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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.62/cwt +20.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 659 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.73/cwt ≈ $1,578/hd at 634 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $293.15/cwt -6.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 565 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 643 443 514
Feeder cattle 643 443 514

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 232, Dairy Steers 3, Heifers 276, Bulls 132) Value Added and 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
340 340 1 287.50 $287.50 $978 -10.00
366 366 11 321.00 $321.00 $1,175 +28.50
422 422 29 310.00 $310.00 $1,308 +7.50
465 465 16 295.00 $295.00 $1,372 +26.13
560 560 25 290.00 $290.00 $1,624 -10.00
580 580 8 303.00 $303.00 $1,757 +3.00
628 628 2 288.00 $288.00 $1,809 +25.00
658–661 659 35 278.00–284.00 $282.62 $1,862 +20.12
725 725 17 248.00 $248.00 $1,798 +5.50
787 787 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,889 -11.00
845 845 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,977 +16.44
852 value added 852 10 240.00 $240.00 $2,045 —
935 935 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,034 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 307.50 $307.50 $922 +20.00
426 426 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,150 -27.50
475 475 6 225.00–237.50 $235.42 $1,118 -34.58
529–540 534 11 232.50–270.00 $252.76 $1,350 -24.01
597 value added 597 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,672 —
621 621 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,646 +41.00
705–745 725 2 235.00–237.50 $236.28 $1,713 -7.72
800 800 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,820 +24.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,536 —
633 value added 633 12 281.00 $281.00 $1,779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 225.00 $225.00 $749 ±0.00
505 505 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,162 -9.14
763 763 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,660 +45.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–333 322 17 277.50–290.00 $288.48 $929 +10.98
369 369 17 294.00 $294.00 $1,085 +14.00
427 427 11 282.50 $282.50 $1,206 +8.50
465 465 14 267.00 $267.00 $1,242 +3.00
540–548 544 4 212.50–245.00 $228.63 $1,244 -24.37
552 552 18 248.00 $248.00 $1,369 +7.11
627 627 20 257.00 $257.00 $1,611 —
646 646 13 236.00 $236.00 $1,525 —
773 773 7 243.00 $243.00 $1,878 +18.00
854 854 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,947 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 277.50 $277.50 $930 +2.50
374 374 7 287.50 $287.50 $1,075 +9.91
421 421 10 282.00 $282.00 $1,187 +13.00
467–470 467 11 235.00–264.00 $261.35 $1,221 -1.65
533 533 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,253 -16.00
553–575 555 26 210.00–251.00 $247.12 $1,372 —
634–645 637 15 245.00–246.00 $245.73 $1,565 +8.73
734 734 7 242.50 $242.50 $1,780 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 15 255.00 $255.00 $1,397 —
600 value added 600 26 249.00 $249.00 $1,494 —
660 value added 660 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,630 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 9 235.00 $235.00 $815 ±0.00
425 425 2 187.50 $187.50 $797 -33.02
558 558 8 247.00 $247.00 $1,378 —
635 635 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,556 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 +35.00
375 375 14 317.50 $317.50 $1,191 +25.00
424 424 15 307.50 $307.50 $1,304 +30.00
471–495 476 18 242.50–282.00 $274.07 $1,305 +19.07
525 525 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,181 +11.12
550 550 15 286.00 $286.00 $1,573 +35.59
626–635 627 16 237.50–245.00 $244.52 $1,533 +8.52
750–760 755 2 180.00–200.00 $190.07 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 6 250.00–292.50 $270.24 $897 -9.76
371 371 7 312.50 $312.50 $1,159 +22.50
425 425 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,254 +42.50
475–490 478 6 250.00–252.50 $250.43 $1,197 -2.57
500–545 542 14 260.00 $260.00 $1,409 +19.00
665 665 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 -15.00
730 730 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,350 ±0.00
860 860 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,698 +45.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,271 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018 1018 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,568 —

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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.