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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 25, 2022

1,085 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.50/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 539 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $197.62/cwt ≈ $1,074/hd at 544 lb · 58 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $145.00/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 822 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,085 505 1,096
Feeder cattle 1,085 505 1,096

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 444, Heifers 406, Bulls 235) 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
335 335 2 185.00 $185.00 $620 -1.00
382 382 6 191.00 $191.00 $730 —
432 value added 432 12 205.00 $205.00 $886 —
433 433 21 203.00 $203.00 $879 +6.00
477 477 13 218.00 $218.00 $1,040 +32.67
533 value added 533 14 187.00 $187.00 $997 —
547 547 44 201.00 $201.00 $1,099 —
550 550 1 175.00 $175.00 $962 -16.00
602 value added 602 9 191.00 $191.00 $1,150 —
648 648 24 179.00 $179.00 $1,160 +1.16
654–664 value added 660 11 178.00–193.00 $187.60 $1,238 —
697 697 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,241 —
727–741 739 24 151.00–155.00 $154.51 $1,142 -14.49
758 758 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,046 —
754–781 value added 764 25 157.00–161.00 $158.66 $1,212 —
809–831 value added 815 40 141.00–147.00 $145.32 $1,184 —
838–843 842 13 133.00–146.00 $144.01 $1,213 +6.26
850–884 value added 865 52 135.00–151.00 $148.18 $1,282 —
875 875 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,216 —
930 value added 930 17 134.50 $134.50 $1,251 —
968–972 value added 968 42 125.00–142.50 $140.41 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 4 184.00 $184.00 $605 —
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 -43.00
428 428 6 206.00 $206.00 $882 +13.00
478–480 479 7 182.00–191.00 $188.42 $903 +4.42
539 539 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,148 +43.00
555 555 1 152.50 $152.50 $846 —
640 640 18 164.50 $164.50 $1,053 -0.50
655–667 664 4 140.00–147.00 $145.27 $965 —
700 700 3 149.00–152.50 $150.17 $1,051 —
815 815 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,076 +20.00
864 864 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 value added 513 5 168.00 $168.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 139.00 $139.00 $452 -15.87
425 425 1 164.00 $164.00 $697 —
570 570 1 137.50 $137.50 $784 +16.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 335 12 156.00–157.00 $156.34 $524 +10.34
381 381 19 155.00 $155.00 $591 +7.00
411 411 18 154.00 $154.00 $633 -2.00
456–479 470 31 146.00–164.00 $157.22 $739 +3.85
539 539 67 147.50 $147.50 $795 +2.60
558–585 567 3 129.00–134.00 $130.72 $741 +3.26
619 value added 619 5 143.00 $143.00 $885 —
634–642 640 39 140.50–142.00 $140.84 $901 +7.84
657 657 5 141.00 $141.00 $926 +9.00
695 value added 695 4 138.00 $138.00 $959 —
747 747 16 126.00 $126.00 $941 +8.00
799 value added 799 13 126.50 $126.50 $1,011 —
821 821 18 125.50 $125.50 $1,030 +7.50
846 846 7 121.00 $121.00 $1,024 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 11 156.00 $156.00 $518 +2.00
371 371 6 155.00 $155.00 $575 +3.00
405–443 423 29 118.00–159.00 $157.14 $665 +0.14
479 479 11 150.00 $150.00 $718 +3.06
510–539 537 27 125.00–146.00 $144.60 $777 -4.50
636 636 15 135.50 $135.50 $862 +2.50
655–670 665 3 123.00–134.00 $130.39 $867 —
729 729 7 125.00 $125.00 $911 —
860 860 1 102.00 $102.00 $877 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 144.00 $144.00 $475 —
400 400 1 135.00 $135.00 $540 —
462 462 6 148.00 $148.00 $684 +5.00
525–533 531 10 117.00–141.00 $136.26 $724 +18.26
600 600 2 125.00 $125.00 $750 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 value added 658 6 139.00 $139.00 $915 —
693 693 9 133.00 $133.00 $922 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–335 330 7 180.00–181.00 $180.42 $595 —
382 382 13 181.00 $181.00 $691 +12.66
429 429 17 176.00 $176.00 $755 -9.00
470 470 22 188.00 $188.00 $884 +9.15
522–541 540 41 155.00–167.00 $166.15 $897 +2.15
560 560 2 130.00 $130.00 $728 -35.00
632 632 16 158.00 $158.00 $999 -1.00
655–670 665 3 125.00–135.00 $128.28 $853 -8.72
726 726 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,038 +13.00
770 770 1 112.50 $112.50 $866 —
830 830 3 122.00–126.00 $123.33 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 -27.00
384 384 10 180.00 $180.00 $691 +12.00
424–440 428 10 142.50–179.00 $170.36 $729 -15.64
465–486 485 20 135.00–183.00 $173.95 $844 -5.05
535–544 542 5 140.00–142.50 $140.49 $761 -10.72
553–564 563 26 130.00–153.00 $151.26 $852 —
638–648 641 11 127.00–147.00 $141.48 $907 -1.52
690 690 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,018 -9.50
716 716 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,010 —
823 823 2 101.00 $101.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 178.00 $178.00 $570 -2.00
423 423 4 163.00 $163.00 $689 —
534 534 4 137.00 $137.00 $732 —
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
835 835 1 95.00 $95.00 $793 —

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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.