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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 553 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.00/cwt ≈ $867/hd at 552 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.81/cwt ≈ $612/hd at 461 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 137 384
Feeder cattle 470 137 384

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Holstein Steers 31, Heifers 194, Bulls 136)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
435 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652 -7.50
476 476 4 157.00 $157.00 $747 +7.00
552 552 30 157.00 $157.00 $867 —
600–635 623 3 138.00–140.00 $138.64 $864 -15.36
666 666 18 145.00 $145.00 $966 —
739 739 5 134.00 $134.00 $990 —
780 780 1 128.00 $128.00 $998 —
848 848 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 145.00 $145.00 $471 +22.50
395 395 1 142.50 $142.50 $563 +1.00
445 445 1 122.50 $122.50 $545 —
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 -29.96
520 520 1 114.00 $114.00 $593 —
554 554 11 154.00 $154.00 $853 —
600 600 2 111.00–127.00 $119.00 $714 -17.00
650 650 11 143.00 $143.00 $930 —
700 700 1 106.00 $106.00 $742 -24.00
770 770 1 114.00 $114.00 $878 —
830 830 1 116.00 $116.00 $963 —
865 865 3 113.00–115.00 $113.67 $983 -7.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 110.00 $110.00 $396 —
470 470 1 95.00 $95.00 $446 -36.00
550 550 1 117.00 $117.00 $644 —
630 630 1 109.00 $109.00 $687 —
713 713 2 105.00 $105.00 $749 —
785 785 1 111.00 $111.00 $871 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 125.00 $125.00 $409 -2.50
378 378 5 125.00 $125.00 $472 ±0.00
461–465 461 27 128.00–133.00 $132.81 $612 —
553 553 36 127.00 $127.00 $702 -5.00
645–646 646 26 120.00–120.50 $120.48 $778 -1.52
720–740 733 3 110.00–111.00 $110.67 $811 -0.33
769 769 18 118.00 $118.00 $907 —
805–840 822 3 114.00–120.00 $117.30 $964 +10.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–335 323 5 110.00–120.00 $115.88 $374 +0.88
382–398 388 5 119.00–127.00 $123.72 $480 —
437 437 6 131.00 $131.00 $572 +4.00
559 559 19 128.00 $128.00 $716 —
637 637 6 115.00–122.00 $118.50 $755 +15.50
715–735 724 7 95.00–105.00 $97.72 $707 —
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 106.00 $106.00 $504 -4.00
529 529 9 121.00 $121.00 $640 —
575 575 1 89.00 $89.00 $512 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 +2.00
795 795 1 114.00 $114.00 $906 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 3 101.00 $101.00 $656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–340 327 10 150.00–160.00 $156.97 $513 +36.97
376–390 378 17 135.00–142.50 $141.14 $534 -1.34
430 430 15 144.00 $144.00 $619 -3.50
486 486 9 140.00 $140.00 $680 -6.32
500–525 513 2 111.00–120.00 $115.61 $593 —
561 561 18 138.50 $138.50 $777 -0.85
648 648 9 123.00 $123.00 $797 —
739 739 5 113.00 $113.00 $835 —
780 780 1 112.00 $112.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 -12.50
428 428 3 135.00 $135.00 $578 —
473–490 481 6 110.00–121.00 $115.52 $556 -23.71
533–536 536 12 120.00–136.00 $122.65 $657 +11.65
633 633 10 121.00 $121.00 $766 —
750 750 3 105.00 $105.00 $788 —
843 843 2 89.00 $89.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 105.00 $105.00 $491 —
548 548 3 110.00 $110.00 $603 -13.00
630 630 1 107.00 $107.00 $674 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 —
515 515 1 98.00 $98.00 $505 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 7 91.00 $91.00 $597 —
875 875 14 90.00 $90.00 $788 —
1098 1098 3 84.00 $84.00 $922 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
994 994 7 85.00 $85.00 $845 —

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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.