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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.91/cwt +6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 538 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.00/cwt ≈ $960/hd at 604 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 441 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 369 213 342
Feeder cattle 369 213 342

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 136, Bulls 103) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 334 3 141.00–160.00 $154.21 $515 —
378 378 6 165.00 $165.00 $624 +7.19
472 472 7 155.00 $155.00 $732 —
542 542 8 150.00 $150.00 $813 —
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 -21.00
604 value added 604 22 159.00 $159.00 $960 —
650–668 658 19 142.00–152.00 $147.72 $972 +12.72
820 820 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,099 -4.50
890 890 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 141.00 $141.00 $451 —
395 395 2 123.00 $123.00 $486 —
412–430 417 4 145.00–147.00 $146.48 $611 +5.48
481–492 484 12 140.00–147.00 $145.22 $703 —
527 527 5 144.00 $144.00 $759 -4.00
646–648 647 7 119.00–130.00 $126.85 $821 —
675–680 677 9 106.00–129.00 $121.30 $821 -8.38
750–762 761 8 132.00–134.00 $133.75 $1,018 +2.75
859 859 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 127.00 $127.00 $489 -35.50
460 460 1 60.00 $60.00 $276 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 139.00 $139.00 $587 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 131.00–135.00 $132.97 $406 +1.97
375–388 383 5 125.00–132.00 $130.63 $500 +5.13
441 441 19 134.00 $134.00 $591 +8.00
526 526 18 134.50 $134.50 $707 +8.50
610–618 617 7 120.00–127.00 $126.01 $777 +4.54
814 814 9 128.00 $128.00 $1,042 +7.13
980 980 2 100.00 $100.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 132.00 $132.00 $433 +8.99
378 378 6 134.00 $134.00 $507 —
421 421 4 126.00 $126.00 $530 +8.50
431 value added 431 12 132.00 $132.00 $569 —
530–540 532 12 113.00–128.00 $125.46 $667 +5.46
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 —
610–632 630 14 119.00–124.50 $124.12 $782 —
703 703 2 115.00 $115.00 $808 -7.00
835 835 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,069 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 119.00 $119.00 $434 +4.00
450–461 459 10 112.00–122.50 $119.88 $550 —
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 +3.50
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 +3.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 99.00 $99.00 $346 —
690 690 1 122.00 $122.00 $842 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–328 321 4 159.00–167.00 $163.09 $524 +16.85
389–395 390 5 147.00–151.00 $150.19 $586 -8.15
427 427 12 155.00 $155.00 $662 +8.00
479 479 6 153.00 $153.00 $733 +14.24
528–539 538 22 141.00–142.00 $141.91 $763 +6.91
558 558 2 120.00 $120.00 $670 -8.00
630 630 5 126.00 $126.00 $794 +8.00
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 144.00 $144.00 $533 —
419 419 10 140.00 $140.00 $587 +19.00
475 475 7 145.00 $145.00 $689 +29.00
573 573 2 135.00 $135.00 $774 +16.00
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 -7.00
715 715 2 114.00 $114.00 $815 —
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 140.00 $140.00 $508 —
439 439 5 134.00 $134.00 $588 —
555 555 5 126.00 $126.00 $699 —
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 121.00 $121.00 $496 —

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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.