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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 18, 2021

1,692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.44/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 540 lb · 167 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.54/cwt -7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 546 lb · 167 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.51/cwt -6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 634 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,692 666 823
Feeder cattle 1,692 666 823

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 745, Heifers 672, Bulls 275) Value Added and Natural 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
334 334 7 162.00 $162.00 $541 +22.00
384 384 14 163.00 $163.00 $626 -30.00
433 433 25 169.00 $169.00 $732 -7.55
460–496 480 86 137.00–177.00 $174.47 $837 +0.81
546 546 167 158.54 $158.54 $866 -7.46
550–567 555 21 141.00–153.00 $149.50 $830 -5.50
601–637 634 90 128.00–144.33 $141.51 $897 -6.49
651 651 5 131.00 $131.00 $853 -11.00
655 value added 655 5 152.00 $152.00 $996 —
719 value added 719 9 137.00 $137.00 $985 —
710–745 737 13 125.00–140.00 $138.09 $1,018 -1.60
842 842 8 136.50 $136.50 $1,149 +9.50
887 887 9 139.00 $139.00 $1,233 —
930 930 6 133.50 $133.50 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 8 154.00 $154.00 $511 +14.00
383 383 13 160.00 $160.00 $613 +9.19
405–440 426 33 123.00–164.00 $160.46 $684 -1.16
477–478 478 18 127.00–169.00 $162.01 $774 +7.01
539 539 42 155.00 $155.00 $835 +10.00
627–649 640 30 84.00–136.00 $115.63 $740 —
675 675 1 132.00 $132.00 $891 +21.00
744–745 744 20 125.00–134.00 $132.65 $987 —
864 864 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,089 -3.00
969 969 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 value added 515 12 159.00 $159.00 $819 —
563 value added 563 24 162.50 $162.50 $915 —
635 635 15 151.00 $151.00 $959 —
643 value added 643 7 149.00 $149.00 $958 —
761 761 21 136.50 $136.50 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 118.00 $118.00 $454 -7.00
443 443 6 129.00 $129.00 $571 —
520 520 1 113.00 $113.00 $588 —
550 550 1 116.00 $116.00 $638 —
615–635 630 4 110.00–115.00 $111.22 $701 —
758 758 2 107.00 $107.00 $811 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 6 129.00 $129.00 $417 -2.00
380 380 13 132.00 $132.00 $502 -8.00
427 427 63 138.50 $138.50 $591 -0.61
466–483 477 76 111.00–135.00 $133.46 $637 +0.96
505–543 540 167 107.00–124.00 $123.44 $667 -0.88
556 556 7 120.00 $120.00 $667 -7.00
625–643 642 47 125.00–126.50 $126.44 $812 -0.56
690 690 1 117.00 $117.00 $807 —
739 739 14 126.00 $126.00 $931 +1.00
750–788 775 3 114.00–115.00 $114.68 $889 —
947 947 7 131.00 $131.00 $1,241 —
960 960 5 122.00 $122.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 13 129.00 $129.00 $421 +8.00
369 369 17 131.00 $131.00 $483 -7.00
424–425 424 25 119.00–132.50 $131.96 $560 +0.27
478 478 27 134.00 $134.00 $641 +14.27
505–540 539 42 115.00–122.50 $122.33 $659 +17.33
553 553 3 120.00 $120.00 $664 +1.00
642 642 24 120.50 $120.50 $774 -3.50
735 735 11 121.00 $121.00 $889 -2.00
831 831 10 120.00 $120.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 7 108.00 $108.00 $395 —
629 629 29 132.00 $132.00 $830 —
697 697 13 125.00 $125.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 110.00 $110.00 $422 —
463 463 6 119.00 $119.00 $551 +6.50
561 561 14 102.00 $102.00 $572 -3.00
646 646 6 89.00 $89.00 $575 -11.00
740 740 3 108.00 $108.00 $799 +29.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 125.00 $125.00 $381 -36.00
360–376 375 13 156.00–159.00 $156.22 $586 -18.78
400–420 419 18 146.00–153.00 $152.63 $640 -14.37
450–495 478 31 136.00–144.00 $142.51 $681 -18.46
541–545 542 8 128.00–136.00 $134.99 $732 -11.92
554–587 557 57 123.00–148.00 $145.65 $811 +14.65
620–627 626 35 114.00–124.20 $123.35 $772 -4.89
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 —
716–720 717 8 115.00–117.00 $116.75 $837 +8.59
858 858 3 103.50 $103.50 $888 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 6 133.00 $133.00 $444 -24.50
350–395 372 5 120.00–137.00 $130.95 $487 -37.18
420–427 422 14 127.00–136.00 $134.05 $566 -15.69
470–485 477 3 130.00–143.00 $137.59 $656 -14.41
548 548 20 134.00 $134.00 $734 —
605–631 629 11 109.00–115.00 $114.48 $720 —
665 665 2 116.00 $116.00 $771 +5.00
701–710 707 11 101.00–108.00 $103.52 $732 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 127.00 $127.00 $462 +3.06
455 455 6 123.00 $123.00 $560 —
547 547 7 115.50 $115.50 $632 —
600 600 3 117.00 $117.00 $702 —
780 780 1 83.00 $83.00 $647 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 4 121.00 $121.00 $598 —

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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.