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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 9, 2021

444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.25/cwt ≈ $627/hd at 457 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.50/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 548 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.74/cwt ≈ $820/hd at 663 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 444 369 430
Feeder cattle 444 369 430

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 102, Heifers 208, Bulls 134) 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
433 433 5 160.00 $160.00 $693 —
455–490 473 2 142.00–152.00 $147.19 $696 -7.81
537 537 15 160.00 $160.00 $859 +10.00
660 660 11 150.25 $150.25 $992 +2.53
736 736 19 148.00 $148.00 $1,089 —
790 790 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,035 —
816–830 818 9 134.00–136.00 $135.77 $1,111 +1.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 134.00 $134.00 $436 -7.00
378 378 2 142.50 $142.50 $539 +19.50
423 423 2 151.00 $151.00 $639 +4.52
479 479 6 151.00 $151.00 $723 +5.78
553 553 10 151.00 $151.00 $835 —
655 655 10 146.00 $146.00 $956 +24.70
733 733 2 130.00 $130.00 $953 —
855 855 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,094 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 138.00 $138.00 $549 +11.00
500 500 2 141.00 $141.00 $705 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 6 164.00 $164.00 $530 +31.03
383 383 9 157.00 $157.00 $601 +26.37
457–458 457 34 130.00–138.50 $137.25 $627 —
548 548 27 130.50 $130.50 $715 -4.00
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 -16.01
662–680 663 24 118.00–124.00 $123.74 $820 —
728 728 12 124.00 $124.00 $903 —
1096 1096 5 105.00 $105.00 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 147.00 $147.00 $467 +15.00
388 388 2 140.00 $140.00 $543 +6.00
462 462 10 135.00 $135.00 $624 —
550 550 18 126.50 $126.50 $696 —
615–620 620 15 120.00–127.50 $127.00 $787 +2.88
690 value added 690 10 107.00 $107.00 $738 —
719–740 723 6 118.00–123.00 $122.15 $883 +7.15
915 915 1 105.00 $105.00 $961 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 -9.00
449 449 7 126.00 $126.00 $566 —
527 527 3 115.00 $115.00 $606 ±0.00
635 635 1 74.00 $74.00 $470 —
705–722 718 8 89.00–120.00 $96.61 $694 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 101.00 $101.00 $417 —
518 518 2 102.00 $102.00 $528 —
800 800 1 97.00 $97.00 $776 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 8 167.00 $167.00 $548 +3.91
381 381 18 155.00 $155.00 $591 +4.81
429 429 17 156.50 $156.50 $671 +1.50
482 482 10 149.00 $149.00 $718 -4.00
534 534 22 146.00 $146.00 $780 +4.09
633 633 9 129.00 $129.00 $817 +3.00
765 765 4 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
848 848 2 111.00 $111.00 $941 —
865 865 1 106.00 $106.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 —
355–393 387 12 116.00–146.00 $141.41 $547 -2.59
480 480 5 144.00 $144.00 $691 -1.00
581 581 9 135.00 $135.00 $784 ±0.00
661 661 6 124.00 $124.00 $820 +24.00
730 730 2 110.00 $110.00 $803 -4.00
800 800 1 102.00 $102.00 $816 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 132.50 $132.50 $444 —
485 485 1 87.00 $87.00 $422 —
585 585 1 129.00 $129.00 $755 +3.00
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 -5.00
670 670 1 93.00 $93.00 $623 —

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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.