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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 25, 2022

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.26/cwt ≈ $894/hd at 551 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $183.35/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 586 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $190.00/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 208 192 213
Feeder cattle 208 192 213

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 101, Bulls 63) 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
305 305 1 175.00 $175.00 $534 -7.50
383 383 2 184.00 $184.00 $705 —
472 472 3 180.00 $180.00 $850 +2.50
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
552 552 7 180.00 $180.00 $994 -2.50
663 663 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,111 -6.50
725–733 730 3 147.00–148.00 $147.67 $1,078 -12.33
905 905 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,131 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 value added 483 6 185.00 $185.00 $894 —
488 488 2 183.00 $183.00 $893 +15.13
555–580 576 6 175.00–180.00 $179.20 $1,032 -0.80
595 value added 595 6 187.50 $187.50 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 160.00 $160.00 $856 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–317 313 4 142.50 $142.50 $446 —
381 381 4 144.00 $144.00 $549 —
414–423 416 10 135.00–146.00 $143.76 $598 -9.24
475 475 3 145.00 $145.00 $689 -11.00
500–510 505 2 130.00–140.00 $134.95 $681 -12.05
551–552 551 19 145.00–165.50 $162.26 $894 —
628 628 8 144.00 $144.00 $904 +3.00
728 728 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,041 —
845 845 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,183 ±0.00
1087 1087 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 137.50 $137.50 $461 -2.50
425 425 1 142.50 $142.50 $606 -15.50
480 480 6 145.00 $145.00 $696 -10.00
510–531 522 7 139.00–141.00 $139.84 $730 -8.16
560 560 10 150.00 $150.00 $840 —
605 605 1 141.00 $141.00 $853 -1.00
765 765 1 121.00 $121.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 118.00 $118.00 $442 -36.00
465–482 480 7 127.50–128.00 $127.93 $614 —
558–565 560 3 120.00–137.00 $125.71 $704 -8.29
630 630 2 121.00 $121.00 $762 —
725 725 1 136.00 $136.00 $986 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 182.50 $182.50 $628 —
378 378 3 170.00 $170.00 $643 —
425 425 10 190.00 $190.00 $808 +12.50
450–485 463 6 147.50–187.50 $158.97 $736 -17.15
543 543 5 171.00 $171.00 $929 +16.00
646 646 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,008 —
735 735 1 130.00 $130.00 $956 -18.00
840 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 177.50 $177.50 $685 +17.50
433 433 3 185.00 $185.00 $801 —
485 485 3 165.00 $165.00 $800 -2.29
546 546 4 160.00 $160.00 $874 -5.46
653 653 4 136.00 $136.00 $888 —
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 -23.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 152.50 $152.50 $729 +10.00
573 573 2 135.00 $135.00 $774 —

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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.