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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 21, 2022

998 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.26/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 543 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.50/cwt +29.50 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 539 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.73/cwt -9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 537 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 998 530 109
Feeder cattle 998 530 109

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Holstein Steers 12, Heifers 546, Bulls 259) Value Added and Natural 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
487 487 14 185.00 $185.00 $901 -5.00
505 505 1 151.00 $151.00 $763 —
576 576 21 168.00 $168.00 $968 -12.00
583 value added 583 10 183.50 $183.50 $1,070 —
649 649 19 163.50 $163.50 $1,061 -7.50
682 value added 682 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,105 -6.00
735 735 13 147.00 $147.00 $1,080 +1.00
800 value added 800 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,064 —
838 838 12 137.00 $137.00 $1,148 +2.00
887 887 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–388 368 10 148.00–171.00 $160.18 $589 +2.68
435–438 437 5 163.00–173.00 $166.98 $730 -20.02
473 473 6 166.00 $166.00 $785 -14.00
534 534 18 188.00 $188.00 $1,004 +9.00
568 568 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,000 -2.19
644 644 9 163.00 $163.00 $1,050 -3.00
715–742 732 8 135.00–140.00 $136.83 $1,002 -8.17
790 790 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,027 —
820 820 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,148 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 140.00 $140.00 $529 -21.00
425–431 430 6 139.00–148.00 $140.48 $604 —
540 540 3 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
653 653 4 110.00 $110.00 $718 -50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 5 117.00–135.00 $129.29 $425 -30.71
350–375 371 16 130.00–151.00 $148.45 $551 —
410–427 426 22 125.00–151.00 $149.13 $635 -6.06
475–480 479 39 131.00–151.00 $148.40 $711 -5.60
520–544 543 66 135.00–152.00 $151.26 $821 -3.24
564 564 4 148.00 $148.00 $835 +3.00
636 636 43 145.50 $145.50 $925 +0.67
653–675 660 6 135.00–136.00 $135.34 $893 —
729–739 732 41 132.00–147.50 $142.16 $1,041 —
755–792 768 11 106.00–135.00 $119.06 $914 -15.94
837–845 840 15 127.00–140.00 $134.77 $1,132 +12.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–339 338 5 121.00 $121.00 $409 -24.00
392 392 17 145.00 $145.00 $568 -2.00
432–434 432 31 145.00–150.00 $149.35 $645 -9.65
473–487 486 33 125.00–147.00 $145.70 $708 -9.87
539 539 61 149.50 $149.50 $806 +29.50
558 558 3 146.00 $146.00 $815 -4.59
626 626 34 144.94 $144.94 $907 +3.94
655 655 1 139.00 $139.00 $910 —
743 743 5 126.00 $126.00 $936 —
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 -11.00
813 813 7 110.00 $110.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 46 152.00 $152.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 7 121.00 $121.00 $449 —
447 447 6 126.00 $126.00 $563 —
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 -8.18
523 523 8 137.00 $137.00 $717 -9.00
630–648 643 8 101.00–127.00 $119.01 $765 -9.99
767 767 3 100.00 $100.00 $767 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 175.00 $175.00 $551 -13.00
378–385 383 8 160.00–175.00 $169.68 $650 -1.32
438 438 10 173.00 $173.00 $758 -9.00
480–495 481 22 173.00–174.00 $173.05 $832 -6.62
518–539 537 53 140.00–154.00 $152.73 $820 -9.27
550 550 1 158.00 $158.00 $869 —
623–637 635 31 135.00–154.00 $150.99 $959 —
730 730 12 138.00 $138.00 $1,007 +1.00
853 853 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,117 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 205.00 $205.00 $676 -6.00
350–390 377 13 150.00–182.00 $176.31 $665 -11.69
417 417 13 175.00 $175.00 $730 +15.92
476 476 10 159.00 $159.00 $757 -21.00
527–547 531 18 131.00–153.00 $148.32 $788 -2.68
628–647 645 17 114.00–135.00 $132.59 $855 -8.41
714 714 4 125.00 $125.00 $892 -13.00
750–765 763 6 111.00–116.00 $115.18 $879 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 125.00 $125.00 $545 —
545 545 11 132.00 $132.00 $719 -10.00
638 638 14 128.00 $128.00 $817 +4.00
700 700 2 107.00 $107.00 $749 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 12 105.00–117.00 $114.00 $649 —

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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.