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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

905 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $225.79/cwt +15.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,121/hd at 939 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.49/cwt ≈ $1,610/hd at 578 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.98/cwt ≈ $1,810/hd at 622 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 905 674 1,342
Feeder cattle 905 674 1,342

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 391, Heifers 374, Bulls 140) Value Added and Natural 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
320 320 1 310.00 $310.00 $992 —
355 355 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,127 —
410–425 415 5 320.00–339.00 $332.29 $1,379 +7.29
485 485 8 317.50 $317.50 $1,540 +21.23
525–535 530 2 315.00–322.50 $318.79 $1,690 +38.79
557 557 9 315.00 $315.00 $1,755 +60.00
561 value added 561 9 317.50 $317.50 $1,781 +31.50
600–644 639 24 272.50–295.00 $283.96 $1,815 +9.96
698 value added 698 11 284.00 $284.00 $1,982 +8.12
732 732 9 252.00 $252.00 $1,845 +17.51
748 748 10 247.00 $247.00 $1,848 +12.51
758–798 value added 787 21 240.00–242.00 $241.45 $1,900 -7.55
788 788 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,655 —
837 837 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,959 +22.00
856 856 14 234.00 $234.00 $2,003 —
857 857 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,920 —
890 value added 890 6 226.00 $226.00 $2,011 —
938 938 13 229.00 $229.00 $2,148 +22.00
939 value added 939 27 226.00 $226.00 $2,122 +13.00
948 948 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,991 +3.00
1209 1209 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 value added 276 7 340.00 $340.00 $938 -20.00
324 value added 324 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,102 —
413 value added 413 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,425 —
403–431 414 15 342.50 $342.50 $1,418 +22.50
462 value added 462 10 335.00 $335.00 $1,548 +32.50
478 478 6 327.50 $327.50 $1,565 +25.00
518 518 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,437 -2.50
526 value added 526 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,446 —
567 567 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,474 —
600–645 635 17 265.00–273.00 $272.38 $1,730 +5.38
743 743 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,653 -20.50
805–815 810 2 197.50–220.00 $208.68 $1,690 —
858 858 8 221.00 $221.00 $1,896 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 value added 434 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,476 —
530 value added 530 27 322.50 $322.50 $1,709 +3.50
613–638 value added 622 39 281.00–298.00 $290.98 $1,810 —
748 value added 748 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,076 +25.00
465–496 481 8 197.50–265.50 $230.40 $1,108 -3.42
540 540 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,134 -10.00
622 622 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,353 -2.50
675–679 677 9 177.50–250.00 $209.62 $1,419 —
885 885 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,372 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 262.50 $262.50 $882 -2.50
374 374 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,058 +17.00
403 value added 403 4 277.50 $277.50 $1,118 —
418–429 426 8 260.00–274.00 $270.57 $1,153 +15.02
463–472 470 14 262.50–267.50 $266.44 $1,252 +8.44
527–538 528 29 240.00–257.00 $255.80 $1,351 +8.22
608–646 value added 627 16 254.00–267.00 $260.70 $1,635 +24.70
608–642 638 20 220.00–249.00 $243.83 $1,556 —
690 690 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,328 -24.11
698 value added 698 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,598 —
747 value added 747 6 197.50 $197.50 $1,475 —
752–760 753 10 202.50–210.00 $209.24 $1,576 -0.76
831 value added 831 10 217.50 $217.50 $1,807 —
830–837 836 7 165.00–175.00 $173.58 $1,451 —
888 value added 888 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,687 —
940 940 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 value added 309 11 303.00 $303.00 $936 —
325–328 327 4 265.00–280.00 $276.28 $903 +13.78
383 383 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,101 +20.00
410–415 411 19 262.50–279.00 $277.24 $1,139 +12.24
438 value added 438 8 287.50 $287.50 $1,259 —
480–482 480 14 252.50–273.00 $268.59 $1,289 +6.59
541 541 15 262.00 $262.00 $1,417 +11.77
550–593 572 4 212.50–255.00 $234.55 $1,342 +34.55
625–645 629 10 195.00–263.00 $251.99 $1,585 +55.66
629 value added 629 11 240.00–273.00 $267.68 $1,684 —
731 731 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,374 —
846 846 4 167.50 $167.50 $1,417 —
853–890 864 4 147.50–192.50 $179.89 $1,554 —
932 932 3 187.50 $187.50 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 value added 340 7 298.00 $298.00 $1,013 —
479–497 value added 483 27 279.00–280.00 $279.23 $1,349 —
561–582 value added 578 40 276.00–279.00 $278.49 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–382 372 12 242.50–274.00 $255.15 $949 +33.15
428 428 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,124 +27.50
457 457 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,154 ±0.00
530–549 547 8 245.00–255.00 $253.79 $1,388 +48.79
650–667 663 4 207.50–220.00 $210.56 $1,396 +24.96
725–730 728 2 165.00–190.00 $177.54 $1,292 —
790 790 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,284 +50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 315.00–317.50 $316.24 $1,006 -21.26
380–391 388 6 312.50–321.00 $319.02 $1,238 -8.83
415 415 7 332.50 $332.50 $1,380 +11.68
474–493 479 8 267.50–297.50 $289.78 $1,388 +9.78
535–540 540 21 250.00–288.00 $283.55 $1,531 +20.55
568 568 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,358 -18.50
600–633 622 3 217.50–260.00 $231.17 $1,438 +8.67
662 662 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,688 +5.92
715 715 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 -2.50
760 760 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 —
838 838 6 197.00 $197.00 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 332.50 $332.50 $1,124 +2.50
387 387 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,161 -30.00
410–416 415 6 327.50 $327.50 $1,359 +7.50
471 471 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,319 -1.08
545 545 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,090 -65.00
558 558 19 262.00 $262.00 $1,462 —
646 646 10 261.00 $261.00 $1,686 +10.00
724 724 9 204.00 $204.00 $1,477 —
808 808 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,535 —
963 963 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,637 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,054 —

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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.