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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 19, 2024

538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.79/cwt +38.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,468/hd at 578 lb · 87 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $303.74/cwt ≈ $1,841/hd at 606 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $300.25/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 560 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 538 962 644
Feeder cattle 538 962 644

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 158, Heifers 270, Bulls 110) 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
300 300 1 300.00 $300.00 $900 -27.00
388 388 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,242 +87.50
423 423 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,354 +8.00
470–495 479 7 220.00–317.50 $290.56 $1,392 -10.44
540 540 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,431 —
557 557 21 296.00 $296.00 $1,649 +7.45
571 value added 571 7 313.00 $313.00 $1,787 ±0.00
663 663 18 275.00 $275.00 $1,823 +33.27
749 749 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,910 +11.00
750 750 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,856 +17.50
815 815 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,834 -5.59
995 995 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,821 -30.72
1058 1058 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,947 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602–608 606 34 303.00–304.00 $303.74 $1,841 —
715 value added 715 9 262.00 $262.00 $1,873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 240.00 $240.00 $804 -25.00
428 428 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,070 -50.95
460–495 478 2 225.00–275.00 $250.92 $1,199 -31.08
543 543 5 282.50 $282.50 $1,534 +20.43
553 553 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,355 —
646 646 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,793 +56.67
780 780 3 232.50 $232.50 $1,814 +12.50
833 833 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,728 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 190.00 $190.00 $931 -45.00
790 790 1 97.50 $97.50 $770 -90.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 257.50 $257.50 $837 +5.00
378 378 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,024 +12.00
415–433 429 4 257.50–272.00 $268.49 $1,152 +13.49
465 465 15 269.00 $269.00 $1,251 +23.00
540 540 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,269 +6.10
551 551 35 250.50 $250.50 $1,380 +34.83
597 value added 597 52 256.00 $256.00 $1,528 —
619 value added 619 12 236.00 $236.00 $1,461 +3.89
635 635 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 +0.96
662 662 19 217.00 $217.00 $1,437 -0.50
725 725 3 192.50 $192.50 $1,396 -13.42
834 834 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,526 -7.00
928 928 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,633 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 212.50 $212.50 $686 -22.50
383 383 6 255.00 $255.00 $977 -2.50
436 436 5 273.00 $273.00 $1,190 +18.00
475–493 485 15 247.00–266.00 $255.69 $1,240 +11.05
531–545 533 17 246.00–250.00 $246.48 $1,314 +12.40
575 value added 575 8 263.00 $263.00 $1,512 —
610–641 640 21 235.00–236.00 $235.95 $1,510 +10.95
725–742 738 4 180.00–190.00 $187.54 $1,384 -9.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 185.00 $185.00 $712 -68.00
405 405 1 230.00 $230.00 $932 +55.00
460 460 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,136 +14.29
510–528 524 4 200.00–235.00 $208.52 $1,093 -18.98
627–635 631 6 145.00–204.00 $182.70 $1,153 -43.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 11 263.00 $263.00 $1,444 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,038 -20.00
377 377 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,188 +34.89
426 426 16 300.00 $300.00 $1,278 -10.69
483 483 8 277.50 $277.50 $1,340 -12.50
510 510 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,198 -42.50
564 564 8 272.50 $272.50 $1,537 +37.50
639 639 7 247.50 $247.50 $1,582 —
700 700 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,592 —
1028 1028 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,722 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 270.00 $270.00 $810 —
370 370 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,110 +12.50
438 438 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,172 -40.01
460–490 472 8 207.50–270.00 $234.19 $1,105 -26.07
537 537 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,450 +33.56
620 620 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,085 -53.52
653–655 654 4 190.00–232.50 $221.85 $1,451 —
705 705 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,340 —
818 818 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,513 -7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 202.50 $202.50 $695 -77.50
450–490 460 4 215.00–240.00 $233.34 $1,073 —
528 528 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,019 +19.63
575 575 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 -21.67
600 600 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,245 +32.50
690 690 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,087 —
822 822 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,233 —

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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.