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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.00/cwt +18.05 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 548 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.40/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 433 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.84/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 556 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 351 208 369
Feeder cattle 351 208 369

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 154, Bulls 93)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–347 343 4 155.00–170.00 $158.61 $544 —
373 373 7 167.50 $167.50 $625 -16.50
435–447 444 4 165.00–179.00 $175.57 $780 —
474 474 4 165.00 $165.00 $782 -15.00
550–565 556 21 159.00–191.00 $187.84 $1,044 +7.84
641 641 13 186.00 $186.00 $1,192 —
653–683 668 4 128.00–160.00 $143.64 $960 -23.86
715–739 731 6 164.00–165.00 $164.67 $1,204 +17.00
823 823 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,300 —
930 930 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,358 +21.00
1115 1115 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,461 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
440 440 3 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
478 478 3 145.00 $145.00 $693 -38.00
535 535 6 185.00 $185.00 $990 —
650–670 655 8 145.00–179.00 $171.05 $1,120 —
712 712 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,175 —
778 778 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,128 —
841 841 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 142.50 $142.50 $663 —
645 645 1 136.00 $136.00 $877 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 7 143.00 $143.00 $456 +0.50
370–392 388 6 147.50–155.00 $148.69 $577 +4.69
432–438 433 21 129.00–147.00 $144.40 $625 +0.64
476 476 7 150.00 $150.00 $714 +5.00
548 548 29 153.00 $153.00 $838 —
603 603 2 139.00 $139.00 $838 -5.00
651–680 653 16 134.00–145.00 $143.84 $939 —
735–745 738 3 133.00–133.50 $133.17 $983 -9.83
849 849 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,180 -1.00
990 990 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 155.00–158.00 $156.47 $505 +18.97
380 380 1 152.50 $152.50 $580 —
418–422 419 11 139.00–150.00 $146.98 $616 +4.48
465–495 485 3 138.00–145.00 $142.76 $692 -2.24
515–548 537 3 130.00–138.00 $135.44 $727 -4.40
555 555 17 153.00 $153.00 $849 +3.00
629 629 8 151.00 $151.00 $950 +10.00
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 —
910 910 1 88.00 $88.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 140.00–145.00 $142.48 $482 —
444 444 4 127.00 $127.00 $564 —
460 460 1 138.00 $138.00 $635 +10.07
750 750 3 124.00 $124.00 $930 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 317 9 160.00–180.00 $177.00 $561 -5.50
376 376 8 164.00 $164.00 $617 -6.00
424 424 4 162.50 $162.50 $689 -27.50
483 483 7 161.00 $161.00 $778 +2.03
543 543 17 178.00 $178.00 $967 +7.00
675–680 677 3 142.00–157.00 $151.98 $1,029 —
715 715 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,065 +19.00
851 851 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,149 —
945 945 1 95.00 $95.00 $898 —
1165 1165 2 111.00–119.00 $115.00 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 162.50–180.00 $171.25 $565 —
373–378 376 4 140.00–157.50 $148.81 $560 -28.69
431 431 7 155.00 $155.00 $668 -30.00
460–470 465 2 137.50–161.00 $149.12 $693 -15.88
553 553 2 157.00 $157.00 $868 —
625 625 3 156.00 $156.00 $975 —
700–738 729 4 141.00–143.00 $141.48 $1,031 —
830 830 2 106.00 $106.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 135.00 $135.00 $641 -17.50
555 555 4 140.00 $140.00 $777 +5.00
630 630 2 136.00 $136.00 $857 —
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 —

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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.