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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 24, 2022

1,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.50/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 546 lb · 150 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.86/cwt -12.91 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 638 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.00/cwt +32.63 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 535 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,090 1,431 1,027
Feeder cattle 1,090 1,431 1,027

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 324, Dairy Steers 10, Heifers 518, Bulls 238) 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
390 390 3 144.00–180.00 $168.00 $655 +19.48
435 435 22 201.00 $201.00 $874 +11.00
480 480 18 140.00–181.00 $176.44 $847 -3.35
535 535 61 182.00 $182.00 $974 +32.63
585 value added 585 19 190.00 $190.00 $1,112 —
640 640 2 150.00 $150.00 $960 -28.00
659 659 38 176.00 $176.00 $1,160 —
731 731 18 150.00 $150.00 $1,096 -14.00
795 795 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,113 —
808–843 824 13 137.00–149.00 $145.77 $1,201 —
943 943 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,282 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 171.00 $171.00 $559 +12.29
380–384 384 11 151.00 $151.00 $580 -9.00
418 418 13 173.00 $173.00 $723 +13.10
458–483 476 19 165.00–174.00 $171.72 $817 -8.28
536 536 4 167.00 $167.00 $895 +9.30
556–592 565 12 149.00–163.00 $159.33 $900 —
656–680 659 17 120.00–148.00 $145.52 $959 -17.48
823 823 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,160 -9.00
902 902 3 108.00 $108.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 146.00 $146.00 $526 +51.00
438 438 2 130.00 $130.00 $569 -10.00
473 473 10 134.00 $134.00 $634 —
570 570 11 144.00 $144.00 $821 -1.00
625 625 1 147.00 $147.00 $919 —
720 720 1 127.00 $127.00 $914 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 130.00 $130.00 $438 -15.00
381 381 16 145.00 $145.00 $552 +8.03
423–439 438 42 110.00–140.00 $135.82 $595 -1.06
465–475 474 34 116.00–139.00 $137.67 $653 +2.82
546 546 150 140.50 $140.50 $767 +1.05
553–575 560 5 112.00–115.00 $113.40 $635 -10.22
623–645 638 72 96.00–130.00 $126.86 $809 -12.91
736 736 17 122.00 $122.00 $898 -4.00
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
840 840 2 111.00 $111.00 $932 -15.00
970–975 973 3 100.00–106.00 $101.99 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 135.00 $135.00 $398 -14.00
344 344 9 135.00 $135.00 $464 -3.59
381–385 382 11 110.00–145.00 $138.58 $529 +7.76
410–428 427 24 110.00–141.00 $136.32 $582 +2.04
474–482 476 11 110.00–130.00 $124.48 $593 -5.94
520–539 538 32 91.00–140.50 $138.20 $744 +1.82
641 641 11 129.50 $129.50 $830 -4.50
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 —
743 743 6 111.00 $111.00 $825 —
790 790 1 90.00 $90.00 $711 -20.60
820 820 1 101.00 $101.00 $828 —
870 870 3 107.00 $107.00 $931 -1.00
945 945 1 99.00 $99.00 $936 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 10 112.00 $112.00 $405 -8.00
439 439 12 120.00 $120.00 $527 +1.48
480 480 3 115.00 $115.00 $552 +16.00
530–547 546 12 107.00–108.00 $107.08 $585 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 value added 630 18 138.00 $138.00 $869 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 330 5 137.00–161.00 $152.31 $503 -22.69
383 383 5 178.00 $178.00 $682 -4.00
418–433 431 14 166.00–181.00 $178.92 $771 +12.84
450–465 462 11 148.00–171.00 $167.26 $773 -5.74
540–548 541 58 129.00–165.00 $160.71 $869 -0.66
552–560 554 4 135.00–155.00 $149.95 $831 —
628 628 37 149.00 $149.00 $936 -6.08
710–726 723 18 119.00–132.00 $129.59 $937 +4.59
805 805 1 124.00 $124.00 $998 —
875 875 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,024 —
923 923 2 85.00 $85.00 $785 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 157.00 $157.00 $495 +1.08
373 373 7 172.50 $172.50 $643 +7.50
410–445 424 16 135.00–175.00 $171.66 $728 +5.66
475 475 11 167.00 $167.00 $793 -0.22
560–561 561 18 130.00–165.00 $159.18 $893 +9.81
665 665 8 127.00 $127.00 $845 —
743 743 6 117.00 $117.00 $869 ±0.00
760 760 1 127.00 $127.00 $965 —
885 885 1 95.00 $95.00 $841 —
920 920 3 80.00 $80.00 $736 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 3 129.00 $129.00 $712 —
633 633 2 105.00 $105.00 $665 —
810 810 1 85.00 $85.00 $688 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
956 956 10 87.00 $87.00 $832 —

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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.