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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

1,108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.50/cwt +28.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 530 lb · 72 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.00/cwt ≈ $1,706/hd at 726 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $305.54/cwt +17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 540 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,108 1,121 1,347
Feeder cattle 1,108 1,121 1,347

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 317, Heifers 545, Bulls 246) 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
305 305 1 292.50 $292.50 $892 —
373 373 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,240 +7.50
442 442 14 337.00 $337.00 $1,490 +18.00
485 485 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,625 +28.00
529 value added 529 19 329.00 $329.00 $1,740 —
538–548 547 32 252.50–295.00 $291.61 $1,595 +3.61
550 550 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 -22.77
601 value added 601 10 292.00 $292.00 $1,755 —
603–634 627 24 277.50–283.00 $278.92 $1,749 +10.48
677 value added 677 8 279.00 $279.00 $1,889 —
720 720 12 244.00 $244.00 $1,757 +6.48
732 value added 732 9 249.00 $249.00 $1,823 —
776–784 value added 780 12 241.00–242.00 $241.50 $1,884 -6.50
864 864 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,866 —
904 value added 904 27 221.00 $221.00 $1,998 —
1017 value added 1017 8 218.00 $218.00 $2,217 —
1020 1020 6 210.00 $210.00 $2,142 +13.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 value added 604 21 290.00 $290.00 $1,752 —
643 643 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,640 —
766 value added 766 8 244.00 $244.00 $1,869 —
841 value added 841 18 230.00 $230.00 $1,934 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 300.00 $300.00 $939 -15.00
430 430 5 338.00 $338.00 $1,453 +48.00
478 478 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,577 +40.00
547 547 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,696 +39.00
648 648 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,788 +15.00
718 value added 718 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,939 —
767 767 11 237.00 $237.00 $1,818 —
828 828 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,797 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,244 +18.50
549 549 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,537 —
655 655 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,490 +2.50
708 708 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,551 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 11 270.00 $270.00 $891 -15.00
360–390 379 15 237.50–274.00 $269.33 $1,021 +19.87
427 427 30 272.00 $272.00 $1,161 +6.33
450–480 470 46 225.00–266.00 $264.31 $1,242 +12.62
530 530 72 253.50 $253.50 $1,344 +28.50
568 568 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,335 -13.15
625–633 632 13 220.00–228.00 $227.39 $1,437 -17.46
758 758 12 212.00 $212.00 $1,607 -18.81
795 value added 795 8 218.00 $218.00 $1,733 —
800 800 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,220 —
861–885 866 5 192.50–197.00 $196.08 $1,698 +1.08
902 value added 902 11 208.00 $208.00 $1,876 —
929 929 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,942 —
950–975 958 3 193.00–198.00 $194.70 $1,865 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 value added 562 19 257.00 $257.00 $1,444 —
686 value added 686 17 230.00 $230.00 $1,578 —
726 726 68 235.00 $235.00 $1,706 —
830 830 23 207.00 $207.00 $1,718 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 10 277.00 $277.00 $861 -14.00
386 386 10 276.00 $276.00 $1,065 +7.00
432 432 20 275.00 $275.00 $1,188 +14.74
478 478 24 264.00 $264.00 $1,262 +10.00
530 530 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,293 -0.33
551–597 561 23 240.00–253.00 $250.39 $1,405 —
628 628 15 234.00 $234.00 $1,470 -5.50
736 736 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,604 +1.00
830 830 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,536 +5.00
890 890 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 230.00 $230.00 $782 -38.00
359 359 13 279.00 $279.00 $1,002 —
415 415 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 -10.00
463 463 28 257.00 $257.00 $1,190 +22.00
541 541 11 253.00 $253.00 $1,369 —
642 642 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,489 +3.00
721 721 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,413 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,510 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 9 327.50 $327.50 $1,071 +15.59
350–390 379 21 317.50–322.50 $319.08 $1,209 +19.08
415–424 422 22 290.00–337.50 $324.75 $1,370 +24.75
460–483 475 17 255.00–327.50 $312.70 $1,485 +33.60
533–543 534 33 247.50–287.00 $284.56 $1,520 +49.56
560–590 570 3 250.00–257.50 $254.23 $1,449 -6.77
645–646 646 12 240.00–245.00 $244.58 $1,580 +3.58
753 753 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,506 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 13 320.00 $320.00 $1,034 +25.00
380–391 389 10 265.00–320.00 $309.25 $1,203 +28.77
408–422 416 9 312.50–327.50 $320.96 $1,335 +24.96
476–485 477 22 270.00–298.00 $294.12 $1,403 +14.12
541 541 22 281.00 $281.00 $1,520 +20.44
553 553 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,438 —
625–646 643 13 242.00–258.00 $243.23 $1,564 +5.73
768 768 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,498 +5.00
800 800 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,320 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 8 290.00 $290.00 $989 —
446 446 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,271 -4.00
557 557 7 254.00 $254.00 $1,415 +31.50
673 673 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,531 +2.50
715 715 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,466 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 222.50 $222.50 $968 —

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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.