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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 28, 2022

979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.64/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 549 lb · 196 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $158.92/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 559 lb · 85 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.68/cwt -6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 644 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 979 431 466
Feeder cattle 979 431 466

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 200, Heifers 535, Bulls 244) Natural 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
360 360 1 174.00 $174.00 $626 —
433 433 2 186.00 $186.00 $805 +6.00
458 458 2 194.00 $194.00 $889 +10.06
545 545 30 173.00 $173.00 $943 —
560–592 584 8 150.00–174.00 $168.25 $983 -14.13
625–647 640 57 148.00–170.50 $168.86 $1,081 +4.95
739 739 22 173.50 $173.50 $1,282 +24.50
755 755 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,284 —
815–849 838 6 128.00–140.00 $136.11 $1,141 -17.89
913 913 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,333 —
1015 1015 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,279 —
1140 1140 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,505 —
1180–1195 1191 4 125.00–126.00 $125.25 $1,492 +0.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–445 420 3 132.50–175.00 $147.50 $620 -39.50
483 483 6 171.00 $171.00 $826 +15.87
548 548 9 156.00 $156.00 $855 -8.00
628 628 2 150.00 $150.00 $942 —
658 658 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,026 +9.00
728–740 731 4 126.00–147.00 $141.69 $1,036 —
824 824 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,071 —
923 923 2 91.00 $91.00 $840 —
1125 1125 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 185.00 $185.00 $703 —
440 440 5 162.50 $162.50 $715 —
533 533 2 145.00 $145.00 $773 —
649 649 4 141.00 $141.00 $915 -4.00
815 815 1 101.00 $101.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 6 171.00 $171.00 $961 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 142.50 $142.50 $470 +2.50
355–382 378 8 143.00–157.50 $154.66 $585 +18.55
433 433 14 158.00 $158.00 $684 -1.28
450–480 473 32 120.00–146.00 $142.67 $675 -2.33
549 549 196 137.64 $137.64 $756 -2.63
567–587 571 16 116.00–140.00 $133.70 $763 -11.30
624–647 644 57 115.00–142.00 $134.68 $867 -6.32
650–674 671 19 115.00–140.00 $137.55 $923 +6.55
755 755 11 138.00 $138.00 $1,042 —
856–880 860 6 129.00–136.00 $134.81 $1,159 —
994 994 7 132.00 $132.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–320 310 4 130.00–132.00 $130.52 $405 -9.95
390–395 392 5 137.50–154.00 $147.35 $578 -4.31
430 430 17 120.00–165.00 $162.35 $698 -0.44
480–488 481 25 132.00–156.00 $152.11 $732 +12.11
535–549 548 27 110.00–138.00 $136.99 $751 -0.69
643 643 13 131.00 $131.00 $842 -7.00
733 733 2 121.00 $121.00 $887 ±0.00
768–790 775 3 112.00–114.00 $113.32 $878 —
860 860 2 100.00 $100.00 $860 —
1090 1090 1 84.00 $84.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 11 143.00 $143.00 $801 —
696 696 27 146.50 $146.50 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–390 384 7 120.00–157.50 $152.06 $584 +21.06
415–435 430 4 100.00–118.00 $113.66 $489 —
560–585 566 4 121.00–135.00 $131.38 $744 +5.38
610 610 2 95.00 $95.00 $580 —
739 739 7 107.00 $107.00 $791 -15.00
850 850 2 68.00 $68.00 $578 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 162.00 $162.00 $518 -13.00
378 378 9 191.00 $191.00 $722 +6.00
431 431 5 187.00 $187.00 $806 +5.00
478 478 16 188.00 $188.00 $899 +15.93
540 540 4 136.00 $136.00 $734 -31.00
558–593 559 85 127.00–160.00 $158.92 $888 +4.49
617–648 645 33 121.00–150.00 $147.40 $951 +2.14
690 690 1 136.00 $136.00 $938 -9.02
749 749 12 133.00 $133.00 $996 -7.00
805 805 1 112.00 $112.00 $902 -16.00
885 885 1 87.50 $87.50 $774 —
938 938 2 98.00 $98.00 $919 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 6 166.00 $166.00 $528 +1.00
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 +5.00
412 412 7 189.00 $189.00 $779 +9.38
483 483 13 181.00 $181.00 $874 +16.51
540 540 11 147.00–150.00 $149.73 $809 -11.95
558 558 5 141.00 $141.00 $787 —
660 660 12 134.00 $134.00 $884 —
740 740 5 100.00 $100.00 $740 -35.12
765 765 1 122.50 $122.50 $937 —
839 839 4 87.00 $87.00 $730 -33.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 130.00 $130.00 $433 +30.00
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 -29.00
685 685 2 90.00 $90.00 $616 —

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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.