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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 7, 2022

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.50/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 556 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.94/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 634 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.97/cwt +11.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 638 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 626 491 344
Feeder cattle 626 491 344

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 268, Bulls 186)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–383 376 5 180.00 $180.00 $677 —
431 431 5 198.00 $198.00 $853 +8.00
480 480 6 196.00 $196.00 $941 -3.00
545 545 28 186.00 $186.00 $1,014 ±0.00
633–638 638 29 159.00–174.00 $172.97 $1,104 +11.97
689 689 8 162.00 $162.00 $1,116 +4.00
706–731 724 17 154.50–155.00 $154.86 $1,121 —
770 770 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,040 -16.00
850–867 865 7 139.00–141.00 $140.72 $1,217 —
928 928 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,290 —
1206 1206 8 139.00 $139.00 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 162.50 $162.50 $517 +9.38
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 +5.00
414–425 417 6 144.00–201.00 $160.31 $668 -10.61
472–495 476 6 183.00–185.00 $184.65 $879 +3.65
535–541 538 10 188.00–193.00 $190.49 $1,025 +5.49
550 550 1 171.00 $171.00 $940 —
640 640 12 163.00 $163.00 $1,043 —
728 728 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,143 +12.00
810 810 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,094 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 165.00 $165.00 $540 —
364 364 4 200.00 $200.00 $728 +55.00
535 535 1 166.00 $166.00 $888 +29.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 162.00 $162.00 $530 —
372–375 373 11 135.00–149.00 $146.44 $546 +5.44
432–440 433 20 148.00–155.00 $153.93 $667 +8.93
477–480 477 24 149.00–156.00 $155.71 $743 +2.71
554–580 556 59 122.00–155.00 $149.50 $831 +4.94
603–636 634 45 131.00–137.50 $136.94 $868 -1.06
652 652 12 144.00 $144.00 $939 +19.00
730–738 731 21 135.00–139.00 $135.38 $990 +2.38
795 795 1 118.00 $118.00 $938 —
842 842 8 132.00 $132.00 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–324 320 7 141.00–178.00 $170.62 $546 +36.62
381 381 4 149.00 $149.00 $568 +18.00
400–433 428 6 151.00–152.00 $151.16 $647 +5.04
474 474 9 154.00 $154.00 $730 +1.50
500–505 503 2 141.00–147.00 $143.99 $724 —
555 555 13 150.00 $150.00 $832 —
634 634 7 155.00 $155.00 $983 +25.00
675 675 1 137.00 $137.00 $925 —
725 725 1 116.00 $116.00 $841 -9.00
753 753 3 129.00 $129.00 $971 —
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 178.00 $178.00 $573 —
450 450 2 149.00 $149.00 $670 +19.00
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 177.50 $177.50 $580 -4.50
368–374 373 10 170.00–180.00 $178.03 $664 +16.30
410–430 421 13 151.00–186.00 $180.16 $758 -24.84
460–481 476 18 156.00–189.00 $181.92 $866 -6.08
543 543 3 158.00 $158.00 $858 -10.33
554 554 22 167.00 $167.00 $925 +11.00
625–644 643 24 153.00–157.00 $156.84 $1,008 +6.06
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
737 737 16 145.00 $145.00 $1,069 +4.00
813–848 822 8 117.00–133.50 $129.24 $1,062 +2.24
852 852 8 128.00 $128.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 5 210.00 $210.00 $647 +31.00
382 382 3 171.00 $171.00 $653 -8.00
426 426 5 175.00 $175.00 $746 -20.00
478 478 12 184.00 $184.00 $880 -13.00
520–543 540 9 149.00–165.00 $163.12 $881 +0.12
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 +30.00
736 736 5 135.00 $135.00 $994 —
775 775 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 192.50 $192.50 $674 +25.29
437–445 439 4 143.00–145.00 $143.51 $630 -6.49
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 —
673 673 2 132.00 $132.00 $888 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —

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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.