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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 640 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $161.22/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 543 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $141.00/cwt ≈ $788/hd at 559 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 609 530 993
Feeder cattle 609 530 993

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 263, Bulls 203) 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
395 395 1 168.00 $168.00 $664 —
443 443 6 169.00 $169.00 $749 +7.34
450–495 481 4 151.00–166.00 $158.97 $765 -22.03
530–543 542 18 135.00–181.00 $176.00 $954 -10.00
575 575 2 150.00 $150.00 $862 -8.00
603–625 610 3 140.00–146.00 $142.05 $867 -23.95
650 650 19 163.50 $163.50 $1,063 —
717 717 7 155.50 $155.50 $1,115 +6.00
763–793 776 21 143.00–153.00 $148.57 $1,153 +26.55
830 830 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,145 —
857–887 879 11 139.00–143.00 $141.94 $1,248 +6.94
923 923 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 160.00 $160.00 $557 —
375–390 383 2 138.00–169.00 $153.80 $589 —
428 428 3 163.00 $163.00 $698 -16.00
460–495 471 4 118.00–148.00 $132.41 $624 -42.59
539 539 8 154.00 $154.00 $830 -30.00
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
600–630 626 7 134.00–139.00 $138.32 $866 -19.68
738 738 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,041 -5.00
765 765 1 107.00 $107.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 value added 566 11 173.50 $173.50 $982 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 126.00–156.00 $136.00 $636 -12.00
540 540 2 110.00 $110.00 $594 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 123.00–143.00 $133.00 $459 -7.00
373 373 3 150.00 $150.00 $560 +9.00
418–432 431 19 138.00–141.00 $140.69 $606 -0.31
455–478 476 14 126.00–143.00 $141.34 $673 -3.99
520–547 540 4 126.00–134.00 $132.07 $713 -18.40
544 value added 544 7 150.00 $150.00 $816 —
554–565 554 27 131.00–137.00 $136.77 $758 -8.23
640 640 35 133.00 $133.00 $851 +6.00
652–680 674 13 141.00 $141.00 $950 +1.00
729 729 9 124.00 $124.00 $904 +20.00
795 795 1 118.00 $118.00 $938 —
800 800 14 141.00 $141.00 $1,128 —
833 833 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 151.00 $151.00 $593 +6.96
415–429 427 8 128.00–135.00 $134.15 $573 -8.35
445 value added 445 6 135.00 $135.00 $601 —
475–487 484 9 133.00–140.00 $138.47 $670 -1.53
525–542 541 23 129.00–133.00 $132.66 $718 -19.84
595 595 1 108.00 $108.00 $643 —
638 638 24 134.50 $134.50 $858 +3.50
753 753 3 107.00 $107.00 $806 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 131.00 $131.00 $452 —
410 410 1 129.00 $129.00 $529 -5.00
456 456 9 131.00 $131.00 $597 +1.00
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 value added 604 11 141.50 $141.50 $855 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 152.00 $152.00 $486 -23.00
385–387 387 10 156.00–164.00 $163.20 $632 -8.80
428–437 435 9 152.00–164.00 $161.38 $702 +0.42
450–483 479 14 140.00–156.00 $152.91 $732 -16.70
543 543 31 161.22 $161.22 $875 -3.26
558–590 569 3 110.00–120.00 $116.54 $663 —
631 631 25 148.00 $148.00 $934 -10.00
743–748 747 12 113.00–120.00 $118.84 $888 —
780 780 1 115.00 $115.00 $897 -23.50
875–880 878 2 100.00–109.00 $104.51 $918 -11.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 332 6 135.00–150.00 $145.44 $483 -39.56
380–390 383 3 152.00–158.00 $155.97 $597 -19.03
405–440 426 16 130.00–156.00 $152.52 $650 -14.48
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 -25.00
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 -24.67
559 559 27 141.00 $141.00 $788 —
642 642 12 131.00 $131.00 $841 -19.00
746 746 7 120.00 $120.00 $895 -17.00
830 830 1 97.00 $97.00 $805 -14.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 155.00 $155.00 $595 -2.00
451 451 8 139.00 $139.00 $627 —
538 538 6 130.00 $130.00 $699 -5.25
780 780 1 98.00 $98.00 $764 —

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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.