Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.89/cwt ≈ $671/hd at 457 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.44/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 536 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.00/cwt ≈ $854/hd at 544 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	552	324	478
Feeder cattle	552	324	478

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 256, Bulls 130) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	3	189.00	$189.00	$586	+33.00
381	381	7	181.00	$181.00	$690	—
420–436	435	12	162.00–170.00	$169.36	$737	+5.36
474–487	482	17	166.00–168.50	$167.49	$807	+10.49
544	544	40	157.00	$157.00	$854	—
552–555	553	18	147.00–163.00	$157.65	$872	+2.65
638–649	648	16	151.00–157.00	$156.26	$1,013	+11.26
700–747	718	8	131.00–146.00	$140.14	$1,006	—
746 value added	746	8	149.00	$149.00	$1,112	—
800	800	1	115.00	$115.00	$920	-14.00
850	850	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	176.00	$176.00	$651	+13.00
423	423	6	152.00	$152.00	$643	-2.00
478	478	10	162.00	$162.00	$774	+15.00
505–510	508	2	85.00–135.00	$110.12	$559	—
627	627	3	137.00	$137.00	$859	-11.00
655	655	1	129.00	$129.00	$845	-11.00
715	715	1	127.00	$127.00	$908	—
770	770	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,047	±0.00
889	889	4	123.00	$123.00	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	106.00	$106.00	$477	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–338	330	13	148.00–150.00	$149.68	$494	+1.68
380–385	381	27	140.00–156.00	$154.92	$590	-0.08
455–483	457	44	139.00–147.50	$146.89	$671	—
500–537	536	40	132.00–134.50	$134.44	$721	-0.06
561	561	4	133.00	$133.00	$746	—
610–645	643	18	124.50–132.00	$124.90	$803	-8.71
710–735	726	19	126.50–135.00	$129.91	$943	+2.70
903	903	6	126.00	$126.00	$1,138	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–328	325	10	145.00–159.00	$156.30	$508	+22.30
375–398	384	5	130.00	$130.00	$499	-16.53
448	448	5	136.00	$136.00	$609	—
453–458	454	16	115.00–143.00	$139.47	$633	+3.47
559	559	25	130.50	$130.50	$729	+0.50
600–639	635	9	130.00–131.50	$131.34	$834	+8.60
715	715	5	124.00	$124.00	$887	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	111.00	$111.00	$400	—
480	480	1	115.00	$115.00	$552	—
560	560	1	105.00	$105.00	$588	-12.50
668	668	2	126.00	$126.00	$842	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	81.00	$81.00	$563	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	6	189.00	$189.00	$601	+29.00
387	387	10	186.00	$186.00	$720	+13.00
427	427	3	160.00	$160.00	$683	-5.09
460–471	470	26	150.00–162.00	$161.10	$757	-1.40
541–542	541	32	145.00–151.00	$150.44	$814	+1.44
555	555	2	146.00	$146.00	$810	—
644	644	4	136.00	$136.00	$876	+4.00
680	680	1	129.00	$129.00	$877	—
743	743	11	121.00	$121.00	$899	-2.00
858	858	4	116.00	$116.00	$995	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	171.00	$171.00	$513	+21.00
420	420	5	172.00	$172.00	$722	+15.00
483	483	3	145.00	$145.00	$700	-7.00
558	558	3	148.00	$148.00	$826	—
625–640	638	9	127.00–135.00	$134.13	$856	+2.13
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—
878	878	2	118.00	$118.00	$1,036	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	2	140.00	$140.00	$501	—
490	490	1	121.00	$121.00	$593	—
530	530	1	129.00	$129.00	$684	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	134.00	$134.00	$603	—

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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.