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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 12, 2024

962 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $272.14/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,735/hd at 637 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.85/cwt +18.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,653/hd at 557 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.90/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 547 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 962 1,179 393
Feeder cattle 962 1,179 393

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 369, Heifers 401, Bulls 192) 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
335 335 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,095 —
365 365 1 232.50 $232.50 $849 -74.50
423 423 10 312.00 $312.00 $1,320 +32.00
472 472 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,421 +21.37
550–595 553 37 250.00–292.00 $288.55 $1,596 +10.64
564 value added 564 19 313.00 $313.00 $1,765 —
624–646 value added 633 35 267.50–275.00 $271.85 $1,721 —
618–646 644 23 235.00–276.00 $272.58 $1,755 +8.83
657–668 663 11 222.50–257.50 $241.73 $1,603 -33.11
704–727 value added 719 17 242.00 $242.00 $1,740 —
732 732 19 244.00 $244.00 $1,786 -5.50
785 785 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,806 -7.00
786 value added 786 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,886 —
814–826 824 20 230.00–233.00 $230.59 $1,900 -5.41
890 890 1 226.00 $226.00 $2,011 +7.00
954–995 972 9 205.00–221.00 $213.72 $2,077 +13.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 265.00 $265.00 $901 -25.00
385 385 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,232 +25.00
430–443 440 5 292.50–303.00 $300.95 $1,324 —
480 480 11 282.00 $282.00 $1,354 -11.71
500–540 536 24 190.00–271.00 $262.07 $1,405 -11.52
624–633 value added 629 10 240.00–259.00 $251.47 $1,582 —
639–640 639 6 207.50–227.50 $220.83 $1,411 -25.09
661 value added 661 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,652 —
785 785 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,727 -7.50
820 820 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,824 -7.50
895 895 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,947 —
988 988 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,976 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 value added 555 11 309.00 $309.00 $1,715 —
662 value added 662 26 269.00 $269.00 $1,781 —
750 value added 750 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 —
782 782 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,838 -22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,122 +30.00
430 430 2 167.50 $167.50 $720 -42.50
461–495 481 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,130 -55.00
532–545 535 9 237.50–268.00 $261.09 $1,397 —
788 788 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,478 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 6 252.50 $252.50 $795 +20.99
376 376 16 259.00 $259.00 $974 +20.00
434 434 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,107 +12.59
488 488 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,200 -35.65
542–548 547 44 228.00–236.00 $228.90 $1,252 +46.27
563–567 565 5 192.50–231.00 $215.67 $1,219 -16.10
609–637 value added 622 17 227.00–235.00 $232.11 $1,444 —
633–640 634 21 200.00–210.00 $209.04 $1,325 -2.20
676 676 6 217.50 $217.50 $1,470 +47.50
710–739 730 36 196.00–213.00 $205.92 $1,503 -11.34
825 825 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,568 -25.00
862 862 8 192.50 $192.50 $1,659 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 6 235.00 $235.00 $790 -12.50
368 368 10 257.50 $257.50 $948 +9.28
433 433 15 255.00 $255.00 $1,104 +10.97
460–475 474 27 235.00–245.00 $244.64 $1,160 +9.09
532–540 539 35 234.00–235.00 $234.08 $1,262 +46.58
560 560 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,322 +7.00
632 632 18 225.00 $225.00 $1,422 +22.09
680 680 1 140.00 $140.00 $952 —
716 716 4 197.50 $197.50 $1,414 -16.00
838 838 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,529 -17.50
975 975 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,487 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 12 253.00 $253.00 $888 +18.00
408 408 2 175.00 $175.00 $714 -62.01
470–473 473 20 212.00–235.00 $232.71 $1,101 —
531 531 7 227.50 $227.50 $1,208 +27.50
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 —
642 642 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,451 +54.61
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 -89.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 value added 435 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,109 —
535 value added 535 15 243.00 $243.00 $1,300 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,168 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–343 342 3 217.50–330.00 $292.72 $1,001 +7.72
379 379 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,090 -27.50
415–427 425 12 305.00–308.00 $307.51 $1,307 +27.11
450–497 472 19 207.50–271.00 $260.26 $1,228 -5.00
526–540 531 8 225.00–255.00 $236.44 $1,255 -6.96
558 558 18 253.00 $253.00 $1,412 +25.50
624–649 644 19 227.50–232.50 $228.52 $1,472 +17.54
746 746 8 213.00 $213.00 $1,589 +15.50
835 835 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,607 +1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,072 +22.50
360–390 373 5 210.00–324.00 $280.11 $1,045 -0.08
414–425 416 10 290.00–316.00 $310.69 $1,292 +22.69
470 470 14 290.00 $290.00 $1,363 +17.95
534 534 17 277.50 $277.50 $1,482 —
595 595 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,398 —
658–665 664 20 230.00–237.00 $231.39 $1,536 —
750–785 768 2 212.50–217.50 $214.94 $1,651 —
940 940 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,434 —
1120 1120 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 280.00 $280.00 $946 —
438 438 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,270 +85.00
513–515 514 3 160.00–200.00 $173.37 $891 —
550 550 3 220.00–225.00 $221.67 $1,219 +26.67
607 607 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,062 —
700 700 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,382 +22.50
860 860 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,440 —

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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.