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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

1,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.81/cwt +19.44 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 544 lb · 120 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.45/cwt -12.06 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 551 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.99/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 558 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,054 1,026 1,081
Feeder cattle 1,054 1,026 1,081

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 246, Dairy Steers 23, Heifers 441, Bulls 344)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 171.00 $171.00 $564 +15.33
420 420 23 184.00 $184.00 $773 +2.00
455–470 468 21 151.00–178.00 $175.88 $823 -5.83
555–593 558 68 156.00–171.00 $169.99 $949 -0.97
637 637 46 164.50 $164.50 $1,048 -10.91
656 656 7 143.00 $143.00 $938 +2.00
742 742 11 158.00 $158.00 $1,172 -2.00
810–820 813 3 144.00–148.00 $146.66 $1,192 -0.34
934 934 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,373 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 7 180.00 $180.00 $594 +35.00
386 386 4 175.00 $175.00 $676 +10.57
422 422 9 180.00 $180.00 $760 +2.00
481 481 7 172.00 $172.00 $827 -1.25
541 541 9 164.00 $164.00 $887 -8.00
650 650 6 145.00 $145.00 $942 +2.00
715–725 723 4 147.00–149.00 $148.00 $1,070 —
838 838 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,173 +3.00
923 923 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 4 135.00 $135.00 $620 +50.00
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–332 332 10 120.00–122.50 $122.00 $405 -24.00
380 380 26 145.00 $145.00 $551 -7.00
419–435 434 49 139.00–145.00 $144.53 $627 -8.18
450–479 477 38 110.00–140.50 $138.23 $659 -5.18
505–547 544 120 112.50–136.00 $133.81 $728 +19.44
563 563 3 108.00 $108.00 $608 -32.76
642 642 33 132.00 $132.00 $847 -2.60
650 650 2 135.00 $135.00 $878 +22.50
714 714 25 125.00 $125.00 $892 ±0.00
790 790 1 116.00 $116.00 $916 +6.00
815–828 824 3 129.00–133.00 $130.32 $1,074 —
853 853 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,169 +22.66
985 985 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,084 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 7 110.00 $110.00 $362 -15.00
363–373 371 8 126.00–145.00 $140.35 $521 -13.15
420–440 429 21 111.00–152.00 $144.47 $620 -15.03
472 472 9 138.00 $138.00 $651 +3.00
503–541 533 20 110.00–135.37 $130.59 $696 -8.91
648 648 3 118.00 $118.00 $765 —
652 652 13 125.00 $125.00 $815 -11.50
735 735 2 100.00 $100.00 $735 -29.00
750–780 765 2 60.00–110.00 $84.51 $647 —
848 848 3 116.00 $116.00 $984 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 6 90.00 $90.00 $316 -17.50
405 405 1 112.50 $112.50 $456 —
456 456 10 119.00 $119.00 $543 -3.00
523 523 3 100.00 $100.00 $523 -22.50
633 633 8 96.00 $96.00 $608 —
665 665 1 75.00 $75.00 $499 -49.00
730 730 2 95.00 $95.00 $694 —
763 763 2 96.00 $96.00 $732 —
860 860 1 52.50 $52.50 $452 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 10 178.00 $178.00 $607 +16.13
384 384 9 176.00 $176.00 $676 -2.00
417–438 428 29 139.00–179.00 $174.56 $747 -1.44
476–478 476 25 167.50–171.00 $170.72 $813 -3.28
540 540 5 130.00 $130.00 $702 -3.00
551–556 551 72 144.00–150.83 $150.45 $829 -12.06
642–647 642 59 136.00–145.60 $145.11 $932 +7.11
660 660 1 138.00 $138.00 $911 -13.79
720–730 728 19 121.00–138.50 $135.77 $988 -3.11
834 834 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,009 +21.00
890 890 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,024 -3.79
945 945 1 96.00 $96.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 169.00 $169.00 $563 +11.50
372 372 8 172.00 $172.00 $640 +19.06
428 428 15 172.00 $172.00 $736 +13.76
471–495 473 13 145.00–156.00 $154.47 $731 -9.25
552–573 554 26 116.00–149.00 $145.43 $806 —
642 642 7 133.00 $133.00 $854 -13.00
730 730 11 126.00 $126.00 $920 —
824 824 6 89.00 $89.00 $733 -23.00
957 957 3 77.50 $77.50 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 5 150.00 $150.00 $639 +15.00
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 -26.00
575 575 1 77.50 $77.50 $446 -56.50
645 645 4 87.50 $87.50 $564 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 12 114.00 $114.00 $489 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 11 114.00 $114.00 $408 —

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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.