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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 28, 2022

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $184.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 527 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.50/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 541 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.33/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 474 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 530 998 356
Feeder cattle 530 998 356

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 241, Bulls 156)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 155.00–180.00 $167.13 $560 —
420–440 424 6 156.00–172.00 $161.66 $685 —
491 491 6 181.00 $181.00 $889 -4.00
540 540 16 186.00 $186.00 $1,004 +35.00
595 595 1 158.00 $158.00 $940 -10.00
628 628 10 166.00 $166.00 $1,042 +2.50
735 735 10 149.50 $149.50 $1,099 +2.50
758–780 765 6 121.00–124.00 $122.02 $933 —
860 860 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,161 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 7 179.00 $179.00 $750 +12.02
458 458 9 175.00 $175.00 $802 +9.00
527 527 26 184.00 $184.00 $970 -4.00
633 633 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,000 -5.00
705 705 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,029 +9.17
823 823 3 109.00–113.00 $110.67 $911 -29.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 145.00 $145.00 $566 +5.00
461 461 5 148.00 $148.00 $682 —
556 556 4 146.00 $146.00 $812 —
628 628 3 144.00 $144.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 4 161.00 $161.00 $923 —
710 710 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,001 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 15 140.00 $140.00 $463 +10.71
380 380 5 141.00 $141.00 $536 -7.45
423 423 6 141.00 $141.00 $596 -8.13
460–490 474 20 128.00–148.75 $145.33 $689 -3.07
530–540 539 19 150.00–150.50 $150.47 $811 -0.79
558 558 4 145.00 $145.00 $809 -3.00
605 605 3 127.00 $127.00 $768 -18.50
654 654 11 140.00 $140.00 $916 +4.66
730 730 7 104.00 $104.00 $759 -38.16
751–775 754 9 122.00–125.00 $124.66 $940 +5.60
858 858 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–328 322 3 130.00–149.00 $136.10 $438 +15.10
360–376 371 18 126.00–153.00 $144.04 $534 -0.96
422 422 5 142.50 $142.50 $601 -6.85
481 481 11 140.00 $140.00 $673 -5.70
541 541 23 152.50 $152.50 $825 +3.00
643 643 18 131.00 $131.00 $842 -13.94
665 665 2 120.00 $120.00 $798 -19.00
745 745 9 125.50 $125.50 $935 -0.50
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–374 373 13 137.00–144.00 $137.52 $513 +16.52
445 445 16 134.00 $134.00 $596 +8.00
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 ±0.00
545 545 6 131.00 $131.00 $714 -6.00
635 635 2 121.00 $121.00 $768 +1.99
708 708 2 105.00 $105.00 $743 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
756 756 4 131.00 $131.00 $990 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 175.00 $175.00 $560 ±0.00
377 377 5 172.00 $172.00 $648 +2.32
426–445 430 12 126.00–165.00 $160.96 $692 -12.04
471–476 474 13 169.00–171.00 $169.61 $804 -3.44
510–549 544 15 130.00–168.00 $164.48 $895 +11.75
634 634 13 158.00 $158.00 $1,002 +7.01
755 755 5 138.50 $138.50 $1,046 —
800 800 1 119.00 $119.00 $952 —
853–875 862 5 110.00–124.00 $115.69 $997 -15.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 185.00 $185.00 $614 -20.00
367 367 3 175.00 $175.00 $642 -1.31
430 430 5 167.00 $167.00 $718 -8.00
470 470 6 161.00 $161.00 $757 +2.00
540–545 545 15 150.00–155.00 $154.67 $843 +6.35
646 646 10 150.00 $150.00 $969 +17.41
728 728 7 137.00 $137.00 $997 +12.00
820–835 828 2 110.00–113.00 $111.49 $923 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 157.00 $157.00 $614 —
428 428 12 157.00 $157.00 $672 +32.00
523–535 526 4 135.00–136.00 $135.25 $711 +3.25
642 642 6 124.00 $124.00 $796 -4.00

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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.