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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 18, 2022

192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 536 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.00/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 631 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 192 293 351
Feeder cattle 192 293 351

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 91, Bulls 61)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 182.50 $182.50 $562 +15.00
467 467 5 177.50 $177.50 $829 +12.50
553 553 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,009 +18.50
668 668 6 174.00 $174.00 $1,162 -12.00
732 732 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,171 —
830 830 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,278 —
935 935 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,402 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 164.00 $164.00 $631 -11.00
450–490 470 2 165.00–171.00 $167.87 $789 +14.26
562 562 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,012 +42.44
673 673 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,084 —
757–780 763 4 145.00–148.00 $147.23 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 162.50 $162.50 $752 —
775 775 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,108 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 153.00 $153.00 $647 +3.00
469 469 5 156.00 $156.00 $732 +17.35
536 536 18 147.00 $147.00 $788 +4.00
631 631 14 141.00 $141.00 $890 -3.01
755 755 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,080 +2.00
843 843 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 140.00 $140.00 $459 -17.00
373 373 2 148.00 $148.00 $552 -19.41
432 432 6 158.00 $158.00 $683 -8.60
498 498 2 155.00 $155.00 $772 +25.00
529 529 8 148.00 $148.00 $783 +9.20
623 623 8 142.00 $142.00 $885 +1.00
700–742 732 4 114.00–115.00 $114.76 $840 -22.24
820 820 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,074 -0.01
910 910 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 154.00 $154.00 $601 —
428 428 2 150.00 $150.00 $642 +2.50
558 558 2 134.00 $134.00 $748 ±0.00
665 665 1 124.00 $124.00 $825 -14.00
755 755 1 131.00 $131.00 $989 +9.00
903 903 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,047 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 177.50 $177.50 $754 +8.50
463–485 469 4 165.00–180.00 $176.12 $826 +15.65
510 510 2 155.00 $155.00 $790 -16.00
557 557 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,030 +33.66
653 653 6 157.00 $157.00 $1,025 +47.00
749 749 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,109 +13.00
807 807 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,130 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 -15.00
450–465 459 7 155.00–175.00 $167.29 $768 +14.79
515–533 527 3 125.00–185.00 $165.46 $872 -2.54
585 585 2 150.00 $150.00 $878 —
613–637 625 6 125.00–146.00 $135.70 $848 —
753 753 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,077 +31.67
813 813 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,057 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 —
465 465 1 142.50 $142.50 $663 +22.50
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 —
610 610 1 127.50 $127.50 $778 —
753–790 765 6 115.00–132.00 $120.85 $925 —

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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.