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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 30, 2021

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.50/cwt ≈ $1,101/hd at 717 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 549 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.32/cwt -0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 446 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 324 567 441
Feeder cattle 324 567 441

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 135, Bulls 89) 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
325 325 1 156.00 $156.00 $507 +5.00
405 405 1 164.00 $164.00 $664 +4.00
488 488 2 157.00 $157.00 $766 -1.07
571 571 15 155.00 $155.00 $885 +11.00
627 627 14 145.00 $145.00 $909 -3.85
805 805 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,038 -5.00
927 927 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 value added 602 10 148.00 $148.00 $891 —
717 value added 717 23 153.50 $153.50 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 163.00 $163.00 $579 +23.05
433 433 3 154.00 $154.00 $667 -5.00
478 478 2 147.00 $147.00 $703 +23.28
545 545 1 138.00 $138.00 $752 -5.00
646 646 12 148.00 $148.00 $956 +4.00
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
773 773 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,051 —
812 812 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,023 —
1037 1037 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,338 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 8 148.00 $148.00 $503 +6.00
374 374 5 155.00 $155.00 $580 +10.28
425–447 446 18 140.00–146.00 $140.32 $626 -0.12
530 530 15 134.50 $134.50 $713 +3.50
590 value added 590 17 136.50 $136.50 $805 —
615–618 617 10 126.00–135.50 $133.61 $824 +9.27
703 value added 703 10 133.50 $133.50 $939 —
720–733 730 5 124.00–128.00 $127.21 $929 +6.29
775 775 1 92.00 $92.00 $713 —
835 835 2 110.00 $110.00 $918 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 120.00–141.00 $134.00 $442 +12.00
360–375 368 2 145.00–148.00 $146.53 $539 +16.53
480 480 6 136.00 $136.00 $653 +7.00
530 530 1 103.00 $103.00 $546 -24.50
532 value added 532 11 134.50 $134.50 $716 —
558 558 5 130.00 $130.00 $725 —
618–635 620 8 121.00–123.00 $122.74 $761 -3.26
760 760 2 120.00 $120.00 $912 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 4 117.50 $117.50 $683 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 160.00 $160.00 $515 -3.00
362 362 7 173.00 $173.00 $626 +11.00
405–427 424 17 160.00–166.00 $165.09 $700 +5.51
473 473 10 162.50 $162.50 $769 +12.50
549 549 18 149.00 $149.00 $818 +1.00
638 638 14 132.00 $132.00 $842 +0.50
710 710 1 123.00 $123.00 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 +12.72
383 383 5 163.00 $163.00 $624 +12.00
440 440 2 157.00 $157.00 $691 -2.00
487 487 3 152.00 $152.00 $740 +11.00
540–545 541 4 135.00–142.00 $140.24 $759 —
605 605 1 132.00 $132.00 $799 +19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 2 120.00 $120.00 $694 +23.00
715 715 1 76.00 $76.00 $543 —

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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.