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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 19, 2020

1,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.93/cwt -11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 472 lb · 109 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.60/cwt -7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 543 lb · 98 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.28/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 555 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,031 1,172 1,334
Feeder cattle 1,031 1,172 1,334

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 463, Bulls 252) 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
364 364 5 165.00 $165.00 $601 -5.00
437 437 11 162.00 $162.00 $708 -5.00
450–484 481 23 110.00–160.00 $152.33 $733 -5.74
525 525 10 130.00 $130.00 $682 -25.49
553–562 554 87 127.00–151.00 $148.49 $823 +12.49
569 value added 569 8 146.00 $146.00 $831 -6.00
632–638 636 54 125.00–130.00 $127.67 $812 -8.33
655 655 1 122.00 $122.00 $799 +2.00
745 745 1 117.00 $117.00 $872 -14.00
754 754 8 121.00 $121.00 $912 —
863 863 6 125.00 $125.00 $1,079 —
970 970 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,125 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 161.00 $161.00 $483 +43.00
384 384 6 147.00 $147.00 $564 -23.00
438 438 6 149.00 $149.00 $653 -8.00
450–475 467 9 110.00–137.00 $125.49 $586 -18.14
530 530 11 138.00 $138.00 $731 +1.09
560 560 2 113.00 $113.00 $633 —
630 630 10 123.00 $123.00 $775 -11.00
773 773 5 115.00 $115.00 $889 -13.00
844 844 7 123.00 $123.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 8 136.00 $136.00 $713 —
872 872 10 127.00 $127.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 131.00 $131.00 $458 +30.00
453 453 3 120.00 $120.00 $544 —
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 -4.01
650 650 2 119.00 $119.00 $774 +9.00
740 740 1 101.00 $101.00 $747 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 —
565 565 1 112.00 $112.00 $633 —
635 635 3 98.00 $98.00 $622 —
720 720 1 98.00 $98.00 $706 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 330 21 101.00–127.00 $123.73 $408 -2.04
375 375 29 129.50 $129.50 $486 -9.50
415 415 1 101.00 $101.00 $419 -25.05
465–493 472 109 101.00–129.25 $124.93 $590 -11.55
533–544 543 98 106.00–117.00 $115.60 $628 -7.85
601–645 636 28 103.00–114.00 $111.77 $711 -4.23
675 675 2 104.00 $104.00 $702 —
715–740 738 13 101.00–108.50 $107.94 $797 -7.26
805–830 818 2 101.00 $101.00 $826 —
945 945 2 97.00 $97.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–331 327 9 93.00–125.00 $118.16 $386 -5.53
371 371 6 126.00 $126.00 $467 -1.34
446 446 25 119.00 $119.00 $531 -2.46
450 450 1 91.00 $91.00 $410 -10.00
530 530 21 114.00 $114.00 $604 +1.66
570–582 579 4 91.00–97.00 $95.52 $553 —
649 649 24 115.00 $115.00 $746 +1.99
720–743 735 3 101.00–105.00 $102.31 $752 +6.31
758 758 14 110.50 $110.50 $838 -2.50
840 840 2 97.00 $97.00 $815 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–334 334 8 80.00–114.00 $105.52 $352 -4.48
430 430 1 90.00 $90.00 $387 -20.00
475 475 3 105.00 $105.00 $499 —
544 544 12 108.50 $108.50 $590 —
552 552 3 90.00 $90.00 $497 -17.00
633 633 4 107.00 $107.00 $677 —
789 789 4 106.00 $106.00 $836 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 90.00 $90.00 $342 —
473 473 3 91.00 $91.00 $430 -10.00
523 523 2 83.00 $83.00 $434 -16.00
795 795 1 101.00 $101.00 $803 —
835 835 2 82.00 $82.00 $685 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 12 171.00 $171.00 $564 +5.00
379 379 7 156.00 $156.00 $591 -10.00
425 425 20 156.00 $156.00 $663 +12.57
465–469 469 19 136.00–140.50 $140.27 $658 -9.73
542 542 51 139.45 $139.45 $756 -0.50
550 550 2 124.00 $124.00 $682 -5.00
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 -9.61
650 650 22 118.50 $118.50 $770 +8.50
730 730 2 111.00 $111.00 $810 +20.00
772 772 8 106.00 $106.00 $818 —
823 823 3 103.00 $103.00 $848 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 8 167.00 $167.00 $549 +8.00
379 379 5 150.00 $150.00 $568 -12.00
423 423 9 142.00 $142.00 $601 +4.25
466–495 476 8 114.00–121.00 $115.17 $548 -31.83
528–547 542 7 100.00–118.00 $112.99 $612 -15.51
652 652 3 115.00 $115.00 $750 +14.00
706 706 8 113.50 $113.50 $801 —
848 848 6 107.00 $107.00 $907 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 121.00 $121.00 $415 —
380 380 1 110.00 $110.00 $418 —
430 430 1 111.00 $111.00 $477 -20.00
461 461 4 104.00 $104.00 $479 —
510 510 1 81.00 $81.00 $413 -19.00
569 569 6 114.00 $114.00 $649 —
613–627 623 7 94.00–100.00 $98.31 $612 —
735 735 6 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
755 755 3 108.00 $108.00 $815 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 126.00 $126.00 $391 —
465 465 3 105.00 $105.00 $488 —
650 650 1 81.00 $81.00 $526 —
775 775 2 74.00 $74.00 $574 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 5 96.00 $96.00 $692 —

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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.