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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 8, 2022

445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.89/cwt +19.89 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 625 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 549 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $177.71/cwt +15.21 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 425 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 445 351 444
Feeder cattle 445 351 444

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 74, Heifers 223, Bulls 148) 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
434 434 4 193.00 $193.00 $838 +17.43
495 495 3 174.00 $174.00 $861 +9.00
527 527 3 188.00 $188.00 $991 —
559 559 10 196.00 $196.00 $1,096 +8.16
635 635 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,111 -11.00
670 670 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,106 +21.36
729 value added 729 7 177.50 $177.50 $1,294 —
742 742 6 161.00 $161.00 $1,195 -3.67
875 875 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,391 —
973 973 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,333 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 4 163.00 $163.00 $526 +3.00
385 385 1 160.00 $160.00 $616 —
460–485 473 2 122.50–151.00 $136.37 $645 -8.63
556 556 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,062 —
605 605 1 134.00 $134.00 $811 —
690 690 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,014 -24.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 —
462 462 3 155.00 $155.00 $716 +12.50
557 557 3 157.00 $157.00 $874 —
655 655 1 150.00 $150.00 $982 —
775 775 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 5 155.00 $155.00 $997 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 150.00 $150.00 $506 +7.00
367 367 12 150.00 $150.00 $550 +1.31
427–430 427 16 144.00–152.00 $151.50 $647 +7.10
465–473 472 12 145.00–150.00 $149.59 $706 -0.41
549 549 19 151.00 $151.00 $829 -2.00
601 value added 601 8 165.50 $165.50 $995 —
627–640 634 23 151.00–164.00 $156.59 $993 +17.59
748 748 10 133.00 $133.00 $995 -0.17
780 780 1 108.00 $108.00 $842 —
810–825 818 2 126.00–134.00 $130.04 $1,064 -8.96
850 850 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,148 —
980 980 1 101.00 $101.00 $990 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 150.00 $150.00 $514 -6.47
355–383 374 3 110.00–148.00 $135.97 $509 -16.53
426 426 4 135.00 $135.00 $575 -11.98
470 470 6 140.00 $140.00 $658 -2.76
525 525 11 157.50 $157.50 $827 +22.06
552 552 12 148.00 $148.00 $817 -5.00
640 640 10 147.00 $147.00 $941 -4.00
719 719 6 135.00 $135.00 $971 +24.00
818 818 2 111.00 $111.00 $908 —
927–930 928 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,160 +37.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 140.00 $140.00 $521 —
445–446 446 10 129.00–134.00 $130.00 $580 +3.00
533 533 5 119.00 $119.00 $634 —
575 575 1 129.00 $129.00 $742 —
636 636 5 133.00 $133.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529–530 value added 529 17 157.00–157.50 $157.26 $832 —
564 value added 564 4 138.00 $138.00 $778 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 192.50 $192.50 $654 +15.50
381 381 8 185.00 $185.00 $705 +21.00
416–428 425 17 160.00–183.00 $177.71 $755 +15.21
475 475 10 167.00 $167.00 $793 +6.00
533 533 16 157.00 $157.00 $837 -21.00
550 550 1 154.00 $154.00 $847 —
648 648 10 140.00 $140.00 $907 —
754–795 760 7 124.00–125.00 $124.85 $949 —
817 817 3 103.00 $103.00 $842 —
860 860 2 96.00 $96.00 $826 -39.00
930 930 1 110.50 $110.50 $1,028 +15.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 9 170.00 $170.00 $570 -1.25
385 385 4 162.50 $162.50 $626 +13.69
418 418 8 161.00 $161.00 $673 +6.00
467 467 6 148.00 $148.00 $691 -1.12
541 541 10 144.00 $144.00 $779 —
646 646 8 136.00 $136.00 $879 -20.00
740 740 6 125.00 $125.00 $925 -16.48
805 805 1 114.00 $114.00 $918 +8.00
950 950 2 96.00 $96.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 150.00 $150.00 $522 —
468 468 2 145.00 $145.00 $679 +10.00
557 557 5 137.50 $137.50 $766 -2.50
733 733 2 120.00 $120.00 $880 —

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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.