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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 15, 2022

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.76/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 546 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $216.00/cwt +41.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 602 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.00/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 480 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 378 445 425
Feeder cattle 378 445 425

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103, Heifers 173, Bulls 102)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 201.00 $201.00 $770 —
434 434 6 203.00 $203.00 $881 +10.00
475 475 2 197.50 $197.50 $938 +23.50
518 518 13 203.00 $203.00 $1,052 +15.00
602 602 27 216.00 $216.00 $1,300 +41.00
650 650 12 195.00 $195.00 $1,268 +30.00
740 740 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,295 +14.00
825 825 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,287 —
920 920 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 365 3 165.00–190.00 $173.67 $634 +13.67
414 414 4 196.00 $196.00 $811 —
472 472 3 184.00 $184.00 $868 +47.63
536 536 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,045 —
725 725 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,109 —
750 750 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,192 —
840 840 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 180.00 $180.00 $709 +40.00
425 425 2 145.00 $145.00 $616 —
485 485 1 147.50 $147.50 $715 -7.50
533 533 4 164.00 $164.00 $874 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–343 329 5 150.00–169.00 $161.08 $530 +11.08
418–435 420 8 145.00–150.00 $149.38 $627 -2.12
480–485 480 21 151.00 $151.00 $725 +1.41
546–548 546 33 149.00–153.00 $152.76 $834 +1.76
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 —
640 640 1 136.00 $136.00 $870 -20.59
655–685 659 17 142.00–157.00 $155.16 $1,023 —
739 739 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,035 +7.00
848 848 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,264 +18.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 6 150.00 $150.00 $556 +14.03
414 414 6 150.00 $150.00 $621 +15.00
455–483 480 8 145.00–150.00 $149.41 $717 +9.41
500 500 1 141.00 $141.00 $705 -16.50
554 554 10 148.00 $148.00 $820 ±0.00
644 644 6 148.00 $148.00 $953 +1.00
735 735 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,066 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 135.00 $135.00 $510 -5.00
461 461 8 145.00 $145.00 $668 —
529 529 6 146.00 $146.00 $772 +27.00
550 550 1 119.00 $119.00 $654 -10.00
614 614 12 144.00 $144.00 $884 +11.00
740 740 1 113.00 $113.00 $836 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–340 332 3 185.00–190.00 $186.71 $620 -5.79
370–380 377 3 199.00–200.00 $199.67 $753 +14.67
420 420 4 190.00 $190.00 $798 +12.29
470–488 480 11 166.00–169.00 $168.45 $809 +1.45
548 548 17 182.00 $182.00 $997 +25.00
558–568 564 5 145.00–184.00 $168.57 $951 +14.57
625–627 627 11 174.00 $174.00 $1,091 +34.00
728 728 6 161.00 $161.00 $1,172 —
846 846 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,117 +29.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–363 360 4 195.00–200.00 $198.78 $716 +36.28
437 437 5 160.00 $160.00 $699 -1.00
465–481 476 6 146.00–168.00 $160.83 $766 +12.83
533 533 11 169.00 $169.00 $901 +25.00
622 622 3 158.00 $158.00 $983 +22.00
685 685 1 122.00 $122.00 $836 —
760 760 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 141.00 $141.00 $677 -4.00
635 635 1 136.00 $136.00 $864 —

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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.