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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

808 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.00/cwt ≈ $863/hd at 553 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $168.75/cwt -4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 546 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.59/cwt -5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 633 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 808 475 552
Feeder cattle 808 475 552

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 302, Heifers 292, Bulls 214) Value Added and Natural 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
372 372 5 188.00 $188.00 $699 +7.00
429 429 6 191.50 $191.50 $822 -4.00
480 480 14 185.00 $185.00 $888 -5.00
503–541 539 35 157.00–180.00 $178.60 $963 -16.40
578 578 10 183.00 $183.00 $1,058 —
635–648 647 29 161.00–180.00 $178.07 $1,152 +1.07
715 715 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,108 -7.00
759 759 13 168.00 $168.00 $1,275 +6.00
833 833 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,324 +9.37
853 853 10 158.50 $158.50 $1,352 —
920 920 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,426 +18.00
970 970 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 22 198.00 $198.00 $1,283 —
652 value added 652 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,213 +20.27
707 value added 707 27 180.00 $180.00 $1,273 —
817 value added 817 15 166.00 $166.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 175.00 $175.00 $558 -5.00
390 390 1 163.00 $163.00 $636 +4.78
439 439 5 171.50 $171.50 $753 —
482 482 10 171.00 $171.00 $824 -9.00
545 545 15 177.00 $177.00 $965 —
654 654 25 173.75 $173.75 $1,136 +13.75
730 730 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,161 +13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
674 674 17 145.00 $145.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 141.00 $141.00 $444 -10.00
372 372 5 163.00 $163.00 $606 —
453 453 2 153.00 $153.00 $693 —
558 558 3 157.00 $157.00 $876 -6.00
615–625 620 2 160.00–165.00 $162.48 $1,007 —
775 775 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,116 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 10 159.50 $159.50 $523 +2.50
376 376 14 159.50 $159.50 $600 -1.42
426 426 15 171.00 $171.00 $728 +0.49
475–478 475 23 145.00–167.50 $165.53 $786 -3.47
514–540 523 6 138.00 $138.00 $722 -21.74
553 553 39 156.00 $156.00 $863 —
605–634 633 36 145.00–153.00 $152.59 $966 -5.61
735 735 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,080 —
752 752 9 146.00 $146.00 $1,098 ±0.00
833 833 8 142.00 $142.00 $1,183 —
900 900 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 7 156.00 $156.00 $505 +6.00
373 373 10 156.00 $156.00 $582 +6.00
425–428 426 18 152.00–170.00 $165.98 $707 -0.02
477 477 5 144.00 $144.00 $687 -23.00
525–535 530 2 137.00–139.00 $137.99 $731 —
554 554 34 146.00 $146.00 $809 -15.00
623 623 2 139.00 $139.00 $866 —
660 660 16 147.50 $147.50 $974 +9.84
765–780 770 3 141.00–145.00 $143.65 $1,106 —
800 800 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,104 —
925 925 1 91.00 $91.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 132.00 $132.00 $440 -6.00
405–441 438 13 130.00–136.00 $135.57 $594 -12.43
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 —
539 539 4 128.00 $128.00 $690 -10.00
640 640 3 126.00 $126.00 $806 +12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 322 4 168.00–176.00 $173.71 $559 -8.79
378–395 380 17 175.00–179.00 $178.51 $678 +3.51
415–422 420 13 177.00–178.00 $177.70 $746 -0.37
460–480 479 20 155.00–177.00 $175.20 $839 -14.76
545–548 546 36 168.00–171.00 $168.75 $921 -4.65
585 585 1 158.00 $158.00 $924 -12.00
625–648 642 4 144.00–146.00 $144.49 $928 -19.51
652 652 15 161.00 $161.00 $1,050 —
705–720 715 3 124.00–130.00 $128.03 $915 -5.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 7 175.00 $175.00 $570 -2.01
373 373 4 167.00 $167.00 $623 -13.12
425–440 435 10 170.00–173.00 $170.94 $744 +13.46
488 488 12 175.00 $175.00 $854 +25.00
543–549 548 21 157.00–163.00 $157.57 $863 -8.70
560 560 1 161.00 $161.00 $902 —
643 643 17 154.00 $154.00 $990 +8.00
790 790 1 125.00 $125.00 $988 —
839 839 4 124.00 $124.00 $1,040 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 158.00 $158.00 $553 —
447 447 3 154.00 $154.00 $688 +5.00
460 460 1 155.00 $155.00 $713 —
525 525 3 149.00 $149.00 $782 +0.19
614 614 7 146.00 $146.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 7 132.00 $132.00 $817 —

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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.