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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 22, 2022

621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.75/cwt ≈ $1,260/hd at 779 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $206.64/cwt -9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 618 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $162.54/cwt -19.46 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 539 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 621 378 567
Feeder cattle 621 378 567

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 291, Bulls 182) 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
345 345 4 190.00 $190.00 $656 —
365–380 373 2 177.50–180.00 $178.72 $667 -22.28
438 438 6 195.00 $195.00 $854 -8.00
476–488 482 13 185.00–202.00 $194.05 $935 -3.45
566 566 23 191.00 $191.00 $1,081 —
605–644 618 33 190.00–215.50 $206.64 $1,277 -9.36
682 682 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,132 -29.00
730 730 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,168 -15.00
819 819 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,327 +6.00
945 945 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,380 ±0.00
1075–1080 1078 2 148.00–153.00 $150.51 $1,622 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 180.00–185.00 $182.57 $657 +8.90
425 425 3 178.00 $178.00 $756 -18.00
463 463 2 172.00 $172.00 $796 -12.00
471 value added 471 7 190.00 $190.00 $895 —
554 554 10 191.00 $191.00 $1,058 —
723 723 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,128 +3.00
810 810 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,288 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 157.50 $157.50 $622 -22.50
656 656 10 174.00 $174.00 $1,141 —
805–810 808 2 139.00–149.00 $143.98 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 value added 599 11 183.50 $183.50 $1,099 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 17 161.00 $161.00 $528 -0.08
383 383 13 174.00 $174.00 $666 —
415 415 21 175.00 $175.00 $726 +25.62
471 471 18 162.00 $162.00 $763 +11.00
520–545 544 20 161.00 $161.00 $876 +8.24
554 554 2 135.00 $135.00 $748 —
635 635 1 149.00 $149.00 $946 +13.00
654–660 656 13 156.00–158.00 $156.62 $1,027 +1.46
740 740 9 145.25 $145.25 $1,075 +5.25
785 785 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,107 —
835 835 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,244 ±0.00
920 920 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 9 157.00 $157.00 $529 —
381 381 10 177.00 $177.00 $674 +27.00
428 428 14 175.00 $175.00 $749 +25.00
482 482 10 163.00 $163.00 $786 +13.59
548 548 11 157.00 $157.00 $860 —
631 631 19 162.50 $162.50 $1,025 +14.50
752 752 7 153.50 $153.50 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
779 value added 779 59 161.75 $161.75 $1,260 —
823 value added 823 11 161.75 $161.75 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 136.00 $136.00 $408 —
350 350 1 120.00 $120.00 $420 -15.00
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 —
546 546 7 148.00 $148.00 $808 +2.00
642 642 3 135.00 $135.00 $867 -9.00
750 750 2 120.00 $120.00 $900 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 11 189.00 $189.00 $612 +2.29
380 380 10 189.00 $189.00 $718 -10.67
429–445 430 26 135.00–188.00 $183.16 $788 -6.84
455–471 468 11 140.00–187.00 $180.55 $845 +12.10
505–542 539 30 142.00–164.00 $162.54 $876 -19.46
624 624 15 165.00 $165.00 $1,030 -9.00
730 730 5 130.00 $130.00 $949 -31.00
815 815 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,117 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 330 4 162.50–182.50 $177.73 $587 —
366 366 4 175.00 $175.00 $640 -23.78
420–430 425 13 137.50–186.00 $179.71 $764 +19.71
460–474 469 13 132.50–170.00 $166.25 $780 +5.42
510–535 528 15 131.00–179.00 $161.37 $852 -7.63
664 664 7 151.00 $151.00 $1,003 +29.00
743 743 2 117.00 $117.00 $869 —
925 925 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 172.00 $172.00 $616 —
405 405 1 134.00 $134.00 $543 —
458 458 3 139.00 $139.00 $637 -2.00
550–590 563 3 125.00–144.00 $137.37 $773 —
648 648 2 128.00 $128.00 $829 -8.00

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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.