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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 19, 2022

599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.73/cwt -10.27 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 546 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.02/cwt -15.98 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 541 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 540 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 599 592 617
Feeder cattle 599 592 617

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 278, Bulls 164) 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
305 305 1 205.00 $205.00 $625 —
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 -3.00
405–440 429 10 165.00–194.00 $188.90 $810 +2.14
470 470 12 186.00 $186.00 $874 -14.00
513–546 541 33 157.00–187.00 $183.02 $990 -15.98
629 629 9 192.00 $192.00 $1,208 -2.00
695 695 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,314 —
730 730 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,248 -14.00
778 778 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,089 —
845 845 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,200 —
1033 1033 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,488 —
1098 1098 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,208 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
360 360 1 180.00 $180.00 $648 -29.00
443 443 5 187.00 $187.00 $828 -15.50
477 477 9 181.00 $181.00 $863 -5.00
542 542 13 180.00 $180.00 $976 +5.00
610 value added 610 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,049 —
646 646 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,105 -18.00
700–746 739 7 142.00–147.00 $146.32 $1,081 -4.68
775 775 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,046 —
832 832 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,140 -10.00
913 913 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 160.00 $160.00 $608 —
430 430 1 157.50 $157.50 $677 -17.50
585 585 1 156.00 $156.00 $913 —
686 686 4 139.00 $139.00 $954 —
735 735 1 109.00 $109.00 $801 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,132 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 11 161.00 $161.00 $523 -1.50
381 381 8 167.00 $167.00 $636 +1.93
415–440 431 24 130.00–169.00 $165.81 $715 -4.89
474 474 21 167.00 $167.00 $792 +5.59
537–547 546 44 135.00–154.00 $152.73 $834 -10.27
560–573 569 3 116.00–119.00 $118.02 $672 -11.98
645 645 16 142.00 $142.00 $916 -9.00
752 752 5 127.00 $127.00 $955 —
850 850 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —
965–997 989 4 99.00–109.00 $106.56 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 115.00–151.00 $132.73 $438 -15.26
373 373 14 163.00 $163.00 $608 -13.00
434 434 13 167.00 $167.00 $725 -10.00
470 470 15 161.00 $161.00 $757 -1.46
540 540 32 143.00 $143.00 $772 -9.00
629 629 28 143.00 $143.00 $899 +8.69
730 730 6 125.00 $125.00 $912 -13.00
843 843 3 115.00 $115.00 $969 +5.00
945 945 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,002 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
464 464 10 140.00 $140.00 $650 +26.00
528 528 6 105.00 $105.00 $554 -12.00
555 555 1 94.00 $94.00 $522 -36.00
648 648 2 124.00 $124.00 $804 +17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 12 224.00 $224.00 $759 +54.38
370–398 391 5 170.00–180.00 $178.11 $696 -0.78
412 412 5 180.00 $180.00 $742 +0.25
465–481 479 17 141.00–180.00 $175.54 $841 +1.67
534–548 536 25 159.00–189.00 $184.85 $991 -0.48
570 570 1 160.00 $160.00 $912 —
620–643 637 7 130.00–167.00 $159.45 $1,016 -10.04
755–785 765 3 147.00–148.00 $147.66 $1,130 —
800 800 2 122.00–137.00 $129.50 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 335 6 165.00–207.00 $198.82 $666 +18.82
385 385 6 204.00 $204.00 $785 +20.15
405–421 417 17 167.00–186.00 $181.66 $758 +17.17
455–483 480 11 159.00–161.00 $159.17 $764 -7.48
500–528 527 20 167.00–170.00 $167.14 $881 +5.14
588 588 2 134.00 $134.00 $788 —
624 624 11 155.00 $155.00 $967 +5.00
700 700 2 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 170.00 $170.00 $617 —
453 453 4 141.00 $141.00 $639 —
545 545 1 128.00 $128.00 $698 -27.00
637 637 3 131.00 $131.00 $834 —

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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.