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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 10, 2022

178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.00/cwt ≈ $811/hd at 559 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.00/cwt ≈ $831/hd at 670 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.00/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 532 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 178 238 735
Feeder cattle 178 238 735

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 94, Bulls 35) 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
313 313 2 175.00 $175.00 $548 —
390 390 1 165.00 $165.00 $644 —
488 488 2 175.00 $175.00 $854 +11.00
559 559 5 167.50 $167.50 $936 +4.50
633 633 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,013 +9.00
755–758 756 6 141.00–143.00 $141.67 $1,071 —
855 855 3 135.00–142.50 $137.50 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 +5.00
427–430 428 5 140.00–162.50 $149.04 $638 -15.96
470–480 475 2 130.00–140.00 $135.05 $641 -30.95
515 515 3 140.00 $140.00 $721 —
555 555 4 162.50 $162.50 $902 +11.50
635 635 1 146.00 $146.00 $927 —
728 728 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 6 141.00 $141.00 $766 +16.00
660 660 1 75.00 $75.00 $495 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 125.00 $125.00 $429 -5.00
429 429 5 144.00 $144.00 $618 +7.00
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 -5.83
547 547 8 134.00 $134.00 $733 —
568 568 2 120.00 $120.00 $682 -10.00
651 651 6 115.00 $115.00 $749 +10.00
751 751 4 121.00 $121.00 $909 —
811 811 5 122.00 $122.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 130.00 $130.00 $413 —
376 376 5 139.00 $139.00 $523 +3.00
532 532 10 142.00 $142.00 $755 +3.66
670 670 11 124.00 $124.00 $831 —
705 705 2 119.00 $119.00 $839 —
830–840 835 2 114.00–125.00 $119.47 $998 +12.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 value added 559 18 145.00 $145.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
445 445 1 121.00 $121.00 $538 +6.72
452 452 3 125.00 $125.00 $565 —
595 595 2 121.00 $121.00 $720 —
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–465 463 3 160.00–165.00 $163.35 $756 +2.35
525 525 5 158.00 $158.00 $830 +5.45
653 653 3 144.00 $144.00 $940 +11.00
733 733 6 136.00 $136.00 $997 +12.00
840 840 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,042 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 150.00 $150.00 $480 -13.00
463 463 2 165.00 $165.00 $764 +10.17
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 -4.00
635 635 2 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
735 735 2 130.00 $130.00 $956 —
835 835 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 +24.00
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 -10.00
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
666 666 4 131.00 $131.00 $872 —

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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.