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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.80/cwt -6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 533 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.01/cwt +6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 638 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.00/cwt ≈ $758/hd at 530 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 293 190 470
Feeder cattle 293 190 470

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 73, Heifers 142, Bulls 78)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 167.50 $167.50 $541 —
438 438 2 165.00 $165.00 $723 -5.00
480–490 488 6 165.00 $165.00 $805 -20.00
543 543 5 165.00 $165.00 $896 -20.50
570 570 2 164.00 $164.00 $935 —
653 653 8 186.00 $186.00 $1,215 —
757–778 763 7 141.00–157.00 $152.34 $1,162 —
850–860 853 3 141.00–143.00 $142.33 $1,214 —
940 940 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 175.00 $175.00 $653 +7.80
445 445 1 175.00 $175.00 $779 +7.50
450–470 460 2 147.50–160.00 $153.61 $707 -6.39
540–547 545 4 159.00–160.00 $159.75 $871 -6.25
555–560 558 2 125.00–150.00 $137.56 $768 —
615–648 640 4 153.00–167.00 $163.64 $1,047 —
736 736 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,030 -6.00
840 840 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 122.50 $122.50 $533 -32.50
526 526 5 118.00 $118.00 $621 —
619 619 4 149.00 $149.00 $922 —
710 710 1 135.00 $135.00 $958 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 151.00 $151.00 $498 +1.00
365 365 3 165.00 $165.00 $602 +18.00
439 439 8 150.00 $150.00 $658 +4.00
460–477 470 5 135.00–141.00 $138.65 $652 -10.35
530 530 12 143.00 $143.00 $758 —
553 553 2 132.00 $132.00 $730 -18.00
610–641 638 14 139.00–145.00 $144.01 $919 +6.57
758 758 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,069 —
855 855 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,112 —
960–970 965 2 133.00–136.00 $134.49 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 157.00 $157.00 $529 +7.00
360–367 366 5 165.00–168.00 $167.41 $613 +18.41
408–415 410 3 155.00–172.50 $166.60 $683 +22.10
485 485 3 130.00 $130.00 $630 -7.00
515–545 533 15 136.00–139.00 $138.80 $740 -6.20
630 630 4 141.00 $141.00 $888 -1.50
682 682 3 136.00 $136.00 $928 —
749 749 6 137.00 $137.00 $1,026 —
805–815 810 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 143.00 $143.00 $495 —
410 410 2 147.50 $147.50 $605 —
525–535 526 8 129.00–138.00 $136.86 $720 +14.86
555 555 2 134.00 $134.00 $744 +12.00
658 658 9 138.00 $138.00 $908 +15.00
750 750 2 122.00 $122.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 7 116.00 $116.00 $602 —
619 619 9 115.00 $115.00 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 180.00 $180.00 $612 —
355 355 2 177.50 $177.50 $630 —
412 412 5 169.00 $169.00 $696 -1.00
465–473 472 10 147.50–166.00 $160.47 $757 +0.70
534 534 9 171.00 $171.00 $913 —
558–580 565 3 151.00–152.00 $151.34 $855 +4.22
630 630 6 156.00 $156.00 $983 +35.50
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 -36.00
740 740 3 135.00 $135.00 $999 —
827 827 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 175.00 $175.00 $665 +2.00
430 430 3 157.50 $157.50 $677 +8.50
460 460 1 152.50 $152.50 $702 -0.50
532 532 8 168.00 $168.00 $894 —
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 +8.00
762 762 3 88.00–123.00 $111.33 $848 —
800 800 1 114.00 $114.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
468 468 3 120.00 $120.00 $562 —
550–580 558 4 129.00–130.00 $129.74 $724 —
673 673 3 128.00 $128.00 $861 —
745 745 2 113.00 $113.00 $842 —
808 808 2 107.00 $107.00 $865 —

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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.