.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–337 335 9 165.00–250.00 $231.51 $776 -3.49
355–388 381 29 175.00–247.00 $239.00 $911 +2.40
400–430 424 22 155.00–250.00 $242.41 $1,028 +0.41
470–473 473 35 192.00–290.00 $281.65 $1,332 +39.65
500–525 513 2 178.00–187.50 $182.63 $937 -46.37
539 value added 539 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,299 —
552–554 552 81 189.00–234.00 $231.77 $1,279 +56.77
638–645 640 56 208.00–223.00 $211.24 $1,352 -6.76
656 656 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,115 -36.00
691 value added 691 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,451 —
702–736 726 23 200.00–220.00 $217.26 $1,577 +34.76
822 822 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,767 —
861 861 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,787 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 247.50 $247.50 $837 +12.50
374–383 376 23 235.00–253.00 $248.22 $933 +9.22
425–429 429 24 200.00–248.00 $244.03 $1,047 +14.59
450–473 471 41 175.00–244.00 $235.55 $1,109 -5.45
498 value added 498 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,245 —
540 540 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,012 -34.81
550 550 45 229.00 $229.00 $1,260 —
625–643 642 17 185.00–204.00 $202.91 $1,303 —
726–733 727 12 211.00–214.00 $213.50 $1,552 +31.00
810 810 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,620 +75.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,293 —
574 574 29 238.00 $238.00 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 235.00 $235.00 $837 —
440–443 443 16 230.00–238.00 $237.01 $1,050 +34.51
531 531 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,062 -7.50
605–628 618 4 160.00–180.00 $171.39 $1,059 -32.61
840 840 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 13 297.50 $297.50 $976 +35.00
360–385 371 11 185.00–320.00 $280.19 $1,040 -2.31
433 433 20 288.00 $288.00 $1,247 +3.00
455–485 474 18 200.00–280.00 $272.05 $1,290 -1.95
555–557 556 57 243.00–255.00 $243.76 $1,355 —
615–638 637 21 212.00–230.00 $229.17 $1,460 -2.40
735 735 12 221.00 $221.00 $1,624 +4.97
825 825 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,666 +24.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 10 285.00 $285.00 $940 -2.50
367 367 13 315.00 $315.00 $1,156 +32.50
400–445 428 21 200.00–288.00 $280.40 $1,200 +2.90
478–480 478 28 202.50–269.00 $265.26 $1,268 -5.62
536–540 536 33 217.50–247.00 $243.40 $1,305 —
564 564 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,283 +2.50
620–637 634 12 177.50–217.50 $210.98 $1,338 -13.93
660 660 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,402 -5.00
734 734 11 197.50 $197.50 $1,450 -1.99
750 750 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 -10.00
837 837 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,599 +8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 267.50 $267.50 $963 —
435 435 1 205.00 $205.00 $892 -51.00
462 462 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,132 —
559 559 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,090 —
655 655 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,212 —
715 715 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,251 —

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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.