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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 21, 2022

431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.00/cwt +3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 558 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.91/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 643 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.00/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 638 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 431 791 450
Feeder cattle 431 791 450

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 196, Bulls 114)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 180.00 $180.00 $801 -16.00
470–486 484 8 169.00–186.00 $183.94 $890 +3.94
559–570 560 28 165.00–184.00 $182.38 $1,021 —
643–645 643 33 161.00–164.00 $163.91 $1,054 +1.03
746 746 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,112 —
831 831 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,280 +10.00
1158 1158 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,448 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 6 164.00 $164.00 $535 —
390 390 1 167.00 $167.00 $651 +9.00
420 420 4 187.00 $187.00 $785 -1.00
450–495 480 3 140.00–162.00 $155.13 $745 -20.87
543 543 3 164.00 $164.00 $891 ±0.00
553–560 555 4 149.00–167.00 $162.46 $902 —
663 663 2 147.00 $147.00 $975 -1.00
756 756 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,104 —
870 870 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 463 5 152.00–159.00 $153.44 $710 -3.73
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
640 640 1 145.00 $145.00 $928 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 140.00 $140.00 $434 -5.00
375–390 380 3 119.00–145.00 $136.11 $517 -3.90
405–430 429 17 130.00–161.00 $159.28 $683 +23.47
465 465 14 145.00 $145.00 $674 +0.05
515–531 529 8 135.00–141.00 $140.27 $742 +10.43
558 558 39 145.00 $145.00 $809 +3.61
638 638 30 141.00 $141.00 $900 +0.89
680 680 1 131.00 $131.00 $891 -1.50
740 740 7 131.00 $131.00 $969 -5.00
823 823 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,053 —
898 898 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–336 333 6 127.00–143.00 $140.47 $468 -2.03
378–390 379 10 140.00–153.00 $151.66 $575 +18.09
425–429 429 12 105.00–168.00 $162.79 $698 +25.57
465 465 2 140.00 $140.00 $651 -2.00
500–547 538 12 125.00–141.00 $137.68 $741 -2.32
608 608 3 138.00 $138.00 $839 +9.17
718 718 3 121.00 $121.00 $869 +4.10
837 837 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,013 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 131.00 $131.00 $462 +31.00
450 450 2 138.00 $138.00 $621 —
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 -7.50
568 568 6 126.00 $126.00 $716 —
649 649 6 132.00 $132.00 $857 —
745 745 3 122.00 $122.00 $909 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 175.00 $175.00 $574 -15.00
380 380 1 185.00 $185.00 $703 -4.00
437 437 9 182.00 $182.00 $795 -13.78
476–495 478 10 164.00–173.00 $172.07 $822 -4.76
543 543 17 167.00 $167.00 $907 -0.29
557–590 565 4 150.00–156.00 $154.43 $873 -19.39
638–645 641 12 144.00–147.00 $145.26 $931 —
675–680 678 2 140.00–150.00 $145.02 $983 -3.98
721 721 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,009 -4.37
840 840 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 7 165.00 $165.00 $540 -5.00
390 390 1 165.00 $165.00 $644 -24.00
420–433 432 9 160.00–182.00 $179.62 $776 -9.38
470–485 474 4 163.00–165.00 $164.49 $780 -0.51
501–541 530 14 150.00–166.00 $161.68 $857 +24.12
700–733 717 4 130.00–140.00 $135.12 $969 -9.88
815 815 2 120.00 $120.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 100.00 $100.00 $345 —
425 425 1 85.00 $85.00 $361 —
508 508 2 139.00 $139.00 $706 —
710 710 3 122.00 $122.00 $866 +9.50

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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.