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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 23, 2021

567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.44/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 436 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.00/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 474 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.00/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 541 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 567 425 370
Feeder cattle 567 425 370

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 163, Heifers 243, Bulls 161) 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
315 315 1 151.00 $151.00 $476 -3.60
370–377 376 8 128.00–169.00 $155.81 $586 -3.19
418 418 19 160.00 $160.00 $669 +9.00
468–476 474 11 142.00–164.00 $158.07 $749 —
548 548 26 153.00 $153.00 $838 —
553 553 3 144.00 $144.00 $796 -12.00
624–640 630 11 147.00–152.00 $148.85 $938 -4.15
664 664 7 147.00 $147.00 $976 +13.00
753 753 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,062 -3.00
840 840 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,126 +1.38
960 960 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–390 365 5 118.00–151.00 $139.95 $511 -18.05
426 426 7 159.00 $159.00 $677 +15.00
455–470 463 2 110.00–137.00 $123.72 $573 +0.72
549 549 5 143.00 $143.00 $785 —
630 630 17 144.00 $144.00 $907 +11.00
718–737 721 18 136.00–142.50 $141.39 $1,019 +20.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 11 129.00 $129.00 $609 +13.11
608 608 2 128.00 $128.00 $778 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 16 142.00 $142.00 $479 +18.00
377–393 379 15 143.00–145.00 $144.72 $548 +18.32
430–437 436 43 125.00–142.00 $140.44 $612 +3.94
465 465 3 122.00 $122.00 $567 -6.00
471 value added 471 12 138.00 $138.00 $650 —
533–545 541 31 128.00–134.00 $131.00 $709 +4.10
591 591 9 130.00 $130.00 $768 —
630–635 635 22 121.00–124.50 $124.34 $790 +0.84
670 670 1 118.00 $118.00 $791 —
700–725 721 9 106.00–124.50 $120.92 $872 +1.42
805 805 1 119.00 $119.00 $958 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 122.00 $122.00 $406 -7.00
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 —
438–445 442 5 116.00–126.00 $120.83 $534 -7.10
457 457 20 129.00 $129.00 $590 —
541 541 11 127.50 $127.50 $690 +5.50
608 608 10 126.00 $126.00 $766 +4.81
675 675 5 119.00 $119.00 $803 +2.00
714–725 716 7 119.00–122.00 $121.57 $870 +2.57
775 775 1 121.00 $121.00 $938 +17.00
832 832 3 111.00 $111.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 126.00 $126.00 $452 +10.00
438 438 2 126.00 $126.00 $552 —
530 530 1 111.00 $111.00 $588 -7.25
600–619 615 5 106.00–111.00 $110.02 $677 -6.98
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
585 585 1 109.00 $109.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 6 163.00 $163.00 $553 +6.59
372 372 20 162.00 $162.00 $603 +11.41
430–431 431 19 156.00–160.00 $159.58 $688 +11.58
470–474 474 33 150.00 $150.00 $711 -1.03
536 536 21 148.00 $148.00 $793 +19.00
570 570 2 142.00 $142.00 $809 -2.62
634 634 11 131.50 $131.50 $834 -1.50
680 680 1 133.50 $133.50 $908 +5.50
764 764 5 126.00 $126.00 $963 —
822 822 5 116.00 $116.00 $954 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–315 310 3 130.00–141.00 $137.28 $426 -2.72
363 363 2 151.00 $151.00 $548 +15.00
424 424 7 159.00 $159.00 $674 +20.00
466 466 4 141.00 $141.00 $657 +6.00
566 566 10 135.00 $135.00 $764 —
631 631 4 113.00 $113.00 $713 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 113.00 $113.00 $542 —
555 555 1 97.00 $97.00 $538 —
635–642 640 4 107.00–113.00 $111.51 $714 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 121.00 $121.00 $532 —
635 635 1 118.00 $118.00 $749 —

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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.