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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 11, 2021

666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $146.91/cwt ≈ $786/hd at 535 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.50/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 477 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 547 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 666 727 1,172
Feeder cattle 666 727 1,172

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 262, Bulls 236)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 —
366 366 6 193.00 $193.00 $706 +4.73
400–435 425 7 159.00–183.00 $176.55 $750 +9.55
478–484 482 15 156.00–180.00 $173.66 $837 -0.88
547 547 36 166.00 $166.00 $908 ±0.00
576 576 4 155.00 $155.00 $893 +1.78
648 648 24 148.00 $148.00 $959 -2.64
685 685 1 142.00 $142.00 $973 —
708–742 733 11 136.00–150.00 $139.69 $1,024 +1.69
835 835 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 4 140.00 $140.00 $426 -42.00
370–395 383 2 141.00–160.00 $150.81 $578 -2.11
410–440 429 13 137.00–171.00 $161.62 $693 -2.25
464 464 4 155.00 $155.00 $719 -9.00
546 546 10 145.00 $145.00 $792 -7.00
651 651 9 111.00 $111.00 $723 —
759 759 5 116.00 $116.00 $880 -9.00
858 858 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 125.00 $125.00 $456 +4.00
450 450 2 118.00 $118.00 $531 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 85.00 $85.00 $472 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 12 131.00 $131.00 $432 -27.00
381 381 12 140.00 $140.00 $533 -18.00
422–445 425 21 134.00–140.00 $139.11 $591 -3.89
477 477 41 132.50 $132.50 $632 +4.00
540–543 543 25 120.00–124.50 $124.32 $675 -3.68
554 554 5 127.00 $127.00 $704 +17.00
643 643 19 127.00 $127.00 $817 +0.50
732 732 13 125.00 $125.00 $915 +9.00
842 842 3 117.00 $117.00 $985 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 7 121.00 $121.00 $392 -20.00
378 378 4 138.00 $138.00 $522 -4.00
433–440 435 19 110.00–139.00 $131.69 $573 -10.31
453–482 476 9 115.00–121.00 $119.73 $570 +6.35
510 510 3 105.00 $105.00 $536 —
557 557 6 119.00 $119.00 $663 -1.36
637 637 10 124.00 $124.00 $790 +15.00
714 714 8 123.00 $123.00 $878 +18.00
851 851 4 111.00 $111.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 106.00 $106.00 $367 -4.00
461 461 11 112.50 $112.50 $519 +1.50
554 554 7 105.00 $105.00 $582 —
625 625 6 100.00 $100.00 $625 -10.00
732 732 5 79.00 $79.00 $578 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 85.00 $85.00 $493 —
612 612 3 90.00 $90.00 $551 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 6 161.00 $161.00 $536 -24.00
378 378 3 175.00 $175.00 $662 -6.00
433 433 18 167.00 $167.00 $723 +12.00
465–480 477 17 156.00–162.00 $160.97 $768 +0.97
534–545 535 64 128.00–148.16 $146.91 $786 —
580 580 1 131.00 $131.00 $760 -16.00
630–638 638 28 121.00–128.50 $128.24 $818 -1.76
740–743 743 6 106.00–119.00 $108.16 $804 -10.40
822 822 6 100.00 $100.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 157.50 $157.50 $529 +37.50
382–385 383 10 125.00–179.00 $168.13 $644 +7.13
408–426 424 15 148.00–150.00 $149.74 $635 +8.74
475 475 10 152.00 $152.00 $722 -4.00
555–558 558 6 117.00–128.00 $118.83 $663 —
669 669 5 111.00 $111.00 $743 —
770 770 1 101.00 $101.00 $778 -3.00
850 850 1 106.00 $106.00 $901 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 374 6 119.00–125.00 $123.94 $464 —
429–435 430 9 116.00–126.00 $117.12 $504 +12.12
569 569 6 114.00 $114.00 $649 -6.00
645 645 4 108.00 $108.00 $697 —
784 784 5 80.00 $80.00 $627 —

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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.