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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.00/cwt +23.39 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 545 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 549 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.50/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 483 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 727 640 893
Feeder cattle 727 640 893

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 300, Bulls 162) 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
350–378 374 7 188.00–190.00 $188.27 $704 +10.42
433 433 17 167.00 $167.00 $723 -8.00
463–477 475 18 167.00–176.00 $174.54 $829 -0.46
545 545 68 166.00 $166.00 $905 +23.39
550–575 563 4 143.00–163.00 $153.22 $863 -13.78
620–640 639 30 140.00–151.00 $150.64 $963 -10.92
722 722 7 138.00 $138.00 $996 +0.27
760 760 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,034 —
860–868 865 3 125.00–127.00 $126.34 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 6 182.00 $182.00 $615 +69.00
383–385 384 4 117.00–185.00 $152.92 $587 -18.08
418–434 430 8 151.00–168.00 $163.87 $705 +6.87
471 471 22 164.00 $164.00 $772 +1.00
544 544 21 152.00 $152.00 $827 -2.50
628 628 9 138.00 $138.00 $867 +10.00
766 766 9 125.00 $125.00 $958 —
830 830 2 119.00 $119.00 $988 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 121.00 $121.00 $445 —
423 423 5 127.00 $127.00 $537 +15.15
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 —
618 618 5 124.00 $124.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1046 1046 11 97.00 $97.00 $1,015 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 111.00 $111.00 $666 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 6 158.00 $158.00 $525 +27.63
374 374 11 158.00 $158.00 $591 +6.00
429 429 29 143.00 $143.00 $613 -0.82
483 483 39 128.50 $128.50 $621 -2.57
549 549 61 128.00 $128.00 $703 +10.00
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 -16.00
628 628 19 126.50 $126.50 $794 +6.99
632 value added 632 18 133.50 $133.50 $844 —
720 720 1 116.00 $116.00 $835 —
767 767 19 116.00 $116.00 $890 -3.00
827 827 5 113.00 $113.00 $935 —
871 871 4 116.00 $116.00 $1,010 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 141.00 $141.00 $486 +11.00
371 371 7 142.00 $142.00 $527 -10.00
419 419 12 142.00 $142.00 $595 +3.15
480–488 487 8 109.00–114.00 $113.38 $552 -1.62
550–558 558 17 110.00–121.00 $120.36 $672 +4.36
644 644 9 109.00 $109.00 $702 -8.00
748 748 2 105.00 $105.00 $785 -17.00
805 805 1 107.00 $107.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 110.00 $110.00 $380 +28.00
462 462 8 111.00 $111.00 $513 —
546 546 7 106.00 $106.00 $579 +5.50
617 617 10 110.00 $110.00 $679 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 185.00 $185.00 $555 -16.00
380 380 8 181.00 $181.00 $688 -9.00
429 429 15 155.00 $155.00 $665 -12.00
481 481 15 160.00 $160.00 $770 +6.00
558 558 27 147.00 $147.00 $820 —
647 647 23 130.00 $130.00 $841 -1.00
670 670 3 110.00 $110.00 $737 —
725–748 746 10 117.00–133.00 $118.56 $884 -1.91
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 -63.00
392 392 3 161.00 $161.00 $631 -1.00
429 429 5 141.00 $141.00 $605 -19.19
486 486 6 156.00 $156.00 $758 +1.60
540 540 12 131.00 $131.00 $707 -8.00
627 627 10 125.00 $125.00 $784 ±0.00
770 770 2 104.00 $104.00 $801 —
800 800 1 103.00 $103.00 $824 +35.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 120.00 $120.00 $396 —
442 442 3 105.00 $105.00 $464 —
567 567 3 120.00 $120.00 $680 +15.00
680 680 2 94.00 $94.00 $639 —
723 723 3 87.00 $87.00 $629 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 126.00 $126.00 $649 +11.00

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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.