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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 28, 2021

137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 137 215 217
Feeder cattle 137 215 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 58, Bulls 37)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 157.50 $157.50 $669 —
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 -15.00
520 520 5 158.00 $158.00 $822 +37.00
622 622 3 154.00 $154.00 $958 —
700 700 1 126.00 $126.00 $882 +6.00
868 868 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 122.50 $122.50 $398 —
390 390 1 141.50 $141.50 $552 —
408 408 2 142.50 $142.50 $581 —
460–465 462 3 140.00–155.00 $149.96 $693 —
633 633 4 136.00 $136.00 $861 -5.00
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
855 855 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,035 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 9 151.00 $151.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 145.00 $145.00 $486 —
460 460 2 131.00 $131.00 $603 —
538 538 2 114.00 $114.00 $613 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 127.50 $127.50 $395 -3.50
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 -6.00
432 432 9 128.00 $128.00 $553 —
540 540 7 128.00 $128.00 $691 -3.50
553 553 6 132.00 $132.00 $730 +6.00
637 637 5 122.00 $122.00 $777 +8.00
736 736 4 111.00 $111.00 $817 —
810 810 1 107.00 $107.00 $867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 115.00 $115.00 $394 -12.00
448 448 3 127.00 $127.00 $569 +5.00
530 530 1 111.00 $111.00 $588 -12.77
640 640 1 103.00 $103.00 $659 -10.00
665–678 674 3 101.00–111.00 $107.71 $726 -11.29
766 766 5 107.00 $107.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 110.00 $110.00 $399 -7.00
458 458 2 110.00 $110.00 $504 —
663 663 2 108.00 $108.00 $716 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 105.00 $105.00 $436 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 -44.00
390–395 393 2 140.00–145.00 $142.48 $560 -4.52
435 435 1 147.50 $147.50 $642 -1.50
485–495 488 3 145.00–147.00 $146.32 $714 +24.62
550–558 555 3 136.00–141.00 $139.35 $773 -10.65
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
658 658 3 129.00 $129.00 $849 -5.00
865 865 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 152.00 $152.00 $524 +21.00
385 385 2 147.50 $147.50 $568 —
450–455 453 2 136.00–142.50 $139.23 $631 +24.23
520 520 1 111.00 $111.00 $577 -35.00
563 563 3 136.00 $136.00 $766 +17.72
650 650 2 123.00 $123.00 $800 —
853 853 2 110.00 $110.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–344 338 5 140.00–145.00 $144.07 $487 —
405 405 2 130.00 $130.00 $526 -2.00
540 540 1 123.00 $123.00 $664 -9.00

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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.