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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 19, 2021

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.75/cwt ≈ $893/hd at 673 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.00/cwt ≈ $717/hd at 547 lb · 23 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.00/cwt ≈ $1,023/hd at 860 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 351 470 174
Feeder cattle 351 470 174

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 80, Heifers 210, Bulls 61) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Value Added Heifers are Guaranteed Open

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 110.00 $110.00 $407 -32.50
458–485 465 5 118.00–135.00 $124.74 $580 +4.74
528 528 6 150.00 $150.00 $792 +36.00
650 650 9 141.00 $141.00 $916 -2.00
745 745 10 138.50 $138.50 $1,032 —
820 820 1 114.00 $114.00 $935 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 157.00 $157.00 $595 +17.00
552 552 11 159.00 $159.00 $878 +2.00
651 651 8 140.00 $140.00 $911 -5.00
785 785 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,115 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 136.00 $136.00 $616 +41.00
550 550 2 142.00 $142.00 $781 +25.00
663 663 3 138.00 $138.00 $915 —
795 795 1 123.00 $123.00 $978 +12.00
940 940 7 75.00 $75.00 $705 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 2 111.00 $111.00 $799 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 value added 673 50 132.75 $132.75 $893 —
860 value added 860 23 119.00 $119.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 131.00 $131.00 $478 +6.00
439 439 6 132.00 $132.00 $579 —
547 547 23 131.00 $131.00 $717 —
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 —
638 638 15 123.00 $123.00 $785 +2.52
738 738 7 116.00 $116.00 $856 +5.33
798 798 4 123.50 $123.50 $986 +5.50
800 800 1 114.00 $114.00 $912 -3.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 129.00 $129.00 $431 +13.12
385 385 2 130.00 $130.00 $500 +6.28
407 407 3 132.00 $132.00 $537 +1.00
451 451 6 118.00 $118.00 $532 —
560–580 575 4 125.00–128.00 $127.27 $732 -0.73
664 value added 664 7 110.00 $110.00 $730 —
667 667 7 121.00 $121.00 $807 —
727–743 740 15 110.00–117.00 $111.38 $824 +13.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–357 356 7 116.00–120.00 $117.13 $417 —
455 455 2 111.00 $111.00 $505 +5.00
535–545 539 8 125.00–132.00 $129.34 $697 +8.34
594 594 13 128.00 $128.00 $760 +39.00
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 154.00 $154.00 $505 -2.97
390 390 1 144.00 $144.00 $562 +2.86
450–475 466 8 144.00–147.00 $145.91 $680 +5.91
559 559 8 145.00 $145.00 $811 +6.50
675–680 679 7 124.00–125.00 $124.86 $848 —
733 733 4 121.00 $121.00 $887 +8.00
780 780 1 114.00 $114.00 $889 +2.00
810 810 3 114.50 $114.50 $927 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 141.00 $141.00 $533 +6.00
440 440 2 120.00 $120.00 $528 -15.00
588 588 6 131.00 $131.00 $770 —
654 654 4 123.50 $123.50 $808 —
742 742 3 110.00 $110.00 $816 —
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 ±0.00
843 843 2 104.00 $104.00 $877 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 121.00 $121.00 $538 —
550 550 1 116.00 $116.00 $638 —
680 680 1 102.00 $102.00 $694 —

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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.