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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.00/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 607 lb · 36 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $143.74/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 822 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.00/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 551 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 364 789 456
Feeder cattle 364 789 456

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 171, Heifers 117, Bulls 76) 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
380 380 2 202.00 $202.00 $768 -15.00
410 410 4 200.00 $200.00 $820 -6.00
466 466 9 190.00 $190.00 $885 -1.00
551 551 15 182.00 $182.00 $1,003 +2.16
607 value added 607 36 178.00 $178.00 $1,080 —
654–670 655 13 147.00–156.00 $155.29 $1,017 -16.71
744–747 745 12 145.00–155.00 $149.18 $1,111 -4.82
816–838 822 16 143.00–144.00 $143.74 $1,182 +3.83
868 868 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,241 —
975–977 975 15 128.50–131.00 $130.50 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 174.00 $174.00 $557 -10.39
385 385 1 175.00 $175.00 $674 -36.00
430 430 1 175.00 $175.00 $752 -31.00
476 476 6 190.00 $190.00 $904 +6.50
572 572 5 166.00 $166.00 $950 —
630 630 1 150.00 $150.00 $945 —
655 655 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,009 -0.87
723 723 2 126.00 $126.00 $911 —
858 858 11 133.00 $133.00 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 168.00 $168.00 $512 —
485 485 1 142.50 $142.50 $691 -46.50
549 549 5 154.00 $154.00 $845 -9.00
625 625 2 106.00 $106.00 $662 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 161.00 $161.00 $596 +10.70
433 433 3 159.00 $159.00 $688 -6.00
460–481 479 11 149.00–155.00 $154.48 $740 +0.48
500–521 518 8 145.00–147.00 $146.76 $760 -1.54
665 665 4 138.00 $138.00 $918 +4.00
748 748 5 126.00 $126.00 $942 —
790 790 7 132.00 $132.00 $1,043 —
852–881 874 13 117.00–129.00 $126.30 $1,104 -2.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 156.00 $156.00 $534 +10.00
388–395 390 3 140.00–150.00 $146.63 $572 -5.18
433 433 2 147.00 $147.00 $637 -5.57
481 481 4 152.00 $152.00 $731 +3.24
560 560 10 151.00 $151.00 $846 —
611–635 623 10 143.00–145.00 $143.98 $897 +6.39
735 735 3 129.00 $129.00 $948 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 139.00 $139.00 $488 +4.00
485 485 2 136.00 $136.00 $660 -5.00
530 530 1 143.00 $143.00 $758 —
550 550 1 132.00 $132.00 $726 -2.82
643 643 4 122.00 $122.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603–639 621 12 144.00–150.00 $146.91 $912 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 161.00 $161.00 $596 -39.00
430 430 3 167.00 $167.00 $718 -10.00
490 490 7 163.50 $163.50 $801 -15.10
533 533 13 155.00 $155.00 $826 -10.61
585 585 7 157.00 $157.00 $918 +17.33
617–643 628 7 124.00–137.00 $130.36 $819 -18.79
723 723 2 125.00 $125.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 192.50 $192.50 $741 +3.50
400 400 1 151.00 $151.00 $604 -23.00
485 485 9 164.00 $164.00 $795 -11.00
505 505 2 140.00 $140.00 $707 +7.00
572 572 6 153.00 $153.00 $875 +0.50
648 648 9 147.50 $147.50 $956 +2.50
730 730 2 130.00 $130.00 $949 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 149.00 $149.00 $700 —
670 670 1 68.00 $68.00 $456 -65.00

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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.