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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.34/cwt ≈ $743/hd at 537 lb · 29 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 747 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.01/cwt -7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 637 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 238 252 296
Feeder cattle 238 252 296

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 115, Bulls 63) 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
408 408 2 161.00 $161.00 $657 -17.00
477 477 3 164.00 $164.00 $782 —
566 566 5 163.00 $163.00 $923 +45.00
638 value added 638 4 146.00 $146.00 $931 —
648 648 8 151.00 $151.00 $978 +2.00
733–748 741 8 147.00 $147.00 $1,089 —
756 value added 756 10 148.00 $148.00 $1,119 —
824 824 9 142.00 $142.00 $1,170 +1.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
430 430 1 165.00 $165.00 $710 +18.77
475 475 1 166.00 $166.00 $788 +6.00
570 570 3 151.00 $151.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 125.00 $125.00 $650 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 136.00 $136.00 $517 -6.00
430 430 4 143.00 $143.00 $615 +2.00
480 480 7 140.00 $140.00 $672 -2.75
525–542 537 29 130.00–140.00 $138.34 $743 —
633–638 637 14 105.00–119.00 $117.01 $745 -7.99
747 747 16 118.50 $118.50 $885 +0.50
765 765 1 118.00 $118.00 $903 —
808 808 2 107.00 $107.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 130.00 $130.00 $416 +20.72
383 383 4 140.00 $140.00 $536 +9.00
419 419 7 137.00 $137.00 $574 -1.00
477–480 478 6 130.00–137.00 $135.83 $649 +1.47
554 554 7 130.00 $130.00 $720 —
620 620 3 110.00 $110.00 $682 +7.00
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —
740 740 1 70.00 $70.00 $518 -45.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 —
400–425 417 3 100.00–121.00 $114.28 $477 —
500–540 520 2 80.00–110.00 $94.42 $491 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 371 5 145.00–153.00 $148.15 $550 -26.85
410–415 413 3 149.00–161.00 $157.03 $649 -12.97
480 480 2 161.00 $161.00 $773 +12.57
545 545 11 148.00–153.00 $152.55 $831 +3.62
651 651 8 133.00 $133.00 $866 —
732 732 5 124.00 $124.00 $908 +1.00
838 838 2 116.00 $116.00 $972 —
850 850 3 113.00 $113.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 163.00 $163.00 $559 -24.00
355 355 1 156.00 $156.00 $554 +0.68
427 427 3 163.00 $163.00 $696 -9.00
475–495 482 3 143.00–161.00 $154.83 $746 +2.83
563 563 6 144.00 $144.00 $811 —
680 680 2 126.00 $126.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 141.00 $141.00 $462 +20.00
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
510–545 528 2 121.00–125.00 $123.07 $650 —

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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.