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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 14, 2022

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.67/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 690 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.50/cwt ≈ $848/hd at 549 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.83/cwt +7.89 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 638 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 530 626 220
Feeder cattle 530 626 220

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 204, Heifers 215, Bulls 111) 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
341 341 5 184.00 $184.00 $627 —
373 373 2 196.00 $196.00 $731 +16.00
405–430 418 2 160.00–175.00 $167.28 $699 -30.72
486 486 6 190.00 $190.00 $923 -6.00
550 550 9 180.00 $180.00 $990 —
639 639 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,093 -1.97
650 650 3 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
693 value added 693 46 168.00 $168.00 $1,164 —
740 740 6 146.00 $146.00 $1,080 -8.86
840 840 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,134 —
912 912 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,140 -14.00
931 value added 931 20 148.00 $148.00 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 189.00 $189.00 $629 +26.50
395 395 2 157.50 $157.50 $622 -12.50
427 427 5 187.00 $187.00 $798 +26.69
466 466 5 180.00 $180.00 $839 -4.65
530 530 5 179.00 $179.00 $949 -11.49
550–556 552 17 177.00–181.00 $178.19 $984 +7.19
635 635 12 166.00 $166.00 $1,054 +3.00
643 value added 643 6 150.00 $150.00 $964 —
748 748 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,085 -12.00
833 833 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,083 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 value added 451 5 185.00 $185.00 $834 —
565 value added 565 10 184.50 $184.50 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 value added 513 6 159.00 $159.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 161.00 $161.00 $572 -39.00
455 455 1 161.00 $161.00 $733 —
650 650 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,040 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
828 value added 828 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,159 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 8 160.00 $160.00 $536 -2.00
420–432 431 10 155.00–157.00 $155.19 $669 +1.26
479 479 20 154.00 $154.00 $738 -1.71
549 549 44 154.50 $154.50 $848 —
585 585 1 145.00 $145.00 $848 -4.50
610–639 638 34 138.00–146.00 $144.83 $924 +7.89
688 value added 688 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,032 —
754 754 15 135.00 $135.00 $1,018 —
808 808 2 122.00 $122.00 $986 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 145.00 $145.00 $493 -25.62
375 375 2 147.00 $147.00 $551 -2.00
409 409 10 159.00 $159.00 $650 +7.84
450–476 474 11 151.00–156.00 $155.57 $737 +1.57
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 -23.99
550–569 566 24 125.00–154.50 $150.59 $852 +0.59
644 644 8 141.00 $141.00 $908 -14.00
753 753 3 116.00 $116.00 $873 -13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–465 459 5 131.00–140.00 $138.18 $634 -10.82
503 503 2 146.00 $146.00 $734 —
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 —
620 620 1 129.00 $129.00 $800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 174.00–195.00 $188.00 $611 +10.50
385 385 1 171.00 $171.00 $658 -7.03
421 421 8 182.00 $182.00 $766 +1.84
455–465 464 13 156.00–183.00 $179.67 $834 -2.25
545 545 15 162.00 $162.00 $883 +4.00
665 665 17 151.00 $151.00 $1,004 +21.00
723 723 3 137.00 $137.00 $991 -8.00
843 843 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,012 -9.24
865 865 1 115.00 $115.00 $995 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 211.00 $211.00 $671 +1.00
360 360 1 188.00 $188.00 $677 +17.00
400–408 405 4 140.00–173.00 $159.08 $644 -15.92
467 467 7 180.00 $180.00 $841 -4.00
542 542 5 151.00 $151.00 $818 -12.12
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 -15.00
645 645 5 141.00 $141.00 $909 —
728 728 6 138.00 $138.00 $1,005 +3.00
800 800 1 123.00 $123.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 367 3 147.00–173.00 $155.27 $570 -37.23
521 521 6 142.00 $142.00 $740 —
625 625 1 124.00 $124.00 $775 —
670 670 1 88.00 $88.00 $590 -44.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 80.00 $80.00 $400 —

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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.