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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 14, 2022

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.30/cwt +11.30 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 626 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.37/cwt +25.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 572 lb · 40 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.33/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 815 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 851 609 2,302
Feeder cattle 851 609 2,302

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 391, Heifers 386, Bulls 74) 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
305 305 1 177.00 $177.00 $540 —
436 436 4 181.00 $181.00 $789 +12.00
480–495 490 3 126.00–177.00 $160.35 $786 +1.38
535 value added 535 5 181.00 $181.00 $968 —
553–590 557 20 151.00–176.00 $174.20 $970 +24.20
574–599 value added 588 20 175.00–177.75 $176.54 $1,038 —
610–619 618 8 145.00–164.00 $152.76 $944 +10.71
626 value added 626 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,127 —
651–688 667 16 163.50–165.50 $164.60 $1,098 +1.10
698 698 16 165.75 $165.75 $1,157 —
724–742 value added 732 27 153.00–163.50 $159.00 $1,164 —
740 740 6 149.00 $149.00 $1,103 -6.50
754 value added 754 24 166.50 $166.50 $1,255 —
772 772 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,181 +4.43
803 803 12 147.00 $147.00 $1,180 +9.00
801–843 822 22 138.00–153.00 $147.51 $1,213 +9.51
854–890 869 14 135.00–138.00 $136.10 $1,183 -5.84
893 value added 893 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,295 —
943 943 9 139.50 $139.50 $1,315 +5.50
950–983 973 19 134.00–140.50 $138.50 $1,348 —
1025 1025 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 168.00 $168.00 $546 +8.00
421 421 5 180.00 $180.00 $758 +17.00
458 458 6 173.00 $173.00 $792 +40.59
535 535 1 164.00 $164.00 $877 +10.00
582 value added 582 9 174.00 $174.00 $1,013 —
585 585 8 168.00 $168.00 $983 +48.00
602 value added 602 14 173.00 $173.00 $1,041 —
645 645 6 142.00 $142.00 $916 +3.68
685 685 2 153.00–164.00 $158.50 $1,086 —
731 731 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,016 -2.00
753 value added 753 19 162.00 $162.00 $1,220 —
888 888 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,190 —
902 value added 902 10 144.00 $144.00 $1,299 —
1049 1049 5 105.00 $105.00 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 12 175.00 $175.00 $1,055 —
651 value added 651 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,042 —
780 value added 780 20 154.00 $154.00 $1,201 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 144.00 $144.00 $554 —
570 570 1 146.00 $146.00 $832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 155.00 $155.00 $524 +22.00
375–390 386 4 149.00–151.00 $150.51 $581 +0.51
413–433 430 13 144.00–153.00 $151.67 $652 +10.98
476–486 483 26 150.00–152.50 $151.84 $733 +10.50
500–544 542 31 120.00–147.00 $145.93 $791 +13.86
566 566 20 155.50 $155.50 $880 +18.73
611 value added 611 8 148.50 $148.50 $907 —
625 625 23 149.50 $149.50 $934 +16.50
640 640 10 129.00 $129.00 $826 -4.00
653–698 687 8 121.00–128.00 $126.34 $868 -14.66
742 value added 742 3 123.00 $123.00 $913 —
750–755 750 23 123.00–129.00 $126.39 $948 —
825–835 834 11 122.00–126.50 $126.10 $1,052 +2.10
850 850 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,071 —
856 value added 856 15 129.00 $129.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 151.00 $151.00 $500 —
358 358 2 150.00 $150.00 $537 -1.00
420–445 427 7 135.00–152.00 $146.94 $627 +12.79
476 476 5 146.00 $146.00 $695 +7.53
525 value added 525 12 155.00 $155.00 $814 —
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 -17.66
551 551 13 142.50 $142.50 $785 —
646 646 6 143.00 $143.00 $924 +8.50
649 value added 649 6 141.00 $141.00 $915 —
726 value added 726 26 127.50 $127.50 $926 —
805–825 815 2 98.00–115.00 $106.60 $869 —
879 value added 879 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 value added 487 20 159.00 $159.00 $774 —
533 533 22 156.00 $156.00 $831 —
588 value added 588 9 152.00 $152.00 $894 —
737 value added 737 24 137.00 $137.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 140.00 $140.00 $490 —
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 -29.00
456 456 7 139.00 $139.00 $634 +8.00
535 535 6 133.00 $133.00 $712 —
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 —
715 715 1 95.00 $95.00 $679 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 185.00 $185.00 $625 +33.00
365 365 1 131.00 $131.00 $478 -32.20
423 423 4 180.00 $180.00 $761 +18.62
468 468 3 174.00 $174.00 $814 +21.09
555 555 17 160.00 $160.00 $888 +43.46
650 650 4 148.00 $148.00 $962 —
725 725 1 129.00 $129.00 $935 +10.16
860–895 878 2 100.00–105.00 $102.45 $900 -2.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 +4.56
376–380 377 6 155.00–166.00 $162.31 $612 +6.34
422 422 3 175.00 $175.00 $738 +22.48
490 490 1 139.00 $139.00 $681 +3.00
639 639 10 138.00 $138.00 $882 +7.00
680 680 1 136.00 $136.00 $925 —
752 752 3 120.00 $120.00 $902 —
850 850 1 101.00 $101.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 4 151.00 $151.00 $587 -4.00
495 495 1 142.00 $142.00 $703 —
552 552 5 148.00 $148.00 $817 —
620 620 3 125.00 $125.00 $775 —

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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.