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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 27, 2021

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 555 lb · 53 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.18/cwt +12.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 735 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.07/cwt -12.93 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 477 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 640 617 944
Feeder cattle 640 617 944

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 212, Holstein Steers 10, Heifers 259, Bulls 159) 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
332 332 3 188.00 $188.00 $624 —
375–383 380 3 151.00–191.00 $177.85 $676 —
435 435 12 175.00 $175.00 $761 +1.00
486 486 23 175.00 $175.00 $850 +1.00
510–520 515 2 131.00–154.00 $142.61 $734 -23.39
550 550 30 167.00 $167.00 $918 +6.73
606–646 623 21 156.00–166.00 $161.56 $1,007 —
660 660 1 145.00 $145.00 $957 -9.94
720–746 738 8 137.00–141.00 $137.73 $1,016 —
820 value added 820 11 143.00 $143.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
724 724 15 154.50 $154.50 $1,119 +13.50
740 value added 740 29 152.50 $152.50 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 113.00 $113.00 $365 -95.00
368 368 2 171.00 $171.00 $629 +1.00
418 418 5 157.00 $157.00 $656 +22.86
477 477 3 163.00 $163.00 $778 +14.00
528 528 10 154.50 $154.50 $816 —
618 618 3 128.00 $128.00 $791 -16.00
668 668 2 131.00 $131.00 $875 —
724 724 9 135.00 $135.00 $977 —
815 815 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,051 -2.00
868 868 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 132.00 $132.00 $436 —
405–415 412 3 103.00–130.00 $111.85 $461 —
555 555 1 108.00 $108.00 $599 -13.00
657 657 5 108.00 $108.00 $710 —
745 745 1 86.00 $86.00 $641 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 126.00 $126.00 $926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–345 336 13 127.00–131.00 $130.37 $438 -10.63
381 381 7 152.00 $152.00 $579 +12.00
415–422 421 28 125.00–147.00 $143.82 $605 -3.85
455–482 477 34 94.00–136.00 $131.07 $625 -12.93
542 542 3 118.00 $118.00 $640 -14.00
555 555 53 126.00 $126.00 $699 +3.00
610–615 613 2 118.00–121.00 $119.51 $733 -11.99
653 653 15 122.00 $122.00 $797 -5.00
772 772 5 119.00 $119.00 $919 —
877 877 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,017 —
920 920 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 3 130.00 $130.00 $434 +5.00
379 379 9 152.00 $152.00 $576 +33.95
400–431 427 14 110.00–143.00 $138.85 $593 +13.85
460–465 461 4 115.00 $115.00 $530 -17.00
500–530 515 2 101.00–109.00 $104.88 $540 -18.62
560 560 12 116.00 $116.00 $650 —
622 622 12 117.00 $117.00 $728 -3.00
740 740 3 122.00 $122.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 1 82.00 $82.00 $274 —
425–440 435 3 91.00–107.00 $101.79 $443 —
538 538 8 100.50 $100.50 $541 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 +1.34
625 625 2 103.00 $103.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 14 130.00 $130.00 $956 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 105.00 $105.00 $541 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 201.00 $201.00 $637 +14.92
378 378 10 190.00 $190.00 $718 +18.64
431 431 6 167.00 $167.00 $720 -1.01
495 495 5 154.00 $154.00 $762 -8.66
536–541 540 31 145.00–154.50 $146.22 $790 +13.96
638 638 10 131.00 $131.00 $836 -5.00
730–742 741 13 114.00–121.00 $120.47 $893 -4.90
838 838 3 106.00 $106.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 183.00 $183.00 $549 -2.00
380 380 2 162.00 $162.00 $616 —
438–439 439 17 124.00–165.00 $160.19 $703 -2.81
468–470 469 12 136.00–160.00 $154.40 $724 -4.60
536 536 12 139.00 $139.00 $745 +1.00
621 621 15 125.00 $125.00 $776 +5.35
731 731 5 113.00 $113.00 $826 -1.00
820 820 1 68.00 $68.00 $558 -51.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 110.00 $110.00 $390 —
460–470 463 3 89.00–91.00 $89.68 $415 -25.66
563 563 2 105.00 $105.00 $591 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 115.00 $115.00 $610 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014 1014 10 86.00 $86.00 $872 —

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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.