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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 23, 2022

471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.48/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 622 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 534 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.00/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 540 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 471 714 441
Feeder cattle 471 714 441

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 252, Bulls 128)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 188.00 $188.00 $705 -19.50
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 -30.00
478 478 6 194.00 $194.00 $927 +3.00
556 556 6 178.00 $178.00 $990 -3.00
642 642 10 166.00 $166.00 $1,066 -0.51
672 672 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,075 —
727 727 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,207 —
790 790 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,311 +14.94
813 813 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,179 -0.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 162.50 $162.50 $561 —
385–395 388 4 170.00–172.50 $170.64 $662 -9.36
443 443 2 195.00 $195.00 $864 +13.62
470–495 478 3 150.00–184.00 $172.27 $823 -7.73
530–540 539 11 162.50–168.00 $167.51 $903 +22.51
634 634 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,008 -1.00
715–737 733 6 141.00–142.00 $141.84 $1,040 —
815 815 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,149 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 160.00 $160.00 $592 —
440 440 2 167.50 $167.50 $737 —
529 529 5 161.00 $161.00 $852 —
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 138.00 $138.00 $442 +7.00
367 367 8 150.50 $150.50 $552 -1.50
428–435 428 19 139.00–148.00 $147.52 $631 -4.48
478 478 9 150.00 $150.00 $717 +8.19
534 534 27 148.00 $148.00 $790 +4.00
560–580 570 2 118.00–138.00 $128.18 $731 -7.82
619–626 622 37 136.00–140.00 $138.48 $861 -2.36
743 743 5 122.00 $122.00 $906 -11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 6 141.00 $141.00 $467 -1.50
385–387 387 4 126.00–153.00 $146.28 $566 +1.28
431 431 10 150.00 $150.00 $646 -2.00
463–480 467 4 125.00–152.00 $145.07 $677 -7.58
540 540 24 150.00 $150.00 $810 -8.50
643 643 10 144.00 $144.00 $926 +1.18
733 733 12 134.00 $134.00 $982 +10.00
775 775 2 124.00 $124.00 $961 -5.00
812 812 14 130.50 $130.50 $1,060 +5.00
862 862 6 127.00 $127.00 $1,095 +0.14
930 930 10 131.00 $131.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–385 381 9 131.00–139.00 $138.10 $526 +25.60
443 443 16 136.00 $136.00 $602 -6.00
473 473 3 134.00 $134.00 $634 —
529–545 534 6 122.00–134.00 $129.92 $694 -10.08
644 644 4 112.00 $112.00 $721 -23.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 185.00 $185.00 $601 —
375 375 3 170.00 $170.00 $638 -12.50
425 425 10 165.00 $165.00 $701 -10.00
472 472 11 165.00 $165.00 $779 +11.17
542 542 18 156.00 $156.00 $846 -1.00
610–648 643 15 126.00–149.00 $147.36 $948 +6.16
740–744 743 9 121.00–128.00 $126.45 $940 —
920 920 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 9 187.00 $187.00 $611 -3.00
375 375 3 160.00 $160.00 $600 -17.19
425–430 427 3 147.50–160.00 $152.53 $651 -20.47
455–468 465 5 166.00–167.00 $166.80 $776 +3.38
548 548 11 165.00 $165.00 $904 —
580 580 1 165.00 $165.00 $957 +11.14
600–639 634 8 155.00–156.00 $155.88 $988 +10.03
658 658 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,007 +15.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -25.00
445 445 4 157.50 $157.50 $701 +7.50
548 548 4 147.00 $147.00 $806 +4.50
623 623 3 141.00 $141.00 $878 +23.50

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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.