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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.00/cwt ≈ $844/hd at 563 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 632 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $185.50/cwt ≈ $1,017/hd at 548 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 190 260 137
Feeder cattle 190 260 137

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 98, Bulls 50)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 170.00 $170.00 $706 -2.50
472 472 3 185.00 $185.00 $873 +21.50
548 548 10 185.50 $185.50 $1,017 —
635 635 4 178.50 $178.50 $1,133 +12.50
738 738 6 152.00 $152.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 162.50–172.50 $167.20 $624 -7.80
430 430 2 167.50 $167.50 $720 +25.00
473 473 3 160.00 $160.00 $757 +2.00
543 543 4 166.00 $166.00 $901 +36.00
740 740 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 +10.00
405 405 1 155.00 $155.00 $628 —
840 840 2 100.00 $100.00 $840 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 150.00 $150.00 $507 +7.50
368 368 2 147.00 $147.00 $541 +12.00
428 428 6 146.00 $146.00 $625 -1.00
478 478 4 149.00 $149.00 $712 +15.48
563 563 11 150.00 $150.00 $844 —
645–648 646 9 132.00–139.00 $137.44 $888 —
731 731 7 139.00 $139.00 $1,016 +7.11
843 843 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,130 +4.00
900 900 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,017 +3.00
1025 1025 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,179 —
1200 1200 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,416 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 150.00 $150.00 $488 +12.50
383 383 2 149.00 $149.00 $571 +15.70
416 416 7 144.50 $144.50 $601 +2.63
473 473 3 137.00 $137.00 $648 +9.49
528 528 4 145.00 $145.00 $766 +1.12
632 632 11 142.50 $142.50 $901 +3.50
780 780 1 126.00 $126.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 128.00 $128.00 $573 -1.00
535 535 1 122.00 $122.00 $653 -3.00
561 561 5 122.00 $122.00 $684 —
690 690 1 123.00 $123.00 $849 +13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 170.00 $170.00 $722 -5.00
471–485 473 9 158.00–160.00 $159.77 $756 +7.85
554–575 561 6 130.00–156.00 $147.12 $825 —
625 625 2 116.00–125.00 $120.50 $753 -29.50
685 685 6 146.00 $146.00 $1,000 —
770–790 777 3 122.00–131.50 $128.28 $997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 173.00 $173.00 $645 +23.00
428 428 2 149.00 $149.00 $638 -4.00
460 460 4 153.00 $153.00 $704 +12.73
563 563 2 127.00 $127.00 $715 —
665 665 4 132.00 $132.00 $878 -7.00
730 730 1 118.00 $118.00 $861 —
960 960 1 102.00 $102.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 -5.90

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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.