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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 16, 2021

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.50/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 629 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $144.62/cwt ≈ $798/hd at 552 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.50/cwt ≈ $609/hd at 446 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 425 444 449
Feeder cattle 425 444 449

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 114, Heifers 166, Bulls 145) Value Added and Natural 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
320–340 333 3 153.00–158.00 $154.60 $515 —
368 368 3 159.00 $159.00 $585 —
443 443 4 151.00 $151.00 $669 -9.00
559 559 11 156.00 $156.00 $872 —
637 637 3 153.00 $153.00 $975 —
673 value added 673 10 146.50 $146.50 $986 —
690–692 692 4 133.00–137.00 $134.00 $927 -16.25
720 720 1 135.00 $135.00 $972 -13.00
760 760 11 144.00 $144.00 $1,094 +13.00
785 785 12 146.50 $146.50 $1,150 +15.50
820–833 828 5 129.00–135.00 $132.62 $1,098 -3.15
869 869 8 114.00 $114.00 $991 —
915 915 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,071 —
1038 1038 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 158.00 $158.00 $585 +15.50
400 400 1 144.00 $144.00 $576 -7.00
455 455 1 123.00 $123.00 $560 -28.00
555–580 568 2 139.00–148.00 $143.60 $816 -7.40
637 637 3 133.00 $133.00 $847 —
700–730 718 9 105.00–139.00 $120.95 $868 -9.05
880 880 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,100 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 468 2 112.00–120.00 $115.89 $542 —
559 559 4 139.00 $139.00 $777 —
648 648 2 112.00 $112.00 $726 —
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 8 149.00 $149.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 124.00 $124.00 $428 -40.00
350–385 368 15 116.00–135.00 $126.40 $465 -30.60
446 446 23 136.50 $136.50 $609 —
462 462 3 128.00 $128.00 $591 -9.25
535–536 536 20 125.00–127.00 $126.90 $680 -3.60
629 629 30 123.50 $123.50 $777 +13.50
651 value added 651 10 131.00 $131.00 $853 —
744 744 10 119.50 $119.50 $889 -4.50
820 820 3 115.50 $115.50 $947 —
850 850 1 113.00 $113.00 $960 —
917 917 3 107.00 $107.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 129.00 $129.00 $436 -18.00
400–440 432 5 110.00–132.00 $127.93 $553 —
539 539 9 122.00 $122.00 $658 —
625–634 633 11 113.00–122.00 $121.19 $767 -5.81
663 663 2 117.00 $117.00 $776 —
734 734 7 119.00 $119.00 $873 -3.15
758 758 2 104.00 $104.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 116.00 $116.00 $447 +6.00
490 490 1 119.00 $119.00 $583 —
540–542 542 4 116.00–119.00 $118.25 $641 +3.25
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 +43.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 323 10 135.00–161.00 $156.41 $505 -10.59
379–393 382 10 149.00–151.00 $150.59 $575 -4.41
426 426 12 148.00 $148.00 $630 -8.50
458–485 472 17 119.00–157.00 $151.03 $713 +2.03
505 505 1 129.00 $129.00 $651 -17.00
552–555 552 26 144.00–148.00 $144.62 $798 —
600 600 1 133.00 $133.00 $798 +4.00
666 666 15 128.00 $128.00 $852 —
700–748 741 7 101.00–113.50 $111.81 $829 —
820 820 1 81.00 $81.00 $664 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 140.00 $140.00 $441 +10.00
367 367 3 136.00 $136.00 $499 -5.41
430 430 7 139.00 $139.00 $598 —
482 482 3 135.00 $135.00 $651 -9.00
546 546 7 131.00 $131.00 $715 —
631 631 4 116.00 $116.00 $732 —
715 715 1 107.00 $107.00 $765 -3.00
890 890 1 88.00 $88.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 6 136.00 $136.00 $511 —
400–429 421 7 103.00–137.00 $127.76 $538 —
545 545 2 120.00 $120.00 $654 —
755 755 1 103.00 $103.00 $778 —

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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.