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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 26, 2022

821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.35/cwt -5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 540 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $189.33/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 541 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $165.00/cwt -19.85 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 531 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 821 599 640
Feeder cattle 821 599 640

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 243, Dairy Steers 9, Heifers 348, Bulls 221) 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
384 384 7 228.00 $228.00 $876 +28.00
427 427 7 205.00 $205.00 $875 +16.10
480 480 12 201.00 $201.00 $965 +15.00
505–543 541 42 144.00–193.00 $189.33 $1,024 +6.31
654 654 29 185.00 $185.00 $1,210 —
715 715 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,165 -8.00
758–778 761 16 129.00–165.00 $159.15 $1,211 +19.15
832 832 5 148.00 $148.00 $1,231 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 194.00 $194.00 $733 +14.00
405–420 419 12 154.00–160.00 $159.52 $668 -27.48
469 469 8 162.50 $162.50 $762 -18.50
473 value added 473 6 162.50 $162.50 $769 —
535 535 12 167.00 $167.00 $893 -13.00
555 555 1 180.00 $180.00 $999 —
660 660 14 156.00 $156.00 $1,030 —
744 744 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,079 -1.32
885 885 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,274 —
965 965 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,139 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 value added 536 24 164.00 $164.00 $879 —
611 611 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 -10.00
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 —
545 545 1 129.00 $129.00 $703 —
558 558 6 129.00 $129.00 $720 -27.00
631 631 7 136.00 $136.00 $858 —
658 658 2 145.00 $145.00 $954 +6.00
753–780 758 6 126.00–127.00 $126.83 $961 —
870 870 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,148 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 156.00 $156.00 $496 -5.00
382 382 22 163.50 $163.50 $625 -3.50
424 424 27 157.00 $157.00 $666 -8.81
471–485 472 26 152.00–156.00 $155.84 $736 -11.16
507 value added 507 12 145.00 $145.00 $735 —
549 549 43 148.00 $148.00 $813 -4.73
560 560 2 125.00 $125.00 $700 +6.98
610–649 646 29 130.00–143.00 $142.15 $918 +0.15
740–749 747 5 128.00–134.00 $132.81 $992 —
890 890 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,121 —
915–919 919 8 120.00–129.00 $127.88 $1,175 —
1073 1073 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 155.00 $155.00 $510 +22.27
380 380 1 154.00 $154.00 $585 -9.00
420–428 427 11 149.00–155.00 $154.46 $660 -12.54
475 475 14 143.00 $143.00 $679 -18.00
488 value added 488 7 135.00 $135.00 $659 —
518–544 539 22 129.00–133.00 $132.30 $713 -10.70
636 636 7 135.00 $135.00 $859 -8.00
660 660 4 120.00–140.00 $135.00 $891 —
738–746 744 13 128.00–137.00 $134.25 $999 +9.25
848 848 8 138.00 $138.00 $1,170 +23.00
920 920 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,040 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 120.00 $120.00 $460 —
435 435 1 124.00 $124.00 $539 —
461 461 8 129.00 $129.00 $595 -11.00
542 542 14 133.00 $133.00 $721 +28.00
570 570 1 119.00 $119.00 $678 +25.00
644 644 15 129.00 $129.00 $831 +5.00
721–736 725 16 125.00–135.00 $132.46 $960 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 value added 358 12 155.50 $155.50 $557 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 214.00 $214.00 $683 -10.00
360–375 372 13 137.50–227.00 $210.19 $782 +32.08
425 425 14 197.00 $197.00 $837 +17.00
468 468 21 188.00 $188.00 $880 +12.46
531 531 30 165.00 $165.00 $876 -19.85
633 633 16 156.00 $156.00 $987 -3.45
744 744 11 144.00 $144.00 $1,071 —
840 840 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,067 —
945 945 1 91.00 $91.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 9 192.00 $192.00 $628 -6.82
365–375 373 18 167.50–190.00 $185.10 $690 -18.90
437 437 5 171.00 $171.00 $747 -10.66
477 477 15 156.00 $156.00 $744 -3.17
525 525 20 150.00 $150.00 $788 -17.14
550 550 1 126.00 $126.00 $693 —
620–636 634 8 129.00–133.00 $132.51 $840 -22.49
768 768 6 128.00 $128.00 $983 —
815 815 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,039 —
905 905 2 104.00–106.00 $105.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 135.00 $135.00 $477 -35.00
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 -31.00
540 540 1 122.50 $122.50 $662 -5.50
628 628 3 121.00 $121.00 $760 -10.00
695 695 1 94.00 $94.00 $653 —
801 801 7 103.00 $103.00 $825 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
942 942 5 96.00 $96.00 $904 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 4 108.00 $108.00 $678 —

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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.