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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.57/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 538 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.28/cwt +7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 647 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.33/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 642 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 641 1,064 941
Feeder cattle 641 1,064 941

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 223, Heifers 295, Bulls 123) Value Added 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
325 325 1 174.00 $174.00 $566 -6.00
372 372 5 186.00 $186.00 $692 -4.00
411–433 418 13 180.00–185.00 $183.41 $767 +1.84
455–485 475 13 136.00–202.00 $185.35 $880 -2.06
483 483 7 200.00 $200.00 $966 +12.59
507 507 9 192.00 $192.00 $973 —
545 545 3 155.00 $155.00 $845 -33.18
550–568 554 26 161.00–195.00 $185.15 $1,026 —
647–648 647 39 180.50–185.50 $182.17 $1,179 +9.17
649 value added 649 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,090 —
660 value added 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 -25.00
762 762 11 158.00 $158.00 $1,204 +1.50
809 809 11 158.50 $158.50 $1,282 —
846 846 11 149.00 $149.00 $1,261 +13.00
943 943 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,311 —
950 950 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,340 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 6 186.00 $186.00 $627 +6.00
390 390 1 177.00 $177.00 $690 -5.00
431 431 5 187.00 $187.00 $806 +5.92
480 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 ±0.00
568 568 13 174.00 $174.00 $988 +2.00
631 631 12 157.00 $157.00 $991 -2.44
660–680 667 3 130.00–140.00 $136.60 $911 —
748 748 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,070 +22.00
828 value added 828 6 137.00 $137.00 $1,134 —
850 850 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 141.00 $141.00 $663 —
565 565 2 139.00 $139.00 $785 +11.00
670 670 1 109.00 $109.00 $730 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–343 320 6 129.00–147.00 $140.58 $450 -9.42
362–395 372 8 132.00–142.00 $138.48 $515 -6.52
425–431 430 21 148.00–156.00 $154.49 $664 +5.49
474–480 475 13 128.00–156.00 $152.42 $724 +1.92
515–539 538 47 125.00–154.75 $153.57 $826 +6.57
553 553 4 125.00 $125.00 $691 -19.00
623 value added 623 10 145.50 $145.50 $906 —
610–649 648 29 125.00–138.00 $137.20 $889 +7.20
685 685 1 112.00 $112.00 $767 -14.00
709 709 6 123.00 $123.00 $872 -2.00
731 731 6 136.00 $136.00 $994 +11.00
750 750 16 128.00–131.00 $130.63 $980 +1.63
755 value added 755 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,027 +10.00
823–825 823 8 120.00–129.00 $127.87 $1,052 +18.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 +0.76
376 376 13 150.00 $150.00 $564 +1.41
443 443 4 149.00 $149.00 $660 ±0.00
469–472 471 24 136.50–150.00 $145.52 $685 -3.48
530 530 22 147.50 $147.50 $782 +3.05
568 568 2 139.00 $139.00 $790 —
644 644 13 131.00 $131.00 $844 +7.00
655 655 1 107.00 $107.00 $701 -16.00
728–736 733 6 126.00–128.00 $126.66 $928 +14.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 134.00 $134.00 $469 +25.00
413–436 430 12 137.50–140.50 $139.78 $601 +4.78
544 544 9 137.50 $137.50 $748 —
610 610 2 130.00 $130.00 $793 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 141.00 $141.00 $491 -32.00
375–385 382 3 155.00–161.00 $159.03 $607 -21.97
438 438 2 158.00 $158.00 $692 -21.00
453–480 473 11 156.00–171.00 $167.08 $790 -3.92
541 541 14 170.50 $170.50 $922 +28.29
552 552 3 153.00 $153.00 $845 -12.00
631 631 13 156.00 $156.00 $984 +4.71
716 716 5 133.00 $133.00 $952 +4.00
825 825 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 171.00 $171.00 $581 +15.70
382 382 3 165.00 $165.00 $630 -13.00
450–485 476 12 115.00–166.00 $158.43 $754 -6.33
530 530 1 116.00 $116.00 $615 -45.50
552–558 553 22 155.00–157.00 $156.63 $866 —
655 655 15 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
705 705 1 128.00 $128.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 8 147.00 $147.00 $678 +28.00
620 620 1 124.00 $124.00 $769 —

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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.