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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 26, 2021

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $129.68/cwt -11.32 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 681 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.47/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 645 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 569 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 213 351 248
Feeder cattle 213 351 248

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 83, Bulls 54)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 151.00–164.00 $157.81 $581 +0.81
400–418 412 3 114.00–152.00 $126.30 $520 —
569 569 11 156.00 $156.00 $888 -3.00
658 658 9 135.00 $135.00 $888 -5.00
740 740 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,051 —
800 800 2 138.50 $138.50 $1,108 —
934 934 9 136.00 $136.00 $1,270 —
975 975 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 141.00 $141.00 $494 +31.00
440 440 1 141.00 $141.00 $620 —
546 546 4 148.00 $148.00 $808 -2.00
575 575 1 116.00 $116.00 $667 —
671–695 681 12 125.00–136.00 $129.68 $883 -11.32
769 769 6 131.00 $131.00 $1,007 —
815 815 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,084 +19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 162.50 $162.50 $626 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 123.00 $123.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–315 310 3 131.00 $131.00 $406 —
375 375 4 125.00–127.00 $125.50 $471 -5.50
425 425 1 126.00 $126.00 $536 -6.00
451 451 9 130.00 $130.00 $586 —
510 510 1 126.00 $126.00 $643 —
552 552 10 130.00 $130.00 $718 —
625–649 645 11 119.00–122.00 $121.47 $783 -1.53
747 747 3 111.00 $111.00 $829 -5.00
800–843 822 4 116.00–126.00 $120.87 $994 +6.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 121.00–125.00 $123.01 $422 -5.99
445 445 4 117.50 $117.50 $523 —
473 473 4 119.50 $119.50 $565 +1.50
527 527 3 120.00 $120.00 $632 —
667 667 3 109.00 $109.00 $727 -12.00
725 725 4 122.00 $122.00 $884 +10.62
810 810 1 120.00 $120.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 115.00 $115.00 $423 -2.13
505 505 1 111.50 $111.50 $563 -17.84
553 553 6 111.50 $111.50 $617 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 108.00 $108.00 $594 —
745 745 1 106.00 $106.00 $790 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–333 332 4 145.00–150.00 $146.24 $486 -7.76
376–390 378 9 158.00–161.00 $158.34 $599 +14.34
423 423 4 147.00 $147.00 $622 —
469–488 475 6 121.00–148.00 $138.76 $659 -7.15
542 542 5 135.00 $135.00 $732 —
585 585 1 128.00 $128.00 $749 -17.00
635 635 4 118.00 $118.00 $749 —
685 685 1 111.00 $111.00 $760 -13.86
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 +9.00
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 135.00 $135.00 $405 —
428 428 2 121.00 $121.00 $518 +1.00
486 486 4 116.00 $116.00 $564 —
564 564 4 119.00 $119.00 $671 -12.00
691 691 4 107.00 $107.00 $739 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 105.00 $105.00 $499 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 113.00 $113.00 $785 —

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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.