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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.35/cwt ≈ $916/hd at 687 lb · 105 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.31/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 461 lb · 85 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.94/cwt +25.94 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 543 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 823 1,031 1,334
Feeder cattle 823 1,031 1,334

Market comments — USDA reporter

Winchester Special Black-BWF Sale State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 515, Heifers 241, Bulls 67) 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
345 345 1 110.00 $110.00 $380 —
386–391 388 13 122.00–160.00 $142.34 $552 -22.66
435 435 5 161.00 $161.00 $700 -1.00
481 481 17 167.00 $167.00 $803 +14.67
512–545 543 66 107.00–160.00 $155.94 $847 +25.94
560–569 566 24 147.00–155.00 $152.03 $860 +3.54
588 value added 588 9 151.00 $151.00 $888 +5.00
643 643 44 133.50 $133.50 $858 +5.83
718–737 726 23 120.00–126.00 $122.65 $890 +5.65
744 value added 744 9 127.50 $127.50 $949 —
844 value added 844 23 132.00 $132.00 $1,114 —
853–890 880 9 127.00–131.00 $130.55 $1,149 +5.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 13 152.00 $152.00 $780 +16.00
674–689 value added 679 55 133.00–136.00 $134.00 $910 —
693–698 696 50 130.00–136.00 $132.63 $923 —
760 value added 760 66 136.75 $136.75 $1,039 —
864–873 value added 865 38 122.00–128.00 $122.64 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 110.00 $110.00 $352 -51.00
408 408 4 146.00 $146.00 $596 -3.00
472 472 3 157.00 $157.00 $741 +31.51
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 -17.00
553 553 15 139.00 $139.00 $769 +26.00
603 value added 603 2 85.00 $85.00 $513 —
637 637 11 125.00 $125.00 $796 +2.00
905 905 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 126.00 $126.00 $598 +6.00
550 550 4 106.00 $106.00 $583 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–535 528 2 86.00–90.00 $88.03 $465 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 40.00 $40.00 $280 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 90.00 $90.00 $256 —
377–380 378 8 96.00–124.00 $116.96 $442 -12.54
445 445 1 94.00 $94.00 $418 -7.00
458 458 42 120.00 $120.00 $550 -4.93
463 463 43 130.50 $130.50 $604 +5.57
538 538 38 117.00 $117.00 $629 +1.40
591 value added 591 9 117.00 $117.00 $691 —
600–623 619 27 104.00–114.00 $112.19 $694 +0.42
751 751 9 106.00 $106.00 $796 —
810 810 1 85.00 $85.00 $688 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 120.00 $120.00 $390 +1.84
364 364 6 123.00 $123.00 $448 -3.00
360–390 375 2 95.00–115.00 $104.60 $392 -21.40
470 470 15 116.00 $116.00 $545 +25.00
548 548 8 111.00 $111.00 $608 -3.00
595 595 1 55.00 $55.00 $327 -40.52
669 669 4 105.00 $105.00 $702 —
875 875 2 85.00 $85.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 696 14 110.00 $110.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 109.00 $109.00 $376 +3.48
430 430 1 91.00 $91.00 $391 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 126.00 $126.00 $346 —
393–395 394 3 125.00–141.00 $130.35 $514 -25.65
422 422 7 153.00 $153.00 $646 -3.00
482 482 3 137.00 $137.00 $660 -3.27
531 531 8 126.00 $126.00 $669 -13.45
615 615 2 106.00 $106.00 $652 -9.00
670 670 22 116.00 $116.00 $777 -2.50
700 700 1 64.00 $64.00 $448 -47.00
765 765 1 88.00 $88.00 $673 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 155.00 $155.00 $572 +5.00
429 429 5 137.00 $137.00 $588 -5.00
490 490 1 136.00 $136.00 $666 +20.83
532 532 8 115.00 $115.00 $612 +2.01
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 —

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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.