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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 28, 2022

1,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.27/cwt +6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 729 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.69/cwt ≈ $1,108/hd at 578 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 562 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,103 887 867
Feeder cattle 1,103 887 867

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 482, Heifers 479, Bulls 142) 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
383 383 4 193.00 $193.00 $739 +16.26
408 value added 408 4 178.00 $178.00 $726 —
400–436 431 7 175.00–190.00 $188.01 $810 -4.99
484–495 485 23 155.00–187.00 $183.61 $891 -3.35
537–547 546 38 154.00–190.00 $187.21 $1,022 +12.81
568 value added 568 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,062 —
615 value added 615 16 195.00 $195.00 $1,199 —
648 648 34 169.00 $169.00 $1,095 +2.48
661–665 value added 663 15 165.00–177.00 $171.38 $1,136 +11.38
665–685 675 2 165.00–170.00 $167.46 $1,130 +8.46
703 value added 703 10 170.50 $170.50 $1,199 —
753–785 756 12 148.00–152.00 $151.65 $1,146 +16.65
797 value added 797 10 157.50 $157.50 $1,255 —
850–891 867 28 138.00–144.00 $142.60 $1,236 +3.42
892 value added 892 16 147.50 $147.50 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 9 203.00 $203.00 $767 —
485 485 16 211.00 $211.00 $1,023 —
532 value added 532 25 197.00 $197.00 $1,048 —
569 569 22 194.00 $194.00 $1,104 —
585 value added 585 30 190.00 $190.00 $1,112 —
611 value added 611 17 172.00 $172.00 $1,051 —
663 663 44 186.50 $186.50 $1,236 —
792 value added 792 26 147.00 $147.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 165.00 $165.00 $569 -8.00
368–385 374 3 156.00–169.00 $164.54 $615 -2.46
431 431 10 192.00 $192.00 $828 +23.00
470 470 2 160.00 $160.00 $752 -23.99
520 520 3 180.50 $180.50 $939 —
550 550 15 169.00 $169.00 $930 -3.00
636 636 21 175.50 $175.50 $1,116 +9.50
722 722 10 152.00 $152.00 $1,097 -12.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 148.00 $148.00 $511 -1.00
381 381 8 153.00 $153.00 $583 +2.00
420–426 426 33 146.00–152.50 $152.11 $648 -1.57
471–488 473 14 125.00–152.00 $148.02 $700 +0.09
540–542 541 5 138.00–143.00 $140.00 $757 -0.96
562 562 50 147.00 $147.00 $826 +8.00
651 651 26 132.00 $132.00 $859 +1.00
706–707 value added 706 24 136.00–140.00 $137.67 $972 —
737–747 742 44 124.50–128.00 $126.24 $937 +2.24
760 value added 760 36 133.00 $133.00 $1,011 —
810–835 827 3 111.00–125.00 $120.43 $996 +6.43
836 value added 836 8 127.25 $127.25 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 12 166.00 $166.00 $657 —
516 516 39 160.50 $160.50 $828 —
622 622 17 156.50 $156.50 $973 —
743 value added 743 35 129.00 $129.00 $958 —
754 value added 754 10 120.00 $120.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 144.00 $144.00 $461 +15.64
375 375 4 156.00 $156.00 $585 +15.89
431 431 8 153.00 $153.00 $659 +6.90
479 479 14 156.50 $156.50 $750 +13.50
544 544 21 146.00 $146.00 $794 +7.92
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 —
644 value added 644 6 120.00 $120.00 $773 —
645 645 1 129.00 $129.00 $832 -4.21
658 658 4 133.00 $133.00 $875 —
716 716 12 123.50 $123.50 $884 —
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 -3.00
800 800 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 7 139.00 $139.00 $509 +5.00
435 435 12 146.00 $146.00 $635 +8.00
542 542 12 127.00 $127.00 $688 -9.00
625 625 2 130.00 $130.00 $812 —
735 735 1 109.00 $109.00 $801 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 -28.00
369 369 9 179.00 $179.00 $661 -2.00
424 424 9 185.00 $185.00 $784 +1.54
465–480 474 13 170.00–180.00 $178.99 $848 -4.87
525–542 541 26 159.00 $159.00 $860 -3.09
585 585 1 145.00 $145.00 $848 -10.87
639 639 4 147.00 $147.00 $939 +1.00
820–829 827 5 118.00–120.00 $119.60 $989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 181.00 $181.00 $624 +22.00
385 385 2 178.00 $178.00 $685 —
421–430 422 21 136.00–185.00 $181.94 $768 -2.06
484 484 7 179.00 $179.00 $866 -8.00
548 548 13 155.00 $155.00 $849 -2.00
578–585 580 3 99.00–131.00 $109.75 $637 -21.25
635 635 2 150.00 $150.00 $952 +9.00
650 650 1 92.50 $92.50 $601 —
733 733 2 112.00 $112.00 $821 -16.00
770 770 1 113.00 $113.00 $870 —
845 845 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,056 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 136.00 $136.00 $517 -13.00
456 456 7 165.00 $165.00 $752 —
538 538 2 121.00 $121.00 $651 —
622 622 5 120.00 $120.00 $746 —

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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.