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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt +1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 557 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.50/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 522 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.00/cwt ≈ $580/hd at 450 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 215 286 497
Feeder cattle 215 286 497

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 22, Heifers 111, Bulls 82)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 165.00 $165.00 $795 +19.10
525 525 1 121.00 $121.00 $635 —
583 583 2 148.00 $148.00 $863 -8.00
653 653 4 140.00 $140.00 $914 -17.50
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
805 805 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 131.00 $131.00 $458 —
628 628 3 141.00 $141.00 $885 —
680 680 1 121.00 $121.00 $823 -16.00
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 -5.50
870 870 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 113.00 $113.00 $734 —
715 715 1 113.00 $113.00 $808 —
820 820 1 116.00 $116.00 $951 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 131.00 $131.00 $428 —
368 368 3 131.00 $131.00 $482 —
450 450 14 129.00 $129.00 $580 —
500 500 2 123.00 $123.00 $615 -2.49
525 525 15 131.50 $131.50 $690 +6.01
557 557 22 126.00 $126.00 $702 +1.92
620 620 5 110.00–115.00 $114.00 $707 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 127.00 $127.00 $403 -4.00
360 360 1 121.00 $121.00 $436 -4.00
425 425 1 122.00 $122.00 $518 -1.75
453 453 8 122.00 $122.00 $553 +12.00
539–540 539 13 117.00–125.00 $123.77 $667 +13.77
623 623 3 113.00 $113.00 $704 +12.00
663 663 6 119.00 $119.00 $789 -3.00
739–748 742 6 114.00–116.00 $115.33 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 117.00 $117.00 $445 —
438 438 4 118.00 $118.00 $517 —
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 6 164.00 $164.00 $507 —
393 393 7 147.00 $147.00 $578 —
412 412 11 149.00 $149.00 $614 +6.00
488–490 489 3 110.00–145.00 $121.70 $595 -23.30
515–530 523 2 110.00–135.00 $122.68 $642 -31.32
561 561 9 150.00 $150.00 $842 —
652 652 8 134.00 $134.00 $874 —
714 714 4 113.00 $113.00 $807 -10.00
855 855 1 101.00 $101.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 131.00 $131.00 $410 —
410 410 1 121.00 $121.00 $496 +12.00
460 460 2 115.00 $115.00 $529 -18.00
540 540 7 146.00 $146.00 $788 +13.00
570–595 583 2 105.00–131.00 $118.28 $690 —
642 642 6 120.00 $120.00 $770 -7.00
775–795 783 3 103.00–107.00 $105.02 $822 -12.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 132.00 $132.00 $548 —
475 475 1 105.00 $105.00 $499 -5.00
540 540 2 132.00 $132.00 $713 +13.00
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 106.00 $106.00 $636 —

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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.