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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

1,172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.49/cwt ≈ $844/hd at 543 lb · 120 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.48/cwt ≈ $626/hd at 459 lb · 108 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.45/cwt ≈ $659/hd at 534 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,172 893 1,708
Feeder cattle 1,172 — 1,708

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 407, Heifers 526, Bulls 239) 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 $ ≈ $/hd
388 388 5 170.00 $170.00 $660
424 424 27 167.00 $167.00 $708
458–483 481 41 152.00–158.50 $158.07 $760
529–547 543 120 147.00–165.50 $155.49 $844
581 value added 581 5 152.00 $152.00 $883
588 588 4 136.00 $136.00 $800
627 627 26 136.00 $136.00 $853
632 value added 632 11 138.00 $138.00 $872
663 663 2 120.00 $120.00 $796
716 716 9 131.00 $131.00 $938
805–845 835 4 117.00–128.00 $125.35 $1,047
891 value added 891 9 125.00 $125.00 $1,114
975 975 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,424
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
330 330 2 118.00 $118.00 $389
378 378 11 170.00 $170.00 $643
432 432 14 157.00 $157.00 $678
460–485 475 13 114.00–156.00 $143.63 $682
503–539 533 20 111.00–146.00 $136.91 $730
643 643 11 134.00 $134.00 $862
650–660 652 5 115.00 $115.00 $750
722 722 3 109.00 $109.00 $787
764 764 4 128.00 $128.00 $978
805 805 1 111.00 $111.00 $894
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
530 value added 530 22 152.00 $152.00 $806
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
335 335 1 134.00 $134.00 $449
370 370 2 101.00 $101.00 $374
428–441 437 7 101.00–115.00 $111.08 $485
537–540 538 5 100.00–110.00 $104.01 $560
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726
750 750 1 108.00 $108.00 $810
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
526 526 4 118.00 $118.00 $621
678 678 2 114.00 $114.00 $773
734 734 4 95.00 $95.00 $697

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
323–340 325 9 124.00–126.00 $125.77 $409
382 382 18 139.00 $139.00 $531
411–445 422 6 125.00–128.00 $126.05 $532
459 459 108 136.48 $136.48 $626
524–535 534 92 119.00–123.75 $123.45 $659
554 554 4 121.00 $121.00 $670
637 637 19 116.00 $116.00 $739
708 value added 708 6 123.00 $123.00 $871
733 733 5 110.00–123.00 $115.20 $844
866 866 4 103.00 $103.00 $892
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
325–334 332 9 119.00–125.00 $123.69 $411
384–393 386 18 110.00–135.00 $127.34 $492
428–445 443 41 100.00–125.00 $121.46 $538
480 480 2 101.00 $101.00 $485
530–531 531 21 94.00–115.00 $112.34 $597
631–635 634 18 106.00–115.00 $113.01 $716
710 710 1 96.00 $96.00 $682
774 774 7 113.00 $113.00 $875
825 825 1 97.00 $97.00 $800
855 855 1 91.00 $91.00 $778
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
711–715 value added 712 86 117.00–120.00 $117.56 $837
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
345 345 3 110.00 $110.00 $380
390 390 1 104.00 $104.00 $406
438 438 9 110.00 $110.00 $482
558 558 19 107.00 $107.00 $597
670 670 1 95.00 $95.00 $636
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
348 348 2 108.00 $108.00 $376
456 456 4 101.00 $101.00 $461
505 505 2 99.00 $99.00 $500
620 620 1 81.00 $81.00 $502
655 655 1 95.00 $95.00 $622

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
330 330 5 166.00 $166.00 $548
372 372 13 166.00 $166.00 $618
418–421 421 19 135.00–145.00 $143.43 $604
478 478 16 150.00 $150.00 $717
530 530 57 137.00–140.00 $139.95 $742
568 568 8 129.00 $129.00 $733
615–638 637 20 117.00–125.00 $124.61 $794
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715
720 720 1 91.00 $91.00 $655
810 810 2 98.00 $98.00 $794
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
325 325 5 159.00 $159.00 $517
379 379 7 162.00 $162.00 $614
410–421 418 27 125.00–143.00 $137.75 $576
476 476 10 147.00 $147.00 $700
539 539 25 128.50 $128.50 $693
555 555 1 90.00 $90.00 $500
618 618 6 110.00 $110.00 $680
685 685 1 101.00 $101.00 $692
760–765 763 2 94.00–98.00 $95.99 $732
830 830 1 91.00 $91.00 $755
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
438 438 6 131.00 $131.00 $574
520 520 2 100.00 $100.00 $520

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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.