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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Winchester, VA

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

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 576 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.83/cwt +12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 473 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.63/cwt -7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 564 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 351 399 214
Feeder cattle 351 399 214

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 89, Heifers 159, Bulls 103) 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
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
355 355 1 215.00 $215.00 $763 +41.00
478 478 4 179.00 $179.00 $856 -1.69
510 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 -24.00
560–593 564 15 162.00–182.50 $179.63 $1,013 -7.37
622 622 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,014 -6.28
655 655 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,002 +17.58
794 794 11 159.00 $159.00 $1,262 +41.12
984–995 985 8 133.00–134.00 $133.13 $1,311 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 197.50 $197.50 $750 +47.50
433 433 2 163.00 $163.00 $706 +18.00
493 493 3 168.00 $168.00 $828 -2.04
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
567 567 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,021 +14.00
646 646 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,092 +38.49
683 683 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,045 —
790 790 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,059 +9.00
835 835 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,102 —
925 925 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 160.00 $160.00 $574 +10.00
458 458 2 132.00 $132.00 $605 —
560 560 4 158.00 $158.00 $885 —
620 620 1 86.00 $86.00 $533 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 155.00 $155.00 $516 +20.00
360–383 378 5 154.00–156.00 $155.62 $588 -4.38
428 428 8 157.00 $157.00 $672 +14.38
450–488 473 15 141.00–159.00 $155.83 $737 +12.29
510–531 527 5 142.00–147.00 $146.03 $770 —
569 569 16 149.00 $149.00 $848 +1.00
591 value added 591 8 149.00 $149.00 $881 —
600–625 617 3 121.00–128.00 $123.69 $763 -8.31
651 651 13 135.00 $135.00 $879 -3.50
730 730 4 129.00 $129.00 $942 -1.48
860–869 868 8 125.00–130.00 $129.38 $1,123 +2.38
945–948 947 4 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $1,236 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 372 3 123.00–145.00 $136.05 $506 -11.95
420–430 428 5 130.00–155.00 $143.78 $615 +7.23
479 479 7 155.00 $155.00 $742 +27.54
529 529 13 149.00 $149.00 $788 +10.32
639 639 14 142.00 $142.00 $907 +17.00
655 655 1 134.00 $134.00 $878 ±0.00
769 769 4 129.00 $129.00 $992 +5.00
828 828 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,043 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 6 122.00 $122.00 $412 —
427 427 6 130.00 $130.00 $555 +6.00
535 535 5 127.00 $127.00 $679 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 195.00 $195.00 $640 +32.50
350–365 358 2 175.00–200.00 $187.76 $672 +44.78
436 436 6 164.00 $164.00 $715 +19.00
455–475 467 5 145.00–168.00 $159.04 $743 -2.38
515 515 2 150.00 $150.00 $772 +26.00
564–570 565 11 145.00–157.00 $155.90 $881 +14.90
610–649 645 14 139.00–145.00 $143.94 $928 +8.94
665 665 1 114.00 $114.00 $758 -5.00
725–749 746 11 130.00–149.00 $136.64 $1,019 +12.46
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 +2.00
890 890 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,148 —
925 925 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,073 —
1072 1072 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,286 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 190.00 $190.00 $633 —
375 375 2 175.00 $175.00 $656 +27.50
425–428 427 5 140.00–145.00 $140.99 $602 +0.79
481 481 5 159.00 $159.00 $765 +8.00
551 551 10 155.00 $155.00 $854 —
624 624 7 140.00 $140.00 $874 —
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 ±0.00
868 868 2 102.00 $102.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 130.00 $130.00 $451 —
430 430 1 135.00 $135.00 $580 —
465 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 +16.09

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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.