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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 26, 2020

911 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $105.80/cwt -11.20 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 537 lb · 75 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $133.28/cwt +7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 540 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.14/cwt -12.17 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 461 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 911 823 0
Feeder cattle 911 823 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 249, Holstein Steers 11, Heifers 394, Bulls 257)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 130.00–142.50 $136.51 $498 -5.83
438 438 2 135.00 $135.00 $591 -26.00
452–481 467 33 122.00–153.50 $144.26 $674 -22.74
548 548 32 139.00 $139.00 $762 -16.94
559–575 563 13 116.00–132.00 $126.43 $712 -25.60
637–641 639 7 107.00–121.00 $112.98 $722 -20.52
651 651 20 126.00 $126.00 $820 —
708–734 718 51 121.00–130.50 $126.63 $909 +3.98
864–869 865 28 116.00–129.50 $127.56 $1,103 -2.99
910 910 1 107.00 $107.00 $974 —
970 970 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,028 —
1047 1047 3 95.50 $95.50 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 135.00 $135.00 $429 +25.00
395 395 1 110.00 $110.00 $434 —
420 420 3 148.00 $148.00 $622 +2.00
468 468 2 110.00 $110.00 $515 -47.00
529 529 7 118.00 $118.00 $624 -3.00
554 554 6 128.00 $128.00 $709 -11.00
605–625 617 5 114.00–123.00 $119.47 $737 -5.53
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 —
805 805 2 109.00 $109.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 139.00 $139.00 $514 —
452 452 7 107.50 $107.50 $486 -18.50
564–580 567 10 109.00–119.00 $111.05 $630 +5.05
790 790 1 79.00 $79.00 $624 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 118.00 $118.00 $411 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–338 332 20 96.00–115.00 $111.60 $371 —
378 378 15 122.00 $122.00 $461 +5.04
424–448 430 9 104.00–108.00 $107.32 $461 +13.32
459–461 461 63 109.00–113.50 $113.14 $522 -17.36
525–538 537 75 101.00–106.00 $105.80 $568 -11.20
578 578 6 101.00 $101.00 $584 —
643 643 16 113.00 $113.00 $727 +0.81
668–669 669 20 114.00 $114.00 $763 —
735 735 6 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
843 843 3 92.00 $92.00 $776 +7.00
978 978 7 93.00 $93.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 114.00 $114.00 $364 -6.00
350–371 369 10 113.00–117.50 $117.07 $432 -5.93
405–439 437 17 99.00 $99.00 $433 —
450 450 13 112.00 $112.00 $504 -4.00
522–544 537 10 89.00–99.00 $96.40 $518 -14.60
644 644 14 103.00 $103.00 $663 —
746 746 8 97.00 $97.00 $724 —
840 840 2 85.00 $85.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 21 115.00 $115.00 $581 —
813 813 35 107.50 $107.50 $874 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 86.00 $86.00 $383 —
485 485 1 85.00 $85.00 $412 —
520 520 3 80.00 $80.00 $416 —
605–615 610 2 68.00–84.00 $75.93 $463 —
745 745 1 71.00 $71.00 $529 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 90.00 $90.00 $400 -1.00
561 561 5 91.00 $91.00 $511 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 155.00 $155.00 $508 —
377 377 20 149.00 $149.00 $562 +18.65
423–445 431 32 105.00–150.00 $145.85 $629 -7.15
476 476 18 140.00 $140.00 $666 +3.00
540 540 70 133.28 $133.28 $720 +7.28
578–597 592 7 105.00–113.00 $110.77 $656 —
641 641 17 113.50 $113.50 $728 +7.50
730–740 731 7 103.00–111.00 $109.84 $803 +45.84
855 855 3 107.00 $107.00 $915 —
975 975 2 85.50 $85.50 $834 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 154.00 $154.00 $505 —
357 357 10 150.00 $150.00 $536 -5.00
426 426 9 138.00 $138.00 $588 +1.00
470–480 473 3 87.00–116.00 $101.23 $479 -34.77
502–525 505 8 101.00–114.00 $112.31 $567 -2.69
565 565 15 121.00 $121.00 $684 —
640 640 9 108.00 $108.00 $691 —
770 770 2 98.00 $98.00 $755 —
856 856 7 97.00 $97.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 127.50 $127.50 $414 —
700 700 1 91.00 $91.00 $637 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 61.00 $61.00 $366 —
755 755 1 93.00 $93.00 $702 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
889 889 11 79.50–84.50 $80.86 $719 —

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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.