Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.56/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 551 lb · 38 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.04/cwt -4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 542 lb · 25 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.50/cwt -6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 630 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	491	528	0
Feeder cattle	491	528	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 120, Heifers 250, Bulls 121) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	175.00	$175.00	$600	—
423	423	3	190.00	$190.00	$804	+7.00
485	485	3	199.00	$199.00	$965	+8.00
524–546	539	12	186.00	$186.00	$1,003	+40.00
629	629	9	161.00	$161.00	$1,013	-5.00
647 value added	647	5	162.00	$162.00	$1,048	—
677	677	7	158.00	$158.00	$1,070	+2.00
751	751	11	151.00	$151.00	$1,134	+8.00
763 value added	763	8	149.50	$149.50	$1,141	—
960	960	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	136.00–170.00	$153.12	$525	—
390	390	1	165.00	$165.00	$644	—
413–425	417	3	128.00–193.00	$170.92	$713	-0.08
490	490	1	181.00	$181.00	$887	-12.00
536	536	21	185.00	$185.00	$992	+10.00
661	661	4	151.00	$151.00	$998	—
710	710	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,030	+8.92
800	800	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,040	-7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619	619	7	163.00	$163.00	$1,009	—
718	718	6	155.00	$155.00	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	145.00	$145.00	$541	—
443	443	5	159.00	$159.00	$704	—
455	455	1	155.00	$155.00	$705	—
500	500	1	137.00	$137.00	$685	—
580	580	1	120.00	$120.00	$696	-9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	7	141.00	$141.00	$527	-13.00
421	421	15	145.00	$145.00	$610	-9.00
487	487	15	153.00	$153.00	$745	+5.50
550–558	551	38	121.00–149.00	$144.56	$797	+3.18
629 value added	629	6	140.00	$140.00	$881	—
630	630	18	138.00	$138.00	$869	-7.12
650	650	2	125.00	$125.00	$812	-4.65
659 value added	659	6	140.00	$140.00	$923	—
720	720	3	133.00	$133.00	$958	—
750	750	13	133.00	$133.00	$998	-5.70
854	854	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,025	—
1010	1010	4	121.00	$121.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	4	134.00	$134.00	$448	-6.00
373	373	8	131.00	$131.00	$489	-11.00
400–437	434	17	120.00–149.00	$146.12	$634	-10.38
474	474	18	152.50	$152.50	$723	+3.78
505–544	542	25	142.00–143.00	$142.04	$770	-4.24
627	627	12	130.00	$130.00	$815	-2.59
709	709	4	125.00	$125.00	$886	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–395	364	5	125.00–131.00	$129.70	$472	-1.30
436	436	9	125.00	$125.00	$545	+7.00
480	480	2	130.00	$130.00	$624	+30.00
500	500	1	127.00	$127.00	$635	+9.50
622	622	3	110.00	$110.00	$684	—
715	715	1	121.00	$121.00	$865	—
885	885	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	5	128.00	$128.00	$667	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	182.00	$182.00	$630	—
365–377	373	5	120.00–174.00	$161.73	$603	-21.27
419	419	5	205.00	$205.00	$859	+45.00
473	473	4	188.00	$188.00	$889	+9.22
527–533	532	18	168.00–170.00	$168.33	$896	+21.40
560	560	2	156.00	$156.00	$874	+19.11
631–635	631	18	147.00–151.00	$150.78	$951	+11.63
745	745	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,050	+9.00
755	755	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,065	—
828	828	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	179.00	$179.00	$564	+4.00
374	374	4	179.00	$179.00	$669	±0.00
438	438	7	195.00	$195.00	$854	+7.00
472	472	3	197.00	$197.00	$930	+36.80
549	549	19	163.00	$163.00	$895	+7.00
590	590	1	110.00	$110.00	$649	-1.00
645	645	6	144.00	$144.00	$929	+1.80
764	764	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,085	—
808	808	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–378	362	5	167.00–167.50	$167.21	$605	+37.21
440	440	1	150.00	$150.00	$660	+19.00
545	545	2	128.00	$128.00	$698	+11.00

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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.