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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.82/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 548 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.00/cwt ≈ $1,080/hd at 551 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 424 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 437 821 727
Feeder cattle 437 821 727

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Dairy Steers 9, Heifers 221, Bulls 78) 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
385 385 3 206.00 $206.00 $793 -22.00
433 433 11 201.00 $201.00 $870 -4.00
476 476 8 201.00 $201.00 $957 ±0.00
551 551 19 196.00 $196.00 $1,080 —
652 652 10 175.00 $175.00 $1,141 -10.00
719 719 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,186 +2.00
842 842 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,263 +2.00
1045 1045 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 5 191.00 $191.00 $605 —
387 387 6 194.00 $194.00 $751 ±0.00
419 419 8 171.00 $171.00 $716 +11.48
469 469 7 180.00 $180.00 $844 +17.50
563 563 18 182.00 $182.00 $1,025 +2.00
615 615 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,015 —
719 719 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,158 +16.00
865 865 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,012 -27.00
953 953 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,048 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 150.00 $150.00 $530 ±0.00
453 453 3 133.00 $133.00 $602 -17.00
635 635 3 147.00 $147.00 $933 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 6 144.00 $144.00 $451 -12.00
385 385 8 157.00 $157.00 $604 -6.50
424 424 18 161.00 $161.00 $683 +4.00
476–495 477 16 139.00–147.00 $146.48 $699 -9.36
510–549 548 36 140.00–147.00 $146.82 $805 -1.18
621 621 6 130.00 $130.00 $807 -12.15
735 735 7 130.00 $130.00 $956 -2.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 16 125.00 $125.00 $361 —
329 329 6 127.00 $127.00 $418 —
353–396 383 12 110.00–137.00 $126.71 $485 +6.71
438 438 12 145.50 $145.50 $637 +21.50
450 450 2 115.00 $115.00 $518 -14.00
539 539 8 132.00 $132.00 $711 -1.00
640 640 4 113.00 $113.00 $723 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 130.00 $130.00 $422 -25.00
362 362 9 142.00 $142.00 $514 -12.00
434 434 7 155.00 $155.00 $673 +0.54
465 465 6 135.00 $135.00 $628 -8.00
550 550 2 121.00 $121.00 $666 —
658–685 663 5 131.00 $131.00 $869 -4.00
718–747 742 12 128.00 $128.00 $950 -6.25
822 822 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,069 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 value added 486 13 139.00 $139.00 $676 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
779 779 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,044 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 186.00 $186.00 $580 -6.00
379 379 4 175.00 $175.00 $663 -10.10
427 427 9 175.00 $175.00 $747 +4.00
473 473 13 170.00 $170.00 $804 +14.00
568 568 3 132.00 $132.00 $750 +6.00
614 614 4 131.00 $131.00 $804 -1.51
788 788 2 98.00 $98.00 $772 -30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 132.00 $132.00 $449 -82.00
400 400 1 195.00 $195.00 $780 -2.00
481 481 7 172.00 $172.00 $827 -16.00
538 538 5 150.00 $150.00 $807 -15.00
654 654 7 146.00 $146.00 $955 —
723 723 4 128.00 $128.00 $925 -16.00
950 950 1 91.00 $91.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 136.00 $136.00 $458 —
443 443 2 125.00 $125.00 $554 —
488 488 3 109.00 $109.00 $532 -1.00
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 +12.50
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 4 119.00 $119.00 $922 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 6 105.00 $105.00 $529 —
768 768 3 99.00 $99.00 $760 —

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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.