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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 18, 2022

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.90/cwt -8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 540 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.10/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 527 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.00/cwt +5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 552 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 505 641 1,091
Feeder cattle 505 641 1,091

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 224, Bulls 125) 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
333 333 5 186.00 $186.00 $619 +12.00
420 420 8 197.00 $197.00 $827 +13.59
478–486 484 10 160.00–196.00 $185.33 $897 -14.67
552 552 27 191.00 $191.00 $1,054 +5.85
615–635 629 18 168.00–179.00 $177.84 $1,119 -4.33
733–739 737 10 169.00 $169.00 $1,246 —
815–840 832 3 129.00–142.00 $137.75 $1,146 -11.25
903 903 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 5 173.00 $173.00 $659 -4.00
413 413 3 193.00 $193.00 $797 +6.00
472 472 11 184.00 $184.00 $868 +14.00
533 533 13 170.00 $170.00 $906 —
642 642 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,059 +8.00
745 745 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,162 +13.00
755 755 2 107.00 $107.00 $808 —
845 845 1 112.00 $112.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 20 177.00 $177.00 $1,067 —
726 value added 726 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–333 324 6 145.00–160.00 $154.87 $502 —
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 +19.00
555 555 1 121.00 $121.00 $672 -18.00
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 13 146.00 $146.00 $492 +5.42
387 387 3 148.00 $148.00 $573 +9.52
432 432 19 156.00 $156.00 $674 +1.51
450–495 477 24 130.00–156.50 $153.37 $732 +0.95
535–540 540 38 141.00–145.00 $144.90 $782 -8.67
555–578 570 3 120.00–143.00 $127.46 $727 +2.46
630–644 643 17 133.00 $133.00 $855 -4.20
680 680 1 132.00 $132.00 $898 +20.00
730 730 5 118.00 $118.00 $861 -18.00
760 760 10 130.00 $130.00 $988 -0.63
835 835 2 118.00 $118.00 $985 -9.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 5 154.00 $154.00 $494 +14.00
392 392 3 152.00 $152.00 $596 +2.00
426 426 10 157.00 $157.00 $669 +8.00
468–493 474 8 124.00–155.00 $146.94 $696 +1.42
525–527 527 35 118.00–152.00 $149.10 $786 +1.60
630 630 6 133.00 $133.00 $838 +2.00
875 875 1 111.00 $111.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 5 143.00 $143.00 $655 —
525 525 2 118.00 $118.00 $620 -19.50
573 573 4 125.00 $125.00 $716 —
660 660 2 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
700–715 708 2 80.00–97.00 $88.41 $626 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 177.00 $177.00 $607 +6.00
379 379 6 168.00 $168.00 $637 +3.00
440 440 14 186.00 $186.00 $818 —
476 476 11 179.00 $179.00 $852 +20.57
533–544 542 17 150.00–157.00 $151.21 $820 +35.21
645 645 1 143.00 $143.00 $922 —
667 667 12 157.00 $157.00 $1,047 +27.00
765 765 2 120.00 $120.00 $918 —
868 868 2 99.00 $99.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–390 374 7 155.00–174.00 $168.34 $630 +9.31
421 421 11 185.00 $185.00 $779 +27.00
455–474 472 16 151.00–182.00 $178.85 $844 +11.77
515 515 3 164.00 $164.00 $845 -6.50
558 558 9 165.00 $165.00 $921 +12.00
613 613 6 159.00 $159.00 $975 +3.00
655 655 1 137.00 $137.00 $897 —
728 728 2 130.00 $130.00 $946 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 —

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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.