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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 530 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.00/cwt ≈ $905/hd at 545 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 554 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 617 481 717
Feeder cattle 617 481 717

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 228, Bulls 193)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 9 174.00 $174.00 $771 +2.00
482 482 12 174.00 $174.00 $839 +8.50
545 545 49 166.00 $166.00 $905 —
551–571 567 19 138.00–166.00 $160.27 $909 -0.73
654–696 678 32 153.00–155.00 $154.94 $1,050 —
756 756 11 148.00 $148.00 $1,119 —
830 830 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 208.00 $208.00 $655 +98.00
380 380 2 170.00 $170.00 $646 +2.00
405–410 408 3 100.00–151.00 $134.14 $547 -17.86
470 470 3 149.00 $149.00 $700 +2.02
557 557 8 140.50 $140.50 $783 —
647 647 18 144.00 $144.00 $932 +5.00
765 765 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,079 —
838 838 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
739 739 9 141.00 $141.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 120.00 $120.00 $552 ±0.00
545 545 1 117.00 $117.00 $638 +5.00
553 553 2 121.00 $121.00 $669 —
625–640 635 3 103.00–127.00 $110.87 $704 -24.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 11 141.00 $141.00 $475 +1.00
367 367 14 140.00 $140.00 $514 ±0.00
425–435 426 24 120.00–154.00 $147.67 $629 -4.33
482 482 40 144.00 $144.00 $694 -7.00
530 530 52 132.00 $132.00 $700 +2.00
580 580 1 123.00 $123.00 $713 —
626 626 13 131.50 $131.50 $823 —
658 658 2 127.00 $127.00 $836 -2.00
737 737 11 126.00 $126.00 $929 +6.00
810 810 1 123.00 $123.00 $996 +12.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 125.00 $125.00 $404 -15.00
370–395 379 12 100.00–130.00 $118.05 $447 -32.95
441 441 6 125.00 $125.00 $551 -26.00
468 468 8 132.00 $132.00 $618 -16.00
547 547 18 123.50 $123.50 $676 +4.10
649 649 4 120.00 $120.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 104.00 $104.00 $369 -29.00
561–580 564 6 107.00–109.00 $108.66 $613 —
665 665 1 114.00 $114.00 $758 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–345 325 9 147.50–198.00 $186.08 $605 -0.92
350–381 375 8 140.00–189.00 $171.36 $643 -19.64
408–435 432 19 150.00–170.00 $168.01 $726 +11.61
474–475 474 21 131.00–166.00 $162.66 $771 +2.66
535–547 542 5 125.00–137.00 $132.26 $717 —
554 554 43 150.00 $150.00 $831 +4.00
645 645 1 136.00 $136.00 $877 —
653 653 18 138.00 $138.00 $901 +13.00
703–720 709 3 123.00–130.00 $125.37 $889 +0.85
767 767 4 115.00 $115.00 $882 —
855 855 2 91.00 $91.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 185.00 $185.00 $616 +4.00
438 438 5 163.00 $163.00 $714 +26.00
483 483 6 159.00 $159.00 $768 +4.00
544 544 21 138.00 $138.00 $751 -3.00
610–635 623 9 112.00–121.00 $119.65 $745 +27.65
748 748 3 114.00 $114.00 $853 —
805 805 1 119.50 $119.50 $962 +25.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–488 480 4 110.00–117.00 $115.34 $554 —
507–543 521 5 116.00–120.00 $118.33 $616 +5.33
785 785 1 81.00 $81.00 $636 —

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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.