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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 29, 2022

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $194.00/cwt ≈ $1,011/hd at 521 lb · 45 head
light 4-weight M&L 2-3 steers $203.00/cwt ≈ $826/hd at 407 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.20/cwt +9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 635 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 475 621 324
Feeder cattle 475 621 324

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 127, Bulls 131) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 value added 407 30 203.00 $203.00 $826 —
521 value added 521 45 194.00 $194.00 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 8 181.00 $181.00 $684 +2.28
416 416 7 195.50 $195.50 $813 +0.50
490 490 14 190.00 $190.00 $931 -4.05
542 542 13 195.00 $195.00 $1,057 —
597 value added 597 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,110 —
645 645 12 177.00 $177.00 $1,142 -29.64
665–690 678 2 163.00–169.00 $165.94 $1,125 -0.06
715 715 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,158 +2.00
754 754 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,221 —
823–830 827 5 140.00–156.00 $149.63 $1,237 -12.37
945 945 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,295 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
363–385 370 4 150.00–172.50 $158.22 $585 -24.35
483 483 6 180.00 $180.00 $869 +8.00
503 503 6 191.00 $191.00 $961 —
580 580 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,015 -16.00
625 625 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,031 —
669 669 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,070 —
732 732 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,069 -10.00
820 820 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,148 -19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659–670 value added 666 20 164.00–169.00 $165.73 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 151.00 $151.00 $521 —
434 434 5 152.50 $152.50 $662 —
550 550 4 163.00 $163.00 $896 —
655 655 1 150.00 $150.00 $982 -24.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 8 157.00 $157.00 $524 -4.00
365–388 385 9 156.00–161.50 $160.92 $620 -13.08
426–440 427 17 163.00–171.00 $170.51 $728 -4.49
464 464 9 169.00 $169.00 $784 +7.00
500–540 538 18 155.00–160.00 $159.74 $859 -1.26
633–635 635 20 151.00–159.00 $158.20 $1,005 +9.20
750 750 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,095 +5.00
870 870 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 150.00 $150.00 $500 -7.00
360 360 2 150.00 $150.00 $540 -27.00
438 438 2 166.00 $166.00 $727 -9.00
481 481 4 167.00 $167.00 $803 +4.00
553 553 12 161.00 $161.00 $890 —
660–663 663 6 137.00–141.00 $137.66 $913 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 138.00 $138.00 $465 —
433 433 3 148.00 $148.00 $641 +23.00
538 538 4 138.00 $138.00 $742 -10.00
645 645 1 114.00 $114.00 $735 -21.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 6 182.50 $182.50 $595 -6.50
383 383 3 175.00 $175.00 $670 -14.00
420–429 428 19 170.00–179.00 $178.07 $762 -5.09
453–469 466 15 152.50–199.00 $189.96 $885 +9.41
500–531 528 19 168.00–174.00 $173.40 $916 +10.86
565 565 2 170.00 $170.00 $960 —
628 628 10 164.00 $164.00 $1,030 -1.00
740 740 5 134.00 $134.00 $992 +4.00
755 755 2 130.00 $130.00 $982 —
875–890 883 2 114.00–120.00 $116.97 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–343 342 4 171.00–179.00 $177.01 $605 -0.72
362–365 363 4 177.50–181.00 $180.12 $654 +5.12
410–423 416 7 140.00–171.00 $157.48 $655 -22.23
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 -16.25
510–526 524 8 161.00–167.00 $166.27 $871 +4.90
638–648 642 9 130.00–159.00 $146.00 $937 —
665 665 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,044 +6.00
738 738 4 135.00 $135.00 $996 +18.00
815 815 1 118.00 $118.00 $962 —
855 855 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 149.00 $149.00 $653 +15.00
508–530 514 4 131.00–155.00 $148.81 $765 —

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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.