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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 30, 2022

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.00/cwt ≈ $823/hd at 556 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.45/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 629 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.50/cwt ≈ $907/hd at 655 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 471 391
Feeder cattle 399 471 391

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 118, Heifers 175, Bulls 106) 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
383 383 4 174.00 $174.00 $666 -14.00
455–488 483 11 147.00–185.00 $180.69 $873 -13.31
543 543 12 184.00 $184.00 $999 —
566 566 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,058 +9.00
609 value added 609 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,035 —
630–636 635 23 151.00–171.00 $169.28 $1,075 +3.28
655–686 674 7 125.00–160.00 $135.42 $913 -24.58
743 743 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,152 -11.00
750–785 759 4 114.00–129.00 $117.88 $895 -48.12
814–817 815 7 138.00–142.00 $139.72 $1,139 -5.28
1015 1015 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 155.00 $155.00 $465 —
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 -20.64
430 430 1 145.00 $145.00 $624 -50.00
455–480 474 5 146.00–180.00 $170.04 $806 -2.23
495 value added 495 3 170.00 $170.00 $842 —
561 561 6 166.00 $166.00 $931 —
615–620 618 2 129.00–132.00 $130.51 $807 -28.49
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 —
980 980 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 -10.00
408 408 2 165.00 $165.00 $673 -2.50
523 523 2 159.00 $159.00 $832 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 4 135.00 $135.00 $417 -6.00
367 367 8 160.00 $160.00 $587 +13.72
415–447 430 18 126.00–147.00 $142.62 $613 -7.38
478–483 482 8 130.00–148.00 $143.54 $692 -1.53
484 value added 484 7 144.00 $144.00 $697 —
556 556 31 148.00 $148.00 $823 —
623 623 4 132.00 $132.00 $822 -12.00
655 655 24 138.50 $138.50 $907 —
713–736 731 9 125.00–132.00 $130.48 $954 -3.52
855 855 11 127.00 $127.00 $1,086 ±0.00
935 935 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,159 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 5 131.00–137.00 $134.60 $435 -3.40
375 375 2 148.00 $148.00 $555 -2.50
418–430 420 7 131.00–137.50 $136.55 $574 -10.97
450–475 463 2 126.00–129.00 $127.46 $590 -22.54
517–530 527 13 138.00–141.00 $138.68 $731 -9.32
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 -13.48
650 650 8 134.00 $134.00 $871 —
750 750 2 124.00 $124.00 $930 —
825 825 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,023 —
1000 1000 1 98.00 $98.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 125.00 $125.00 $438 -13.10
430 430 1 124.00 $124.00 $533 -12.00
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 +3.00
675 675 2 104.00 $104.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 162.50 $162.50 $496 -24.50
360–378 374 5 142.50–145.00 $142.98 $535 -17.02
433 433 6 145.00 $145.00 $628 -7.53
477–478 477 7 150.00–166.00 $161.42 $770 -5.38
538 538 2 124.00 $124.00 $667 -41.00
551 551 15 141.00 $141.00 $777 -24.00
634 634 18 135.00 $135.00 $856 -20.88
680 680 1 119.00 $119.00 $809 -34.00
729–745 731 9 109.00–128.00 $124.18 $908 —
847 847 13 108.00 $108.00 $915 —
954 954 4 99.00 $99.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 147.50 $147.50 $568 -22.50
420–433 429 3 120.00–150.00 $140.20 $601 -24.80
477 477 3 151.00 $151.00 $720 -14.00
530 530 7 136.00 $136.00 $721 -20.00
654 654 4 121.00 $121.00 $791 —
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 ±0.00
453–460 455 4 105.00–137.00 $128.91 $587 —

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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.